Monday and Wednesday mornings in the ceramics studio of RIT’s College of Art and Design have been filled with conversation and collaboration throughout the fall semester during a unique course called Josiah Wedgewood’s Legacy. The course is an opportunity for students of all majors to get their hands dirty with clay and engage with art history and ceramics education in a new way.
Developed and taught by Assistant Professor Peter Pincus, the course’s curriculum is a unique meld of art history, philosophy, and ceramics education and encourages students to explore and learn freely through experimentation and trial and error.
“We essentially focus on the interpretation of ceramic art history through the practical development of studio skill and the academic pursuit of studying. Students are splitting their time between traditional research and creating in the studio,…