CFK re-opens doors to ceramics program, hosts community open house to introduce new artist-in-residence

​KEY WEST, FL, August 15, 2025— The doors to the ceramics program at The College of the Florida Keys (CFK) re-open on Friday, August 29 with an open house for students and the community. The CFK Ceramics Open House will run from 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. on the Key West campus. Guests can tour the ceramics studio facilities, register for membership and lessons, enjoy snacks, shop mud-pi pottery items for sale, and meet the new artist-in-residence, Dennis Loucks.
 
The grand re-opening tours of the studio will showcase the hand-building, wheel throwing, and outdoor wood kiln areas. Students and members of the community are encouraged to complete registration for monthly memberships and continuing education courses while at the event.
 
Dennis Loucks joined CFK in July as its new artist-in-residence. Loucks is a ceramic artist and educator with an MFA from the University of Miami (Florida) and extensive experience in both fine art and teaching. His artistic practice spans traditional wheel throwing to contemporary sculptural work that has been exhibited nationally.
 
“The community has been so welcoming to me, and I look forward to welcoming them as we fire up the ceramics practice together again,” said Loucks.
 
For more information, visit www.cfk.edu/academics/continuing-education/, or contact Dennis Loucks, Artist-in-Residence, CFK at: [email protected] or 305-296-9081, ext. 671.