Pyotr Chobitko, Presidium Chairman of the National Union of Calligraphers, announced that a group of Russian calligraphers created the first ever handwritten copy of the Constitution of the Russian Federation.
Source: Oreanda-novosti, online portal
RIA News reports referring to the quote by Pyotr Chobitko, Presidium Chairman of the National Union of Calligraphers, that a group of Russian calligraphy artists created the first ever handwritten copy of the Constitution of the Russian Federation.
Source: NMnews.ru online portal
I.E. Repin State Academic Institute of Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture of St. Petersburg (17, Universitetskaya Embankment) will host the International Exhibition of Calligraphy from September 16th — 21st. The event is organized by the National Union of Calligraphers and MVK International Exhibition Company.
Source: fitim.ru, online portal
In the context of the exhibition, samples of "beautiful handwriting" made by contemporary calligraphers from Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Western Europe, America, Israel, China, Japan, Syria and the United Arab Emirates, as well as old handwritten texts will be presented as examples for master-classes, lectures and calligraphy lessons planned for both children and adults.
Source: TimeOut.ru, online portal
The first Russian Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy has been working (in test mode for the time being) in Sokolniki exhibition centre since August 1. The official opening ceremony is scheduled to be held on December 1st, but some months before, from September 16th – 21st, the great International exhibition of calligraphy will be held in the St.Petersburg Academy of Arts.
Source: Agency of Hebrew News
The first museum of calligraphy in Russia, the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy, was set up in Moscow.
Source: Moscow City Hall media centre Мosinform.ru
A calligraphy museum was recently opened in Moscow. Its founders gathered in one place the best creations of calligraphy from every corner of the world.
Source: Information Agency “LIGABusinessInform”
The first Russian museum of art writing – Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy is to open on the territory of Sokolniki park on Friday, – said the project organizers.
Calligraphy is the art of deliberate hieroglyphic corruption and transformation in order to reach natural harmony.