From: Sonja Ackerman <snacker>
Date: Thu, 2 Dec 1999 14:11:29 -0600

Down Under & Over Here: Children?s Book Illustration from Australia and America

November 13, 1999 to February 20, 2000

Plan to visit the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum in Wausau, Wisconsin to view more than 55 original artworks created for the pages of classic children?s books from Australia and America.

Along with the joy of viewing this collection of some of the best in children?s literature, the Museum and the Marathon County Public Library, have teamed up to present 14 weeks of extraordinary programs and events that will increase the appreciation of the authors and the artists represented by this group of books. Events are planned at the Museum, the Library and at area schools.

Mark your calendars to visit Wausau for the Very Vera Williams Weekend, January 21 and 22, 2000. For details of this weekend and other events, call the Museum at 715?5p10 or visit the project website at www.downunderoverhere.org

Beginning on February 4, Austrlian author and illustrator Donna Rawlins will be the special guest of a series of programs for a variety of ages. All events are free and open to the public.

The Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum and the Marathon County Public Library were awarded a Model Programs of Cooperation grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Grant funds are being used to support the education components of the exhibition, Down Under & Over Here: Children's Book Illustration from Australia and America. Concepts of diversity, creativity, and multiple points of view will be explored in the galleries, in reading rooms, on stages, through the Internet, and more...all designed to enhance learning and provide quality family experiences.

Call Sonja Ackerman at the Marathon County Public Library in Wausau, if you have questions.

Sonja N. Ackerman Marathon County Public Library 300 North First Street Wausau, WI 54403 715&1r22 snacker at mcpl.lib.wi.us
Received on Thu 02 Dec 1999 02:11:29 PM CST