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Exhibition of Great Russian and Chinese calligraphy in State Duma
Between May 28 and 31, 2019, the Federal Assembly State Duma of the Russian Federation will host the exhibition of the Great Russian and Chinese Calligraphy to celebrate a remarkable date – the 70th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relationships between Russia and China
Director of Russian Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy paid a special visit to Pingshan Museum of Art
On April 3 Director of the Russian Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy and President of the Russian Association of Calligraphers, Alexey Shaburov, and Deputy Director Alexey Kharyutkin, visited Pingshan District Museum of Art to discuss cooperation between the two entities.
When a good deed goes unpunished
I was googling “private museums” when occasionally found out about a project managed by Alexey Shaburov, Director of the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy in Moscow. It turned out, in November 2018 Alexey officially registered the Association for Aid to Private Museums.
Delegation of Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy visited Hong Kong as a part of business trip across China
On March 29, 2019, Alexey Shaburov, Director of the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy, visited a unique exhibition named ASIAN 20th CENTURY AND Contemporary Art.
Director of Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy visited Hong Kong
On March 29, 2019, Alexey Shaburov, Director of the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy, and Chairman of the Russian Association of Private Museums, visited a private museum in Hong Kong, Lyang Yi, which focuses on ancient Chinese furniture and interior design items.
Director of Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy met with Chinese artist Fang Chuxiong
On January 27, 2019, Alexey Shaburov, Director of the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy, met with a renowned Chinese artist Fang Chuxiong in Guangzhou, as a part of Shaburov's business trip across China.
Calligraphy on display at Concordia’s Webster Library until April 28
La Société des calligraphes de Montréal is currently presenting a group exhibition called Horizons Azur at the Webster Library, Concordia University, 1400 de Maisonneuve West.
The 19th century calligraphy taught in Sukhanov museum
A sophisticated beauty of the Russian writing. Sukhanov museum held an open practice session of the 19th century calligraphy. Specifically for this original tour, Sukhanov house museum team drew up the 19th century penmanship task, found dip pens, and even some old inkpots.
Head of regional representative office of China Southern Airlines in Russia visited Sokolniki
Mr. Zhu Liang, General Director of the regional representative office of China Southern Airlines in Russia and Moscow, visited Sokolniki Exhibition and Convention Centre, and the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy on March 21, 2019.
Exhibition opens in State Museum of Oriental Art, marks beginning of Crimean spring
On March 14 the State Museum of Oriental Art opened the exhibition named Tughra – the Crimean Symbol of Russian Nationality, which marks the now celebrated 5th anniversary of Crimea reunion as a part of Russia.
Biblio-Globus shopping centre presents Russian Writing: The History of Letters, and Calligraphy album on March 19
The publication that outlines the main types of the Old Russian writing, includes a summary of the Slavonic writing genesis and development, and detailed calligraphic cursive worksheets with Russian handwritings – Uncial (based on the Ostromir Gospel), Semi-Uncial (based on the Illuminated Compiled Chronicle) and Cursive (based on one of Patriarch Nikon's letters).
Representatives of Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy held business meeting in Beijing
On February 28, 2019, Alexey Kharyutkin, Deputy Director of the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy, held a business meeting with a representative of the leading state exhibition company in China, CMEC International Exhibition Co., Ltd.
Master’s strokes on display
THE Calligraphy Society of Malaysia is organising an exhibition tour titled “Calligraphy Exhibition of Master Zheng Yi Feng” and its first stop is the Royal Selangor Golf Club in Kuala Lumpur.
Calligraphy is not a slave to any language, it gives form to human experiences
Every time calligrapher Poosapati Parameshwar Raju wields his thick nib pen, he doesn’t just beautify alphabets but creates imageries. He directs his pen to slant left and right to narrate stories and put across messages.
Watercolour paintings inspired by Arabic calligraphy in Zamalek
An exhibition of watercolour paintings by Lona Zakaria entitled The Sound of Letters opened in Zamalek on Sunday. Zakaria is inspired by the beauty of Arabic calligraphy and deploys the forms in her paintings.
The meeting of the museum representative with a famous artist and calligrapher
Alexey Harutkin, Deputy Director for Research of the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy met a Chinese famous artist and calligrapher Xu Qingping during his business trip
The contemporary Museum of Calligraphy is temporary closed for preparation to the exhibition
Dear visitors! The Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy is temporary closed because of its preparation for a new exhibition.
Tea, music, poetry and wine – an exhibition “Aesthetics of oriental life” in Moscow is opened
The Chinese Cultural Center and the Province of Zhèjiāng jointly organized a small exhibition , dedicated to the ancient arts of tea drinking, music and wine making in China
Autographs of Peter the Great, Ekaterina II, Alexander Pushkin and other great historical names put on display in Nizhny Novgorod
A unique exhibition of archive documents, provided by the Nizhny Novgorod regional state archives, opened in the local state museum of arts to celebrate the 100th anniversary of establishing the Nizhny Novgorod regional state archive authority and the 305th anniversary of establishing the province itself.
Calligrapher magazine visited Alexander Boyarsky
Alexander Boyarsky, an artist from Saint Petersburg and participant of the 6th International Exhibition of Calligraphy in Moscow, shares the details of his creative path. Boyarsky masters various writing styles and techniques and actively shares his knowledge in an original educational project (The School of Calligraphy).
Artist showcases Europe’s largest calligraphy work
As part of his project “Connect People Thru Art Beyond Borders”, the artist Masaaki Hasegawa (Tokyo, 1987) has devised the largest calligraphy work in Europe to date.
The Art of Islamic Calligraphy exhibition opened in Astana
Between February 14-28, 2019, the National Centre of Manuscripts and Rare Books of the Ministry of Culture and Sport in the Republic of Kazakhstan in cooperation with the Research Centre for Islamic History, Art and Culture (IRCICA) runs the exhibition named The Art of Islamic Calligraphy.
Renowned Chinese calligrapher and artist Shi Chengfeng donated two of his works to museum
The agreement for this donation was reached by Alexey Kharyutkin, Deputy Director of the Museum, who visited the artist's workshop during his trip around the People's Republic of China.
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Words Of Wisdom
For the largest part ill handwriting in the world is caused by hurry.
(Lewis Carroll)