Guest Column: Ceramics Guild Mug Sale promotes art

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Each year, students gather around a table located on campus filled to the brim with handmade mugs as the Valentine’s Day season approaches. Each mug on the table carefully crafted by one of the talented Ceramics Guild members, representing just how alive Utah State’s Ceramics program is. As this season approaches, we invite you to take a look into the Ceramics Guild at Utah State, a program that fosters and supports undergraduates getting through their art degrees, BFA’s wanting to hone their skills and graduates mastering the craft.  

The Ceramics Guild is a special section of the Ceramics program with a long running tradition where students promote the art of ceramics through annual sales and events, such as the Mug Sale every February. Every fall the Guild kicks off the season with the Annual Chili Bowl Sale, a sale that includes a bowl of chili with a purchase of a handmade bowl. These sales directly benefit the students within the Guild as they raise money to help attend the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA), an annual ceramics conference, to make improvements to the shared studio spaces, and to fund visiting artists and workshops. At the end of each semester, the studio also opens its doors to the public during our Holiday and Spring sales, where students sell the work they created throughout the previous semester. These events have helped foster a deep connection with the Logan community and a close-knit community of artists within the university.  

This year, join us in the fun and potentially find the perfect gift for you or your Valentine. The Guild can’t wait to see you there.

Abigail Bradley is a ceramics BFA in her second year of the program. She is currently the vice president of the Ceramics Guild.

— abigail.bradley@usu.edu