In this iteration of The Art in Life series offered by The Fralin Museum of Art and Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection, we’re exploring the art of children’s book illustrations. We’re bringing you three perspectives:
- Dub Leffler (Bigambul), Children’s book author and illustrator
- Henry Cole, Children’s book illustrator
- Christy Ottaviano, Children’s book publisher at Little, Brown Books
Register for the webinar here. Dub Leffler is the current (virtual) Artist-in-Residence at Kluge-Ruhe. Read more about his residency here, and visit Kluge-Ruhe's exhibition of his works.
About the series: “There is no distinction for us between art and life,” said Yolngu Aboriginal Australian artist Wandjuk Marika. This proclamation draws attention to the arbitrary distinctions we often make in western cultures between “fine art” and “craft,” “design” and other often-unhelpful labels. As museums, we actively work to break down such distinctions. As museum professionals, we are aesthetically minded people who see art all around us. And, as a global community, many of us are finding ourselves unable to visit the “fine art” institutions we love most. Because of all of these factors and more, the Fralin Museum of Art at UVA and the Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection of UVA have partnered to present The Art in Life, a series of programs that explore the artistic creativity, innovation, challenges and aesthetic decisions of practices that usually aren’t considered fine art.