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Kelly Print Studio
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The Print Studio is located inside the John M. Kelly Library. It was founded at St. Michael's College in 2002 and underwent renovations in 2023. This effort was largely supported by the Friends of the Kelly Library organization, who donated $18,000 towards the remodeling. The studio reopened in 2024 and is currently in use for embodied, hands-on learning associated with the Book and Media Studies department.
The studio houses historical equipment, including an Adana Press donated by printers Paul Bottero and Morrison Wethers.
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Toronto, Ontario.
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The primary function of the Kelly Print Studio is to support teaching, learning, and creative research in printmaking through the provision of specialized equipment and technical expertise, as well as supervised studio practice. The Studio is a collaborative space that has historically supported independent and collaborative artistic production by students, faculty, visiting artists, and affiliated researchers.
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The Kelly Library Print Studio is a letterpress print shop. From designing layout to choosing inks and papers, setting type, operating a handpress, and binding, students gain hands-on experience learning about early and mid-twentieth century letterpress printing. The Print Studio has also published three handmade chapbooks.
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Created by A. Mociani on 8 October 2025.