Gwen Frostic School of Art – Western Michigan University

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In short

The Gwen Frostic School of Art is part of the College of Fine Arts of Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo. Among its programmes are a B.F.A. with an emphasis in ceramics, a ceramics post-baccalaureate and an M.F.A. in ceramics, and a B.F.A. with an emphasis in metals/jewelry. The ceramics curriculum covers hand building, wheel throwing, slip casting and mold making, clay and glaze formulation and firing, while the metals/jewelry programme combines craft-based metalsmithing with emerging technologies to make adornment, functional objects and sculptural works.

Where

Kalamazoo, United States

Crafts

Ceramics and porcelain · Goldsmithing and jewelry

Website

wmich.edu/art

Source

School website · checked on 25/10/2026

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