Fall 2026

Relief Printmaking

ART 306 teaches relief printmaking techniques such as woodcut and linoleum cut through studio practice and critiques.

offering recorded3–4 credits
Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Andrew Rubin3.7/5

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Students report that completing projects and demonstrating care for learning leads to high grades.

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Raw average: 4.00/5 from 4 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

For this course: 4.0/5 raw quality · 2.0/5 difficulty · 3 reviews

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Andrew Rubin is an inspirational etching teacher with extensive technical experience, though he lacks clear grading requirements and communication about student progress. Some students find his teaching style engaging if they are already knowledgeable, while others find it boring or poorly delivered.

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2020: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=9 letter grades); Spring 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=12 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=11 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

Andrew Rubin is the current instructor for ART 306. Historical reviews for Emily Arthur are polarized, with one praising her passion and openness, while another cites frequent absences and poor accommodation handling.

ANDREW RUBIN is recorded teaching in Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2025, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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LAB 001Classroom Instruction12 / 124

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Student experience

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Andrew Rubin is an inspirational etching teacher with deep technical knowledge, though his engaging lectures may not suit all students.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=12 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=11 letter grades); Spring 2026: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=12 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Students report that completing projects and demonstrating care for learning leads to high grades.

Reviewers note that grading criteria are unclear until the semester ends, and while Rubin is helpful, he may lack proactive check-ins.

Topics

  • Relief printing methods
  • Color printing processes

Skills

  • Relief printmaking techniques including woodcut, linoleum cut, and wood engraving
  • Studio practice and critique participation

Grades

Latest available · Spring 2026— not enough history to project Fall 2026.

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ART 306 · Fall 2026

Relief Printmaking

Recorded 2026-09-07
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