It takes many different sensibilities and skills to be a volunteer at University of Findlay’s Mazza Museum. You have to love children’s books and the art within them; you have to cherish the children and adults who read them and who visit the Museum, and you have to have an equal amount of dedication to...
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Success for Mazza Museum’s 2020 Virtual Young Artist Workshop Themed “Flip It”
The 2020 University of Findlay Mazza Museum’s Young Artist Workshop for 2020 finished up recently after being presented virtually from July 20 -24. The change to online presentation certainly didn’t seem to damper any feelings of enthusiasm for participants or presenters, and in fact, it was abundantly clear that everyone involved, as the workshop’s theme...
Celebrating 100th Anniversary of Women’s Suffrage Movement
University of Findlay’s Division of Advancement recently celebrated the 100th anniversary of the Women’s Suffrage Movement through a virtual, multidisciplinary presentation for UF donors. A recording of the presentation is being released today in honor of the anniversary. A pivotal moment in history, the movement led to the ratification of the 19th Amendment by Congress...
Appointment-Only Visits to Begin at University of Findlay’s Mazza Museum
University of Findlay’s Mazza Museum is scheduled to re-open next week with a few changes to the visit guidelines. Due to COVID-19, visitors are being asked to schedule their visit to allow for proper social distancing and sanitization. “We are so excited to welcome visitors back to the Mazza Museum on a by appointment only...
The Beauty of Passion and Art: Mazza Docent Shares Knowledge
Ask nearly any docent at University of Findlay’s Mazza Museum, and they’ll likely tell you one of two things: they have a passion for books or they have a passion for children. They might even tell you they have both. Mazza docent Deb Mihalik is no different. In fact, she confessed that she has always...
Coming Together in the Name of Art: Mazza Conference Enjoys Around-the-World Success
The University of Findlay’s Mazza Museum 2020 Summer Conference was one that not only delivered its regular cornucopia of educational material, discussion, and fun, it also provided a much-needed respite from the goings-on in our current world climate. The three-day conference, held from July 13 through 15, was held virtually this year, but the camaraderie...
Annual Enchanted Brush Virtually Showcases “Creatures Most Curious”
The Enchanted Brush annual summer exhibition featuring works by gifted artists from around the world, will take place July 10 through Aug. 7 virtually in the University of Findlay’s Dudley and Mary Marks Lea Gallery website. Out of an abundance of caution due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the decision has been made to hold...
University of Findlay Student Publishes Children’s Book
Since she was a child, University of Findlay graduate student and children’s book author/illustrator Hitomi Otani has been an avid reader. Her mother, she recalled, belonged to a picture book club when Otani was little, where the books were brought to their front door on a monthly basis. Being raised in an environment in which...
Joy in Art: Mazza Volunteer’s Love of Children’s Literature Travels Far
One lasting goal for University of Findlay’s Mazza Museum volunteers and staff has always been to spread the love of children’s books and their illustrations as far as it can carry. In part, because of volunteers like Cam Taylor ’67, docent and coordinator of the Children’s Art Exhibit at Mazza, this idea periodically takes wing...
Illustrator E.B. Lewis Discusses the Importance of Juneteenth
In celebration of Juneteenth, Ben Sapp, director of University of Findlay’s Mazza Museum, interviewed award winning illustrator and fine artist, E.B. Lewis, to discuss the importance of Juneteenth with his book, “All Different Now: Juneteenth, the First Day of Freedom.” Watch the full recording on our website here. Through the eyes of one little girl,...