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Annual ceramics fundraiser to feature students' artwork

Fuego Friday

Sonoko Yago, studio art sophomore, works on a vase in beginning ceramics. Students will sell their work at the Fuego Friday event at the ceramics center.

OU ceramics students will be selling premade pots that the general public can glaze this Friday at the annual fundraiser, Fuego Friday, according to a press release from the School of Arts and Art History. 

Fuego Friday benefits the Red Clay Faction and the students that are participating, Stuart Asprey, ceramics professor, said. 

The Red Clay Faction, a registered OU student organization, aiding students financially by purchasing art supplies, providing scholarships and assisting with travel fees. 

"We've made about 30 to 40 vases for people to glaze; we're going to fire them for you so you can take them home that night, " Asprey said. 

Unfinished vases will be sold for individuals to glaze and be creative with; ceramics students will also be selling their own work including cups, bowls and pots, he said. 

"There's about a 70/30 split; 70% of profits go to the student who made the work and 30% goes to the Red Clay Faction," David Stevens, a third-year MFA candidate in Studio Arts, said.

The ceramics department has prepared over 30 vases for people to glaze, Stevens said. 

Costs for student work or vases to glaze range from $10 to $40, he said.

The money raised for the Red Clay Faction will help fund art events to aid students, like the visiting artist programs, exhibitions, conferences and lectures, Asprey said.   

Fuego Friday is on Oct. 23 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the OU ceramics facility located at 401 E. Congress, according to the press release.Â