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Ceramics


  • Nighttime photo of a glowing wood fired kiln with flames visible inside its open structure, with a tree silhouetted in the foreground.
    Ceramics, Student Work

    Anagama Kiln Firing

    Some of our ceramics students recently had an amazing opportunity in participating in the University of Montevallo’s anagama kiln firing.…

  • Close-up of a glazed ceramic bowl with a sculptural spout-like form inside, in a pale green and white glaze.
    Art + Design News, Ceramics

    John Oles Acceptance Into International Academy of Ceramics

    JSU’s Art and Design Department is thrilled to announce that our very own John Oles recently accepted his nomination into…

  • A student uses sculpting tools to shape a hand built clay figure with a stitched seam across its face, in a ceramics studio.
    Ceramics, Student Work

    Ceramics Spotlight: Handbuilding

    Incredible work coming from our HandBuilding class! Cannot wait to see what these look like completed!

Featured


  • We’re going to Creative South in Columbus, GA!
    October 8, 2026
    We’re going to Creative South in Columbus, GA!
  • Spring 2027 Spotlight: Digital Illustration and Advanced Drawing & Illustration
    October 5, 2026
    Spring 2027 Spotlight: Digital Illustration and Advanced Drawing & Illustration
  • World Cyanotype Day
    September 25, 2026
    World Cyanotype Day

Latest


  • Spring ’27 Spotlight: Classical Art & Visual Culture
    October 17, 2026
    Spring ’27 Spotlight: Classical Art & Visual Culture
  • Spring ’27 Spotlight: Politics & Memory: The Vietnam Era
    October 13, 2026
    Spring ’27 Spotlight: Politics & Memory: The Vietnam Era
  • Haversham’s Haunted Museum
    October 11, 2026
    Haversham’s Haunted Museum

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Jacksonville State University
Department of Art + Design

700 Pelham Rd N
Jacksonville, AL 36265
United States

256-782-5626

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