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Revolving TeapotVACO's Mission:

The Visual Arts and Ceramics Organization, formerly the Ceramics Club, aspires to be an organization that serves not only the SE Division of Art students, but any students on campus who have an interest in clay and other forms of art.
Rachel Jone's Sculpting Head Robert Ostman throwing on the wheel
Lanessa Lyday handbuilding vessel Hands in clay on the wheel
Bisque fired pots, waxed bottoms, ready to be glazed then fired. Students checking fired ware in stoneware kiln Fired ware in SE high fire kiln.
Lanesa Lyday constructing 'tarpaper' slab-built vessel. Pat Holland creating coil built vessel Raku fired pot.
Impressionistic version of Jack Ousey thowing on the wheel.

Robert Ostman removing 'fired work' from Raku kiln.The Visual Arts and Ceramics Organization hosts a variety of activities including workshops by various local and regional Clay Artists, educational trips to art conferences and museums, and some exciting events such as 'pit' fires and Raku firings.

Interested in going to the
NCECA's Annual Conference
National Council on Education
for the Ceramic Arts

Contact Jack Ousey, VACO Advisor