NCECA 360 Podcast
17: The Changing Landscape of Ceramic Education
January 14, 20251h 1m · 11,128 words
Show notes
This episode features a discussion on the changing landscape of ceramic education with Brian Kakas, Lisa Giuliani, and Ben Carter. They talk about demographic shifts and closures in higher education, craft school education, and helping an arts community survive after a core institution downsizes its ceramics program. This conversation was recorded in person at the 2024 NCECA Coalescence Conference in Richmond, Virginia.
Highlighted moments
The national average for a ceramics undergraduate program is eight students.
“just in the state of Michigan, we're looking at five years from now, there is a projected 40% decline in students.”
“The faculty, in my experience, has the smallest voice. It's the students.”
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