Thursday, July 11, 2013

Printer in Residence (PIR) programme - University of Otago Library.


2013 represents the tenth year of the Printer in Residence (PIR) programme at the University of Otago Library. And over that time some wonderful hand-printed books have been produced, including works by Brian Turner, Hone Tuwhare, Joanna Paul, Ralph Hotere, Peter Olds, and overseas representative Lewis Carroll. Many of these works have been illustrated by artists/printer-makers such as Inge Doesburg, Joanna Paul, Kathryn Madill, David Elliot, Marilyn Webb, and Mary McFarlane. To celebrate this achievement, an Open Day will be held on Wednesday 17 July in the reading room at Special Collections, 1st floor, Central University Library. You are cordially invited to visit and view all those the PIR publications printed during 2003-2012.  

The 2013 project is well under way and rather than feature quotations from 6 NZ writers, the package will now feature 8. The writers include Jenny Bornholdt, Riemke Ensing, Charlotte Grimshaw, Bernadette Hall, Fiona Kidman, Elizabeth Knox, Cilla McQueen, and Emma Neale. And the posters completed so far look fantastic!

If you are interested in this last PIR project, please feel free to contact me direct for details.    

Dr. Donald Kerr
Special Collections Librarian
University of Otago
P.O. Box 56
Dunedin, New Zealand
Phone: (03) 479-8330
Email: donald.kerr@otago.ac.nz

University of Otago Centre for the Book: www.otago.ac.nz/books/about/
Bibliographical Society of Australia and New Zealand http://bsanz.org/
**
Current Exhibition: Maths, Politics, & Concrete: The Legacy of the Classical World.
28 June to September 2013

No comments: