For schoolchildren, artists, teachers and librarians, it is a place of pilgrimage. Above: Raul Colon .. Students Findlay from the nearby University can get a degree in children's book illustration and can work in a museum internship
Over the years , Mazza invited more artists and authors of children's books 300 to visit and talk. Every summer, the museum invites 15 frames top artists in a one-week conference attended by several hundred librarians and teachers.
I have had the privilege to take part this year, and Peter Brown, Raul Colon, and Keith Graves (above), and M. Sarah Klise, Will Moses, Jan Wahl, Bruce Langton, Julie Downing, Stacey Schuett, Brian Pinkney, Grace Lin and William Low (not shown). 
Peter Brown shared how he was inspired to his recent book The Curious Garden. 
Each of us gave a visual presentation and a workshop for a small group. Hey, this is the blog commentator Steve Gilzow right! Good to meet you, Steve. Thanks to all the staff and volunteers of Mazza and conference participants for a memorable time.
Information about the conference and the list of participants in 09, link.
daily blog this week describing each presentation link.
