All Together Now: Celebrate Summer Learning with Frank Morrison, Featured Artist of the 2023 Collaborative Summer Learning Program 

All Together Now: Celebrate Summer Learning with Frank Morrison, Featured Artist of the 2023 Collaborative Summer Learning Program 

All Together Now: Celebrate Summer Learning with Frank Morrison, Featured Artist of the 2023 Collaborative Summer Learning Program 

/ June 01, 2023

Hickory Public Library is excited to announce the All Together Now Summer Learning Program with special guest Frank Morrison, 2023’s All Together Now illustrator.

Beyond his many accolades and experiences, including being selected as the 2023 winner of the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award, Mr. Morrison is visiting Hickory on Thursday, June 29, to present a special drawing demonstration at the Ridgeview Branch Library. Later that day, he will share what it is like to collaborate with publishers and authors for the creation of picture books at Hickory Museum of Art.   

During these sessions, those in audience will learn, see, or hear Mr. Morrison speak on the following: 

  • How a picture book produced 
  • Drawing demonstrations 
  • The importance of reading, creativity, and education 
  • The effects of color and composition 
  • The interaction between art and text 
  • The relationship between the illustrator, author, and publisher 


If you are an artist, writer, or have ever considered learning more about picture books, you will not want to miss these great opportunities.   

Illustration Workshop with Frank Morrison 
June 29 | 2-3 p.m. | Ridgeview Branch Library | 706 1st ST SW, Hickory NC 28602 
Frank Morrison, award-winning author, artist, the 2023 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award recipient, and this year’s Summer Learning Program’s featured artist, will walk the audience through a drawing demonstration. 

Frank Morrison and the Art of the Picture Book 
June 29 | 6:30-7:30 p.m. | Hickory Museum of Art | 243 3rd Ave NE, Hickory, NC 28601 
The marriage of image to text is as complex as it is harmonious. Join author and artist Frank Morrison, the 2023 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award recipient and this year’s Summer Learning Program’s featured artist, as he teaches us the path of picture book creation. 

To learn about more programs, visit our online calendar at https://www.hickorync.gov/calendar/events/category/library. All library programs are free and open to the public. Ridgeview Branch Library is located at 706 1st St SW, Hickory, NC 28602. Hickory Museum of Art is located at 243 3rd Ave NE, Hickory, NC 28601. Patrick Beaver Memorial Library is located at 375 3rd Street NE on the SALT Block.