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Ceramics, Art and Perception
Critical writing on ceramics art. Published quarterly. Available in print or online
Ceramics Technical
Devoted to research in the field of ceramics that is of interest to ceramics artists, studio potters & all interested in the furtherance of skills & the understanding of materials & ceramic arts.
Ceramics Monthly
Articles, information and resources for and about ceramics and pottery.

This is just a small sample of ceramics journals available in our databases. To see a complete list of journals, search the Journals tab on the library website:

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Select the Journal search on the library homepage to search for journal and magazine titles.

Ceramics Databases

Below you will find databases that focus on ceramics and sculpture, or contain images, ebooks, videos or articles about ceramics and sculpture.

accessCeramics This link opens in a new window
- accessCeramics is a growing collection of images of contemporary ceramics by recognized artists. It is designed for use by artists, arts educators, scholars and the general public, and is intended to fill a void in contemporary ceramics digital image collections on the web.
Artaxis This link opens in a new window
- A peer-reviewed source of contemporary artwork in ceramics and sculpture
- Artaxis.org permits fair use of the images on this site. Fair use can include using the images for noncommercial, educational purposes. Any use beyond fair use is prohibited. Full copyright information available on Artaxis website.
Artstor This link opens in a new window
- High quality Images covering art, design, anthropology and archeology from all time periods and cultures.
- Millions of rights-cleared images for use in education and research — you are free to use them in classroom instruction and handouts, presentations, student assignments, and other noncommercial educational and scholarly activities.
- You must create a user account after authentication in order to download images.
- Learn more about Artstor
O'Reilly for Higher Education Online Books This link opens in a new window
- O'Reilly is a digital library providing over 21,000 technology, digital media, business books and video tutorials. Full text of many technical books including those from O'Reilly, Addison-Wesley, Adobe Press, DK, Elsevier, For Dummies, Peachpit, Wiley ...
EBSCO eBooks This link opens in a new window
- Multidisciplinary collection of eBooks
- Material from this resource may NOT be used to assemble a print coursepack. You may create a link to the reading. You may NOT post or upload an electronic copy. You may create a link to the reading.
Art & Architecture Source This link opens in a new window
- Art & Architecture Source features full-text articles—as well as detailed indexing and abstracts—for an international array of journals, books, podcasts, images and more. Content includes over 640 full-text journals and more than 225 full-text books. Includes: Art Index / Abstracts / Full Text / Retrospective (formerly Wilson Databases) plus Art & Architecture Complete (EBSCO Database).
Art, Design & Architecture Collection This link opens in a new window
- The Art, Design & Architecture collection includes the specialist indexes ARTbibliographies Modern (covering modern and contemporary art), Design and Applied Arts Index (for all aspects of design and crafts) and the International Bibliography of Art (covering scholarship on Western art history), together with a complementary collection of current full-text journals, Arts and Humanities Full Text.

Cfile -Contemporary Ceramic Art + Design
CFile is a global community of educators, ceramics creatives, critics, curators, collectors, dealers, and techies. Their online campus distributes free lectures, classroom material, videos, recent exhibition catalogs, monographs, textbooks—and Critical, a scholarly journal.
Ceramic Art Network
CeramicArtsNetwork.org is an online community serving active potters and ceramic artists worldwide, as well as those who are interested in finding out more about this craft. CeramicArtsNetwork.org provides a wide array of tools for learning about and improving skills in the ceramic arts, and a place for artists to share ideas and perspectives about how their art and life interact to shape each other.
Make & Do Canadian Clay Directory
The Canadian Clay Directory is being built by members of make and do ceramics collective for the ceramics community and its supporters. Click links on a map of Canada to learn about ceramics artists in the provinces and territories.
The Rosenfield Collection
Database of David and Louise Rosenfield's contemporary, functional ceramic art collection. It includes over 3800 objects and over 980 artists. Search by artist, form, firing, or technique.