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Calligraphy conference set for late June in Swannanoa
A Show Of Hands 2016, the 35th annual international calligraphy conference, will be held June 25-July 2 at Warren Wilson College. This is the first time that this conference will be staged in a southeastern U.S. city. Several local calligraphers (known informally as scribes) lobbied hard to get this prestigious event here and have been active in planning it, according to a press release from the conference.
Workshop: Japanese calligraphy and Ikebana
On April, 10 at 02.00 pm the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy will hold a workshop on Japanese calligraphy and the art or Ikebana.
Calligraphy contest winners off to Beijing
The Lion-Parkson Tsinghua Calligraphy Competition 2016 saw winners from different categories showcasing their winning pieces at the Calligraphy, Cultural and Learning Centre in Tsinghua University in Beijing, China.
Bengaluru City's Mr. Write Opens Calligraphy Museum
It is not where you live, but what you do that matters,” says Professor K C Janardhan who has a unique museum inside his home for handwriting and calligraphy.
The Trappist monk whose calligraphy inspired Steve Jobs — and influenced Apple’s designs
Robert Palladino’s name appears nowhere in Steve Jobs’s lengthy authorized biography, but he had an enduring influence on Jobs and the business empire he erected.
Classes in the National School of Calligraphy
On March 17, new calligraphy courses for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd level students started in the National School of Calligraphy at the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy.
Exhibition of rare Persian calligraphy opens in Sharjah
A collection of most exquisite and rarely seen examples of Islamic calligraphy has gone on display at Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilization on Wednesday. 'Rhythm & Verses – Persian Calligraphy' from the Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia includes Quranic verses, spiritual sayings, poems and official declarations as composed by the most famous Persian calligraphers of all time.
Sonoma Valley Museum of Art unveils two new exhibits
Opening Friday, March 18 at the Sonoma Valley Museum of Art (CA, USA) is new exhibit titled “Modern Twist: Contemporary Japanese Bamboo Sculpture,” which explores the innovative shape bamboo art has taken since the mid-20th century.
Kemerovo had its first calligraphy workshop
A workshop titled “An introduction to Calligraphy” was held in Kemerovo, Kuzbas region, over the last weekend. Dr. phil., art therapist Dmitry Turnov from Saint Petersburg arrived at the capital of Kuzbas Region to show the participants of the workshop most popular medieval scripts and contemporary scripts for broad-nib pen, pointed pen and paintbrush.
A master from Novosibirsk created the smallest book in the world
The miniature artist from Novosibirsk Vladimir Aniskin explained that on the edge of a poppy grain he had placed a golden plate on which he had arranged the microbook at the top and separate pages at the bottom for people to see.
Greeting cards for the 8th of March from the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy
On the occasion of the International Women’s Day the team of the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy prepared a special happening: during the whole day visitors of the Oldtimer Gallery could watch calligraphers signing custom calligraphy greeting cards.
Happy Women’s Day!
The team of the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy heartily congratulates all the ladies on the spring holiday of the International Women’s Day!
Working hours of the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy during the state holidays
Dear friends! The Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy congratulates you on the coming holidays and announces the working hours for the period of the coming state holidays
Changes in the National School of Calligraphy course programme
Dear friends! In March the study programme of the National School of Calligraphy will change.
A charitable excursion in the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy
On the first day of spring, the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy welcomed those in ward of the Ramenki Social Service Centre.
Foreign envoys get lesson in calligraphy
The Corea Image Communication Institute welcomed 60 foreign diplomats and opinion leaders with a calligraphy class Tuesday night, marking the opening of the 21st Korea Culture Quotient Program.
Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy. Everything about the handwritten book
On February 27, at 12.40 the Kultura TV channel will screen an item of the “Pryanichny Domik” (“Gingerbread Cottage”) TV show dedicated to manuscript books. The item was shot in the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy.
A master from a village near Krasnoyarsk creates gold calligraphy nibs
A craftsman has settled down in a village in Kuraginsky district to create writing nibs of precious metals. Before moving to Krasnoyarsk region Andrey Teplov had lived in Yekaterinburg and worked in a gold and platinum company and at the same time in an orchestra.
New graduating class of the first level students in the National School of Calligraphy
On 19 February 2016 the final class of the basic level students of the National School of Calligraphy was held. During that class the students were to create greeting cards for the coming holidays.
Working hours of the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy during the state holidays
Dear friends! The Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy congratulates you on the coming holidays and announces the working hours for the period of the coming state holidays
The dates for the 6th International Exhibition of Calligraphy have been set
The International Exhibition of Calligraphy is a major exhibition project dedicated to the art of calligraphy. The history of the International Exhibition of Calligraphy dates back to year 2008. Since then over 200 outstanding calligraphers from more than 60 countries around the globe have participated in our project.
Muslim artists' tile work graces Buenos Aires metro station
On one section of wall at the Independencia metro station under the banner "Views from Spain", notable monuments of Andalusia are displayed, including the Great Mosque of Cordoba -- one of the oldest structures still standing from the time when Muslims ruled the region.
The workshops due to be held on February 21st are rescheduled to April 17th.
Dear friends! Please note that the workshops “Writing traditions of Veliky Novgorod” have been rescheduled for April 17th, 2016. Workshop organizers and calligrapher Michail Danilov present their apologies for the inconvenience.
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