Exhibition: Printing Down Under: A Matariki Exchange

1 October – 31 December 2016, Dartmouth

The Printer in Residence Programme at the University of Otago Library’s Otakou Press was initiated in 2003 to encourage awareness of the Press’ printmaking facilities and to foster book-making within both the University and the broader arts community.  Each visiting printer uses the University Library’s printing presses to produce a limited edition publication.  Sarah Smith, Dartmouth College Book Arts Workshop Program Manager, was this year’s Printer in Residence.

This year the Otakou Press added a new element to the residency program – an exhibit exchange.  An exhibit featuring Dartmouth Book Arts Workshop was displayed in the University of Otago’s Library during Sarah’s residency, and upon her return Sarah facilitated the installation of this exhibit featuring the work of the Otakou Press’ past and present Printers in Residence.

Printing Down Under: A Matariki Exchange was curated by Donald Kerr, Special Collections Librarian at the University of Otago Library; Dennis Grady, Dartmouth Library Education & Outreach; and Sarah Smith, Book Arts Workshop Program Manager.