We are excited to announce that the Muka Youth Print Exhibition will be coming to the Dunedin Public Art Gallery, on Sunday 29 November, from 12-4.30pm.

Frans Baetens and Magda van Gils from Muka Studio are no longer touring the Muka Youth Print Exhibition but have entrusted the Eastern Southland Gallery in Gore to continue their remarkable legacy. Since its inception in 1987, the Muka Youth Print Exhibition has been touring the country almost every year, exhibiting original stone lithographs exclusively for young people. Arguably New Zealand’s longest on-going art event, 165 artists––88 of them from New Zealand and 77 from overseas––have contributed to the project, and tens of thousands of young people have been attending and building their very own art collections. Over the years most of New Zealand’s major artists have produced lithographic prints for the exhibition, including Ralph Hotere, Pat Hanly, Nigel Brown, John Reynolds, Gretchen Albrecht, and Dick Frizzell, to name a few.

The exhibition provides a unique opportunity for young people (aged 5-18 inclusive) to purchase original lithographic prints in an environment where adults are not allowed. All unframed prints are $90, and the artists' names are covered during the show. This encourages children to choose work based on their appreciation of the work rather than the artist’s reputation or potential for financial gain. Entry to the exhibition is free, any young person is welcome and there is no pressure to buy.  Because no adults are allowed into the exhibition, the children select prints based on their own individual taste.

NOVEMBER 2026 TOUR:

OAMARU - ONE DAY ONLY - Tuesday 10 November, 1-6pm

Forrester Gallery, 9 Thames Street, Oamaru

TIMARU - ONE DAY ONLY - Wednesday 11 November, 3-6pm

Timaru Library, 56 Sophia Street

ASHBURTON - ONE DAY ONLY - Thursday 12 November, 12–6pm

Te Whare Whakatere - Ashburton Library & Civic Centre

(Rūma Pohowera/The Banded Dotterel Room), 221 Baring Square East, Ashburton

CHRISTCHURCH - 3 DAYS - Friday 13 - Sunday 15 November, 10am-5pm

Christchurch Art Gallery, Cnr Worcester Boulevard & Montreal Street

INVERCARGILL - ONE DAY ONLY - Friday 27 November, 12-5pm

He Waka Tuia, 42 Kelvin Street, Invercargill

GORE - ONE DAY ONLY - Saturday 28 November, 11am-5pm

East Gore Art Centre, 6 Rock Street, Gore

DUNEDIN - ONE DAY ONLY - Sunday 29 November, 12-4.30pm

Dunedin Public Art Gallery, 30 Octagon, Central Dunedin