Nancy Churnin, author of a picture book about Hancock County native and pro baseball player, William Hoy, will speak at the Mazza Museum on Sunday, Sept. 18 in an event presented in collaboration with the Hancock Historical Museum. From 1 to 3:30 p.m., families are invited to enjoy baseball-themed stations, sign language lessons, book signing...
Rosemary Wells, award-winning author and illustrator who created the popular characters Max and Ruby, Noisy Nora and Yoko, will be one of the featured visiting artists at the Mazza Museum’s Summer Conference slated for July 18-22. The grand opening for an exhibition featuring some of Wells’ pieces will be held Sunday, July 17 at 3...
When Australian author and illustrator Caroline Magerl travels to the U.S. later this month, one of the first stops on her list is the University of Findlay’s Mazza Museum. She’ll present “Going by Cardigan: A Picture Book Journey” on Tuesday, March 29, at 6:30 p.m. at the museum in the Virginia B. Gardner Fine Arts...
This March, the University of Findlay’s Mazza Museum will feature several award winning artists in the Catherine Freed Galleria. When the 2016 Caldecott, Carnegie, Newbery, and Pura Belpre awards were announced this year, Benjamin Sapp, director of the Mazza Museum and his team realized many of the award winners’ artwork is already a part of...
Writer Michael J. Rosen (pictured below) and illustrator Stan Fellows (pictured above, photo by Jason Houston) 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,...
Nancy Kindelan, Ph.D., a professor at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts, will give a presentation titled “The Hidden Gem on Your Campus” at 4 p.m. Tuesday, November 10 in The University of Findlay’s Mazza Museum, located in the Virginia B. Gardner Fine Arts Pavilion. Her speech will highlight the value of the liberal arts and...
The University of Findlay’s Mazza Museum, located in the Virginia B. Gardner Fine Arts Pavilion, will have a grand opening for the Laiho Gallery, the first gallery dedicated to paper-engineered picture books, at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12. A ribbon cutting will take place and artist Matthew Reinhart, who donated more than 300 works to...
Marie A. Louden-Hanes, Ph.D. will be the first 2015-2016 Wilkin Event Series speaker on Sept. 22 in The University of Findlay’s Mazza Museum. Her lecture, “Revealing The Text: Winslow Homer and the Demi-Mode,” will begin at 4 p.m. Dr. Louden-Hanes has been at the University since 1986. She earned her bachelor of fine arts, master...
