About the project.
The Day of the Dead Steamroller Print Project started in 2000, as a means to get students, artists and the community to come together in a cooperative event to celebrate life.
The large scale printing blocks are carved over the course of a month utilizing both traditional hand tools as well as electric carvers, saws and routers. Prints created during the day long print event are carried in Missoula's Annual Day of the Dead Parade held each November 2nd, which is now in it's 18th year. Steamroller prints are also exhibited around town to further showcase these wonderful works and have also been exhibited the past three years at the Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts in San Francisco, California.
Since it's initial year, the project has grown to not only include students from the university but also area students from local elementary schools, middle schools and high schools, along with students from neighboring institutions and artists from the community.
We have now completed our thirteenth year of the project and are looking forward to our 14th annual event in 2014.
The large scale printing blocks are carved over the course of a month utilizing both traditional hand tools as well as electric carvers, saws and routers. Prints created during the day long print event are carried in Missoula's Annual Day of the Dead Parade held each November 2nd, which is now in it's 18th year. Steamroller prints are also exhibited around town to further showcase these wonderful works and have also been exhibited the past three years at the Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts in San Francisco, California.
Since it's initial year, the project has grown to not only include students from the university but also area students from local elementary schools, middle schools and high schools, along with students from neighboring institutions and artists from the community.
We have now completed our thirteenth year of the project and are looking forward to our 14th annual event in 2014.
For more information on this event please contact: Professor James Bailey at: [email protected]