“It started as a fun event; it’s a way for us to keep building community with ceramics.”
Muni said the potluck draws more than just ceramics students.
“I would say ceramics and ceramics-adjacent,” Muni said, adding that people from other art departments, and art alum attend the annual event.
Chairs quickly filled and remained so as the flow of people ebbed in and out throughout the night. People were balancing plates of turkey and sides as they maneuvered through the crowd looking for places to perch.
“It’s fun,” Muni said. “It brings everybody in.”
This year’s menu included four kiln-cooked turkeys, apples, and tofurkey, which all paired nicely alongside tables of homemade side dishes brought in by students and faculty.
Assistant professor of art, Teresa Shannon now oversees the tradition. Shannon said that Brashear, her predecessor, ran the kiln-turkey event for at least 20 years and helped make it the staple event that it is today.
The student art sale, the guild’s next big event, is scheduled for Friday, Dec. 5, from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. throughout the art building. The sale will feature work including ceramics, printmaking, sculpture, glass, and drawing and painting. Proceeds benefit student artists and campus art organizations, including the Student Ceramics Art Guild.
“It’s a good community,” Muni said.