About IKKG

The Institute for Ceramic and Glass Art belongs to the University of Applied Science Koblenz and is one of a few high-ranking international institutions for Fine arts that provides a comprehensive artistic education to selected, talented young people in modern sculpture with a material focus on ceramics and glass.

The department heads Prof. Markus Karstieß and Prof. Jens Gussek place ceramics and glass at the center of their artistic work and their teaching. Our institute is unique in Germany for emphasising both ceramics and hot glass as contemporary materials for modern sculptures in next to other materials of the visual art. To these means we maintain excellent facilities and a selected core of renowned staff as instructors at the institute. Internationality, open mindedness to change and experiment, and protected space for student advancement along with equality are central aspects of this institute.

The Institute was founded in 1987 and the degrees bachelor and master of fine arts were accredited in the year 2007. The Institute sees itself as a place where all social, artistic and philosophical questions can be discussed intensively and implemented as sculpture, painting or other media. The promotion of modern art history and philosophy the employment of free-lance artists as lecturers and international guest lecturers along with cooperation with partners from the art scene demonstrates our resolute orientation towards fine arts. The cooperation with renowned museums and galleries, the reputation of the invited guest lecturers and the awards of current and former students are a valuable predicate and proof of the standing the Institute has obtained.