Ninth Annual Mazza Weekend Institute
Friday, October 20, 2006
The University of Findlay’s Mazza Museum is hosting its ninth annual
Weekend Institute Nov. 10-11 and will feature six keynote speakers.
Registration is required to attend the Weekend
Institute. The full Weekend Institute fee is $95 and includes six
keynote sessions, morning refreshments and a chance to win door prizes.
There also will be a special dinner with the guest
authors and artists at 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 10. Any institute member
wishing to attend must pay an additional $25.
Only 300 participants will be accepted on a
first-come, first-served basis. No refunds will be available after Nov.
1, and a $20 processing fee will apply on all refunds before Nov. 1.
This year’s keynote speakers are as follows:
Tedd Arnold is an artist and author from Elmira,
N.Y., some of his well-known works include “No More Jumping on the
Bed!,” “No More Water in the Tub!,” “Green Wilma,” “Parts” and
“Catalina Magdalena Hoopensteiner Wallendiner Hogan Logan Bogan Was Her
Name.”
Betsy Lewin is an author and artist who received the
Caldecott Honor Medal in 2001 for “Click, Clack, Moo: Cows that Type.”
Her art is often humorous but she also paints in a naturalistic style,
as in her book “Walk a Green Path.” She also collaborated with her
husband on “Gorilla Walk.”
David Slonim is an Indiana author and artist who has
written very humorous books from the recent “He Came With The Couch” to
others such as “Squeal and Squawk: Barnyard Talk,” “Emily and Albert,”
“Oh, Ducky! A Chocolate Calamity” and “Moishe’s Miracle.”
Amy Schwartz is an author and artist who has written
and illustrated “Things I Learned in Second Grade,” “The Boys Team,”
“Bea and Mr. Jones,” a Reading Rainbow feature, and “Teeny Tiny Baby,”
a New York Times Best Illustrated Book of the Year.
Brian Wildsmith is an author and artist who has earned a worldwide
reputation as one of the greatest living children’s book artists. He
received the Kate Greenaway Award for “Brian Wildsmith’s ABC” in 1963.
Since then, he has created dozens of other books in many different
languages.
Paul Zelinsky is an author and artist who is
recognized as one of the most successful artists in the field of
children’s books. He has received many awards including the Caldecott
Medal for “Rapunzel,” as well as Caldecott Honors for “Hansel and
Gretel,” “Rumpelstiltskin” and “Swamp Angel.” He also is the 2006
recipient of the Mazza Medallion.
The Museum is open Wednesday through Friday, from noon to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m.
The Mazza Museum is the world’s first and largest teaching museum
devoted to literacy and the art of children’s picture books. It
contains more than 3,000 pieces of original artwork
and promotes literacy through educational programs for children and
adults by utilizing its pre-eminent collection of original art from
children’s picture books.
For more information, please contact the museum at 419-434-5221.
By Alecia Zanotti
Sophomore, English major
Novi, Mich.
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