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Cyrillic Calligraphy Contest Held In Volgograd
Volgograd schoolchildren took part in the Beauty and Riches of the Russian Alphabet contest held as a part of the Russian Language Days celebration named in honour of academician Oleg Trubachev.
Tashi Mannox Gives a Meditative Approach to Creativity
One of the world's foremost calligraphy artists, his work is renowned for its innovative technique and concept, informed by two decades as a Tibetan Buddhist monk and acting to illuminate the ancient Buddhist wisdoms he absorbed there.
Workshop on Illumination
The Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy will be holding a workshop on letter illumination by Bas Vlam.
Museum tours for kids
On Saturday, October 8, a group of second-grade school students visited the museum together with their teacher. They came to spend a productive Saturday learning about the history of writing and the writing traditions of different civilizations.
New enrollment to calligraphy courses
The National School of Calligraphy announces new enrollment for winter calligraphy courses: the Basic course; Uncial and Slavic scripts; Pointed Pen; Lettering.
Lee Ungno and Calligraphic Abstraction in Europe
Lee Ungno Museum presents Lee Ungno and Calligraphic Abstraction in Europe, which explores the calligraphic abstract style of Henri Michaux, Georges Noël and a Korean-born French painter Lee Ungno within the context of modernist abstract painting. This exhibition links East Asian calligraphy and European abstract paintings in the art of Henri Michaux, Lee Ungno and Georges Noël.
Separated by 500 years — two precious basins and the Islamic artistry that unites them
Amid the splendour of the Arab Hall at Leighton House in West London, two Christie’s specialists discuss a 14th-century Mamluk brass basin and an exquisite ceramic imitation made in 19th-century France
International Letter Week opened in Novgorod
The Letter Week opened with 4 topical areas in the regional library, with the most notable being a calligraphy workshop. After a brief insight into the history of this art form, any visitor could depict a letter of their name on paper.
19 calligraphy artists to show skills
SHARJAH: A new exhibition and full programme of workshops themed around modern artistic interpretations of traditional Arabic calligraphy will take place at Sharjah Calligraphy Museum in partnership with the Emirates Society for Arabic Calligraphy & Islamic Ornamentation.
Portland Society for Calligraphy Preps for 'Letterfest'
Letterfest, the Oregon Calligraphy Conference returns October 22, and this year will be held by Portland Society for Calligraphy.
The Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy holds on to its tradition of holding charity museum tours
Last Thursday, September 29, Museum’s guide Irina Kornilova held a special museum tour for senior citizens under the care of the Yaroslavsky Social Service Centre.
Contemporary calligrapher Wang Dongling to give special performance at Vancouver Art Gallery
Renowned contemporary calligrapher Wang Dongling will conduct a live performance at the Vancouver Art Gallery on October 4 at 7 p.m.
Calligraphy Week at Confucius Institute of Belarusian National Technical University
Confucius Institute of Belarusian National Technical University held a calligraphy week dedicated to the great thinker's birthday anniversary. Anyone interested could try their hand.
Calligraphy and art exhibition opened in Khabarovsk
The first Far East exhibition of calligraphy opened in Khabarovsk, featuring pieces by Chinese and Russian artists. Residents of Khabarovsk are welcome to come and enjoy the works as well as to try their hand in this art form so popular in China.
Kazan residents will learn the basics of the Old Russian calligraphy
On September 25th both locals and guests of the capital of Tatarstan will get a chance to connect with domestic culture of the past ages – the old Russian calligraphy master-class will take place in Kazan.
September Must-see art – Chou Yao-Zong To Hold Chinese Calligraphy Solo Exhibition In Taiwan
Chou Yao-Zong, a renowned Chinese calligraphy artist has recently announced that he will be holding an exhibition in Taiwan Taipei. The exhibition will feature some of his best work and is sure to attract people from all across the world.
Classes in the Calligraphy School have started!
Classes in the National School of Calligraphy have started on September 13. For many it's been the first encounter with the art of calligraphy
From Font To Poster exhibition by Yuri Gulitov
From Font To Poster exhibition by Yuri Gulitov will take place in the Kroshitsky Art Museum in Sevastopol (Nakhimov Avenue 9) starting on September 15th.
Changes in the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy schedule
Please be advised that the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy will be closed for maintenance on September 16 and 20.
Changes in prices of particular services in The Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy
The Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy Administration would like to inform you that from 10.09.2016 the prices of several services changed
Russian calligraphy exhibition has opened in Yaroslavl
Flourishes and loops, perfect strokes and ovals: an exhibition of Russian calligraphy has opened in Yaroslavl Institute for Educational Development. This time among the presented ornamental writing there are only two works by the master Yuri Arutsev, the rest are the works of his students and examples of the 19th and early 20th century's writing. The teacher considers monograms and texts traced out by a child's hand especially valuable
Season opener at Etihad Modern Art Gallery examines the spirituality of calligraphy
The carefully executed strokes of black almost dance across the page, while the precise red squares, with occasional sections of white, balance the rhythm of the beautiful piece of calligraphic art.
A graphic designer Evgeny Dobrovinsky's exhibition is opening in Voronezh
The opening of the exhibition "Evgeny Dobrovinsky. Graphics " will be held today at 18:00 in the art gallery of the Voronezh Chamber Theater (Karl Marx st., 55a). Admission free.
On the 3rd of September the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy opened its doors for visitors again
The Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy presented to the visitors the renewed exposition On Saturday, September 3, 2016, the most welcome guests came to the exhibition. The magic of calligraphy creates a peculiar atmosphere in the halls, and the visitors couldn’t help feeling it. Everyone immersed in the festive mood
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Words Of Wisdom
Calligraphy is the art of both ideal writing and an ideal soul.