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University of Findlay’s Mazza Museum will hold the 2022 annual Summer Conference July 11-13. The three-day conference, which will be available in-person and virtually, features educational and engaging presentations from numerous internationally-known children’s book authors and illustrators. “It seems like it has been forever since we were last together for a Mazza Museum Summer Conference,” said Benjamin Sapp, […]
University of Findlay Mazza Museum’s 2021 Virtual Weekend Conference will take place Nov. 12-13 via Zoom. Mazza’s Weekend Conference is designed with authors, artists, educators, and children’s book enthusiasts in mind. Participants will be able to learn from six renowned children’s book authors and illustrators through this interactive experience. Cost of registration is $60 and […]
The public is once again invited to the University of Findlay’s Mazza Museum during normal business hours to view new exhibitions and familiar favorites. The Museum is open Wednesday through Friday 12-5 p.m., and Sunday 1-4 p.m. Visitors can look forward to exploring the following exhibits: Hardie Gramatky: A Glimpse into Greatness The works […]
University of Findlay’s Mazza Museum will be holding their 2021 annual Summer Conference in a virtual format July 12-14. The virtual, three-day conference brings together internationally known authors and illustrators from across the country to share information about themselves and the art they create for picture books. Cost of the full three-day conference is $60. Attendance is limited […]
For Nikki Grimes, writing is “an act of prayer. An act of worship.” As such, Christianity is infused in her work, which includes award-winning poetry, children’s literature, and a powerful verse-filled memoir about metaphorical and physical darkness and light. “The presence of God can make all the difference,” Grimes maintained during her recent University of […]
Remember the last time you read something extraordinary that transported you across time and space? Or how about something that unexpectedly taught you something? The gift of literacy is invaluable, which is why books are vital to young readers. Now is a great time to give books to the children in your life, or to […]
The works of Stan Fellows and Michael Rosen, an illustrator and writer respectively of children’s books, will be exhibited in the University of Findlay’s Lea Gallery, located in the Virginia B. Gardner Fine Arts Pavilion, from Oct. 3-28. A free, public reception with the artists will be held Tuesday, Oct. 4 at 7 p.m. Fellows […]
Writer Michael J. Rosen and illustrator Stan Fellows will speak at The University of Findlay’s Mazza Museum in the Virginia B. Gardner Fine Arts Pavilion at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 19 as part of this school year’s Wilkin Event Series, which is focusing on visual literacy. Their presentations, collectively titled, “Do You See What I […]
