ARTZ 371: Advanced Relief / WEEKLY SCHEDULE Fall 2026
10:00-11:50 / Monday & Wednesday / FA 403 / F26
NOTICE: As this is the only upper division printmaking course being offered this semester, we will have students taking this course with a broad range of background experience. From those who are taking this as their first printmaking course, to those who have taken multiple print courses. In order to address the different levels and needs of these differing groups, I have set up 2 tracks.
- TRACK 1: For those students taking Relief for the first time or have previously taken ARTZ 271/Relief will follow the projects outlined below.
- TRACK 2: For those students who have completed ARTZ 271/371 Screenprinting or ARTZ 371 Relief II or are graduating BFA Printmaking students, will be given the option to follow along with the semesters projects or submit a written proposal of projects to substitute which may include relief/Screen or a combination of both. In either case the total number of projects & deadlines will remain the same, and all other requirements, will still be required.
WK 1/
Aug 24- Introduction to the course, materials. Review Printana Remote
Show additional relief prints. Introduce Project 1- Anachronism-Show samples. (Flat files / lockers)- Have images by: Aug 31.
Aug 26- Overview of Printmaking, Discussion on tools. Demo: Basics of Relief. Hand out lino blocks.
WK 2/
Aug 31- Start transferring images/cutting blocks. (Borrow tools if needed-deposit-collect wk 5
Sept 2- Discussion on Papers, tearing down/damp pack, curating prints and cutting session.
WK 3/
Sept 7- Labor Day Holiday-No classes
Sept 9- Tear down papers/have block finished for Monday.
Select names for presentation on a printmaker. Demo: Hand-coloring.
Show work by Huck, Krasowski, RGZ, Lusk.
WK 4/
Sept 14- Demo on Printing and in-class printing session on first project.
Sept 16- FIRST CRIT / Anachronism Show Short video on Grad school page on Printana.
WK 5/
Sept 21- Introduce Project 2: White Line or Monotype. Demo both processes.
Sept 23- Meet at Missoula Art Museum (Joe Feddersen: Earth, Water, Sky exhibition)
WK 6/
Sept 28-Print Ink Slingers, I love printmaking, Print-cess T-shirts in class.
Sept 30- Presentations on a Printmaker
WK 7/
Oct 5- Show work by Indigenous Printmakers.
Oct 7- Project 3: Introduce and Demo Reduction/Chiaroscuro/Multi-block
WK 8/
Oct 12-Indigenous Peoples Day-No Classes (Print studio will be open)
Oct 14-Critique Project 2
WK 9/
Oct 19- Work on Project 3.
Oct 21-Intro Project 4: Modified (Demo: Dyeing paper) Show work by Matrix Artists.
WK 10/
Oct 26- Katie McChain / Framing (Tentative)
Oct 28- Show print portfolios
WK 11/
Nov 2- Print Session
Nov 4- Critique Project 3
WK 12/
Nov 9 – Print Session
Nov 11-Vetran’s Day Holiday-No Classes (Print studio will be open)
WK 13/
Nov 16- Intro Block Party project. (Hand out MDF blocks)
Nov 18- Critique of Project 4
WK 14/
Nov 23- Print Session
Nov 25- Travel Day-No Classes (Print studio will be open)
WK 15/
Nov 30- Block-Party Printing in class. (Bring T-shirts, bags etc)-Turn in one print on paper.
Dec 2- Mandatory Class Clean-up Last day to hand in late or re-worked projects. The print studio is closed to printing following our clean up.
WK 16/
Dec 7-12 FINALS WEEK
You can use this time to clean out your flat file and locker.
Aug 24- Introduction to the course, materials. Review Printana Remote
Show additional relief prints. Introduce Project 1- Anachronism-Show samples. (Flat files / lockers)- Have images by: Aug 31.
Aug 26- Overview of Printmaking, Discussion on tools. Demo: Basics of Relief. Hand out lino blocks.
WK 2/
Aug 31- Start transferring images/cutting blocks. (Borrow tools if needed-deposit-collect wk 5
Sept 2- Discussion on Papers, tearing down/damp pack, curating prints and cutting session.
WK 3/
Sept 7- Labor Day Holiday-No classes
Sept 9- Tear down papers/have block finished for Monday.
Select names for presentation on a printmaker. Demo: Hand-coloring.
Show work by Huck, Krasowski, RGZ, Lusk.
WK 4/
Sept 14- Demo on Printing and in-class printing session on first project.
Sept 16- FIRST CRIT / Anachronism Show Short video on Grad school page on Printana.
WK 5/
Sept 21- Introduce Project 2: White Line or Monotype. Demo both processes.
Sept 23- Meet at Missoula Art Museum (Joe Feddersen: Earth, Water, Sky exhibition)
WK 6/
Sept 28-Print Ink Slingers, I love printmaking, Print-cess T-shirts in class.
Sept 30- Presentations on a Printmaker
WK 7/
Oct 5- Show work by Indigenous Printmakers.
Oct 7- Project 3: Introduce and Demo Reduction/Chiaroscuro/Multi-block
WK 8/
Oct 12-Indigenous Peoples Day-No Classes (Print studio will be open)
Oct 14-Critique Project 2
WK 9/
Oct 19- Work on Project 3.
Oct 21-Intro Project 4: Modified (Demo: Dyeing paper) Show work by Matrix Artists.
WK 10/
Oct 26- Katie McChain / Framing (Tentative)
Oct 28- Show print portfolios
WK 11/
Nov 2- Print Session
Nov 4- Critique Project 3
WK 12/
Nov 9 – Print Session
Nov 11-Vetran’s Day Holiday-No Classes (Print studio will be open)
WK 13/
Nov 16- Intro Block Party project. (Hand out MDF blocks)
Nov 18- Critique of Project 4
WK 14/
Nov 23- Print Session
Nov 25- Travel Day-No Classes (Print studio will be open)
WK 15/
Nov 30- Block-Party Printing in class. (Bring T-shirts, bags etc)-Turn in one print on paper.
Dec 2- Mandatory Class Clean-up Last day to hand in late or re-worked projects. The print studio is closed to printing following our clean up.
WK 16/
Dec 7-12 FINALS WEEK
You can use this time to clean out your flat file and locker.