Ceramics Resources
Online
Focusing on Ceramics
AccessCeramics
An online collection of contemporary ceramic art curated by ceramics professors, curators, and professional ceramicists.
Pottery Studio
Informal site based in the U.K. that gathers images of contemporary pottery.
Encyclopedia Smithsonian
Find reading lists, images, and online exhibitions in the arts. You can filter your search by clicking "Craft & Decorative Arts" and "Design and Applied Arts" to get more relevant results for ceramics.
Arizona State University Ceramics Research Center
Museums and Galleries Collections
- The Wedgwood Museum
- Victoria and Albert Museum's Ceramics page
- Ferrin Gallery
- Santa Fe Clay Gallery
- Raku Museum, Kyoto
- American Museum of Ceramic Art
(399 North Garey Ave. Pomona, CA 91766)
In Print and More
Journals
Available in the VRC:
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Books
Library books at CSUSB are cataloged with Library of Congress Subject Headings. To explore items catalogued under the subject of ceramics, you may want to use the following subjects in your searches: pottery, ceramic art, and ceramic sculpture.
Though the online catalog is a great tool, sometimes it's helpful to go and browse the resources in the library. If you choose to do this, you might want to start in the following call number ranges: NK3700-4695 (ceramics), TP785-869 (technical ceramic information), TT916-924 (Ceramic technique).
Breaking the mould : new approaches to ceramics
NK3940 .B74 2007
Clay, light & water / Margaret O'Rorke
NK4695.L35 O76 2010
Hand-building techniques / Joaquim Chavarria
TT920 .C472713 1999
The basics of throwing / David Cohen
TT920 .C628 2008
Thinking through craft / Glen Adamson
N8510 .A33 2007
The story of craft : the craftsman's role in society / Edward Lucie-Smith.
NK600 .L8 1981
Professional Organizations and foundations
American Craft Council
$40 standard membership, $25 for first year
International Sculpture Center /
$65 for student and young professional membership
Archie Bray Foundation
Foundation located in Montana that focuses on the promotion of the ceramic arts and provides residencies and exhibitions for ceramicists.
Technical resources
Lakeside Pottery
Includes tips about firing to cone 6, glaze recipes, and more.