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My Friends the Books
A book exhibition titled “Children of Mind and Faith” opened in Kalyga Museum of Local History with an underlying message that e-books won’t take over paper books yet.
Japanese calligraphy workshops in Shelehov
The Centre for the Artistic Development of Children and Youth in Shelehov (Irkutsk region) has become the venue for workshops on Japanese calligraphy.
The National School of Calligraphy announces enrollment to a new Lettering course
The National School of Calligraphy at the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy announces new enrollment to the new course of one of the most popular disciplines among professionals and amateurs: Lettering.
A calligraphy workshop for citizens of Kirov
On December 19th the author of “Vyatka’s Azbuka” exhibition Andrey Drachenkov will hold a calligraphy workshop for kids: with the help of wooden printing characters they will create compositions and ornaments.
Calligraphy courses in Trafford
Manchester artist Rosana Ibarrola, is bringing the beauty of the written word to the people of Trafford, with the launch of ‘Love Calligraphy’. Rosana and her business partner and fellow designer, Alejandra Gonaldi, are holding series of courses and workshops in Altrincham and Sale in early 2016.
Calligraphy festival in India
Callifest 2015 has been organized at Pt Jawaharlal Nehru Cultural Centre in Pune.
Afanasy Kulikov fine art exhibition and contest finished in Kaluga
The official ceremony was held last Friday in the exhibition hall of Kaluga Museum of Fine Arts. For more than two weeks it had been the venue for an exhibition showcasing 72 artworks, some of them created by renowned artists such as Vladislav Sobinkov, Tatiana Duhanova, Viktor Strahov.
A month of studies has passed
Studies in the children’s group of the National School of Calligraphy continue.
Contemporary Calligraphy
One art form currently taking over lives of artists is calligraphy. Although it started as early as the first century, this art of producing decorative handwriting or lettering continues to flourish in the form of event invitations, commissioned calligraphic art, graphic designs and whatnot.
The 10th Primorsky Regional Calligraphy Contest held in Vladivostok
On November, 28th the final stage of the 10th Primorsky Regional Calligraphy Contest was held at the Confucius Institute at the Far Eastern Federal University.
A Chinese teacher punishes students making them write hieroglyphs 1000 times
Wang Sijun, who teaches at a university in Sichuan province, doesn’t like his students to be late for his classes.
Calligraphy workshop to be held in Sakhalin Regional Research Library
On November 29th at 2.00 pm the Information center of international cooperation of the Sakhalin Regional Research Library will host a calligraphy workshop.
Humble Hayes brushes aside competition
Some seek adrenaline-filled hobbies while others like Michael Hayes, a maths tutor, found the artistic skills required for calligraphy a more relaxing pastime.
Algerian Calligrapher Wins Sultan Qaboos Award for Culture, Arts and Literature
The Sultan Qaboos Award for Culture, Arts and Literature was given to, in the field of calligraphy, Algerian Mohamed Bensaid Cherifi, said Wednesday the Sultan Qaboos Higher Center for Culture and Sciences, cited by the Omani press.
Calligraphy courses for children
Introduction to the art of calligraphy. Getting to know the art of calligraphy. Basic instruments and materials for calligraphy. Posture, hand and body positioning.
An exhibition of calligraphy works on display at Xinhua
A solo exhibition of more than 200 calligraphy works by Professor Pei-kai Cheng is on display at the Xinhua Center of the Shanghai Xinhua Distribution Group until November 20.
New Enrollment to the Calligraphy School
The administration of the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy and the National School of Calligraphy announces a new enrollment to adult groups.
Chinese painting and calligraphy coming to Jakarta
At the request of Chinese president Xi Jinping, who first proposed the idea of a 21st century “maritime silk road” when speaking in Indonesia in 2013, PT Bauing Construction Indonesia has initiated a Chinese painting and calligraphy exhibition, set to be held in Balai Kartini, Jakarta, later this month.
School students in Moscow are invited to participate in the ‘The Shape of The Letter’ calligraphy contest
Within the framework of the Year of Literature in Russia the City Methodological centre of the Moscow Department of Education will conduct the Shape Of The Letter calligraphy contest for the school students of the 6ths to 9ths grades.
The first lesson of the children’s group
The first lesson of the children’s calligraphy course was held last Saturday at the National school of calligraphy. As the lesson began the students were presented with Young Calligrapher’s Package containing the instruments and materials necessary for studying.
A different form of calligraphy
A very different form of calligraphy emerged at the Chawkandi Art Gallery in a show titled, ‘Other Histories’, a collaborative project with Tariq Ali, a British-Pakistani writer and journalist.
Workshop in calligraphy being offered at library
This month’s Picture This hands-on workshop, to be held Saturday, November 7, will feature the art of calligraphy. The event will be held at the Edith B. Siegrist Vermillion Public Library.
Calligraphy exhibit comes to Wausau
There's new writing on the walls at Marathon County Public Library. A Chinese calligraphy exhibit has been rolling through colleges across the Midwest, and is now making a stop in Wausau.
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Words Of Wisdom
Calligraphy is a remedy and mental gymnastics.