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 University of Findlay’s Mazza Museum held a grand opening ceremony for the Joseph and Judith Conda STEAM Education Center on Friday, Sept. 10. A ribbon-cutting took place outside the STEAM Education Center, located in the Virginia B. Gardner Fine Arts Pavilion, and several University officials, community members, and donors gave remarks. Generous donors Joseph...
Despite it being largely virtual, there was a tangible feeling of camaraderie surrounding the 2021 University of Findlay Mazza Museum Summer Conference, held recently from July 12-14. If the enthusiasm of the participants and the artists who took part is any indication, the kinship between them, and the love they have for the conference, hasn’t...
The University of Findlay’s Mazza Museum will lift the “By Appointment Only” requirement on Wednesday, June 2, 2021, and will resume normal hours of operation. Visitors are invited to stop by the Museum, Gift Shop, and The Havens Resource Center and Library Wednesday through Friday 12-5 p.m., and Sunday 1-4 p.m. to explore the art...
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...
Commitment. Commitment to studying. Commitment to attending class. Commitment to projects, papers, and presentations. It’s a word that all University of Findlay students know well, as the strength of it can often determine the fate of an academic career. For some UF students like Mahdi Khansari, who was recently named the University of Findlay Graduate...
University of Findlay’s Mazza Museum, in conjunction with the Jane Addams Peace Association, will host the 2021 Jane Addams Children’s Book Award Virtual Ceremony on Wednesday, April 28, 2021, at 1:00 p.m. EST. The ceremony will be presented virtually via Zoom Webinar and Facebook Live and include award presentations, addresses from award recipients, and a...
The Findlay community has many avenues to develop a knowledge of literature in children, and recently, a couple of gems from the area – Hancock Literacy, a literacy organization to coordinate and support community initiatives that promote lifelong literacy, and the University of Findlay’s Mazza Museum, known to house the world’s largest collection of original...
The exhibition featuring Hardie Gramatky at University of Findlay’s Mazza Museum was recently included in TravelMag’s list of the best exhibitions in Ohio this spring. The TravelMag article states: “At the heart of Ohio’s rich cultural scene are a large number of distinguished museums and galleries, many of which play host to a diverse programme of exhibitions throughout the...
For most kids, there is a constant yearning to be able to do things that grownups get to do if they so choose: spend money when and how you want, eat cookies for breakfast, jump up and down on your bed until you’re exhausted; things like that. However, every kid also knows that when you’re...
