Studio ARTS classes
Students in our studio arts classes enjoy state-of-the-art facilities, experienced and talented instructors and a strong foundation in their crafts. If you are interested in touring our facilities, please email Jonathan Barnes.
As an SPC visual arts student, you can express yourself in a variety of traditional and contemporary art forms, including ceramics, design, drawing, painting, and printmaking. Our visual arts faculty are skilled educators and respected professional artists who are active participants in the local and national arts community. Committed to educational excellence, faculty members strive to nurture students' advancement as self-reliant, creative individuals and prepare them for a future in visual arts. Extensive facilities for these programs are located on the Clearwater Campus.
Our Crossroads Gallery, located on the Clearwater Campus, provides the perfect venue to showcase your creations.
Studio Arts Degrees
- Art History A.A. Transfer Plan to USF Tampa
- Digital Photography Certificate
- Studio Art A.A. Transfer Plan to USF Tampa (BFA Studio Art)
- Studio Art A.A. Transfer Plan to USF Tampa (BA Studio Art)
- Studio Art A.A. Transfer Plan to universities in Florida
Ceramics Classes
Ceramics courses at SPC introduce hand building and wheel throwing techniques along with the history of ceramics. Experienced professors teach you how to design, build, glaze and fire objects made from clay. Our Ceramics studio on the Clearwater Campus is equipped with:
- 20 professional Pacifica Gt-800 pottery wheels
- Three electric Skutt 1227PK-KM kilns
- Two electric Skutt 818KM kilns
- 20 cubic-foot electric Bailey/Fredrickson computer-controlled, front-loading kiln
- Geil DLB-40S computer-controlled reduction kiln
- Geil DLB 28 computer-controlled reduction kiln
- 20 cubic-foot cross draft soda kiln
- Brent Sr-20 Slab Roller
- Soldner Studio clay mixer
- Peter Pugger VPM-60 pug/mixer
- Glaze formulation lab
- Separate drying, glazing and mixing rooms
- Outdoor work area equipped with two Raku kilns
- Large hand building tables