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Master classes at the International Exhibition of Calligraphy
Last Sunday, at the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy there were two master classes organised and held for the guests of the exhibition.
The 5th International Exhibition of Calligraphy is open!
Today at the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy there was a gala opening of the exhibition. The event was attended by the famous calligraphers, embassies representatives, educational and cultural specialists.
Russian, American and Chinese calligraphers on the eve of the opening of the 5th International Exhibition of Calligraphy in Moscow
Russian, American and Chinese calligraphers on the eve of the opening of the V International Exhibition of Calligraphy in Moscow
The press-conference of the 5th International Exhibition of Calligraphy
The press-conference of the 5th International Exhibition of Calligraphy will begin at 14.00 on Friday 13th of March, 2015.
Shamail of My Family Campaign Runs In Tatarstan
Shamail means “quality and dignity” in Arabic, in Persian – “holy painting” or “image”. This kind of visual art is called a phenomenon of Muslim culture. - “The most important thing in making a shamail is to pass through the necessary training. The training takes a few years, just like an institute.
Exposition At The Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy Gets New Design
Dear friends! From March 10th – 13th, 2015 The Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy will be closed for redesigning of the exposition in view of the 5th International Exhibition of Calligraphy opening on March 14th, 2015.
The Howling Success Of Sergey Shikhachevsky’s Master Class
A master class on ceramic calligraphy by Sergey Shikhachevsky was successfully held on the premises of the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy last Sunday, on March 1st, 2015. During the master class, the participants got to know about the history of ceramic calligraphy, learned about the difference between the Latin and Cyrillic fonts.
Kids learn unique calligraphy style from Chinese artist
Dozens of fifth graders kneeled on a cushion and wielded their brushes, making long and careful strokes with black ink over a thin parchment. Though the students’ calligraphy looked like complex Chinese characters, their writing was easily legible because it was actually English.
The Cathedral of Vasily the Blessed Introduces the Origins of Russian Literature to Children
It has been a few years since Pokrovsky Cathedral (The Cathedral of Vasily the Blessed) gives educational sessions for kids and their parents on weekends. The cathedral tour is dedicated to the history of this medieval monument, where sightseers literally take the information about it from the inscriptions on icons and wall paintings.
Historic calligraphies under restoration
Among thousands of artworks in the Turkish Calligraphy Arts Museum, affiliated with the General Directorate of Foundations, 563 are being restored by a team of 20 experts. Foundations General Director Adnan Ertem said the museum, located in the Beyazıt Madrasah of the Bayezid II Mosque, is undergoing a restoration process.
Graffiti Artist Graces Snow-Covered Cars with Beautiful Calligraphy in New York City
Art is a universal language that spans across the world in the most beautiful mediums we know, from charcoal to graphite, watercolors to oil paints. One anonymous, New York-based graffiti artist known as 'Faust' has chosen nature as his medium and snow as his paints.
An Exhibition of Calligraphy In Ulan-Ude
An exhibition of Buryat-Mongolian calligraphy called “Tengeriin besheg” (A letter of Heaven) will open at Sampilov Republican Art Museum on February 24th. This is a unique opportunity to attend master classes and order any inscriptions from famous calligraphers of Greater Mongolia.
A Master-class On Japanese Calligraphy For The Residents of Sakhalin
A master-class on Japanese calligraphy was held on the premises of Sakhalin Regional Universal Scientific Library in collaboration with the Consulate General of Japan in the city of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk on September 12th.
Rediscovering Korea through calligraphy
Calligraphy represents not only where we come from but also who we are. It is an essential part of all palace buildings and gates in the long history of Korea and can still be found today.
3D Calligraphy Jumps Off the Page
Turkish graphic designer Tolga Girgin has a passion for calligraphy, but her lettering has a look that’s all together different. Using an assortment of perspective trickery, she uses pens and pencils to give her old-school lettering a whole new angle – one that would have you believe each letter was pealing off the paper or hovering above it.
Iran opens inlay, calligraphy exhibition in Moscow
The exhibition hosts 50 inlay and calligraphic artwork by Mehdi Tousi and Hadi Rowshanzamir in the Russian Federation National Library Oriental Literature Center main hall. The opening ceremony was attended by authorities and dignitaries of Russian culture and public interested in Iranian art and culture, and Iranian nationals residing in Moscow.
Beijing Announced Results of The First Chinese Calligraphy By Firm Pen Competition
The results of the First Chinese Calligraphy By Firm Pen Competition were announced in Beijing on Tuesday. Thirty-six laureates have been selected from thousands of contestants from Russian-speaking countries and regions.
Computers instead of pens: American students don’t study handwriting anymore
The ability to write is one of the basic elements of human life. However, there is a risk for future generations as they can completely forget how to use pens and pencils. According to regulations in the USA, calligraphy lessons are only given in kindergarten and at first grade.
MCA Youth To Organise CNY Calligraphy And Drawing Contest
Selangor MCA Youth will organise a calligraphy and colouring contest on Feb 8th, in conjunction with the Chinese New Year celebrations this year. MCA Youth chief Senator Chong Sin Woon said the competition with the theme 'Welcome Year of the Goat' would be held at SJK (C) Pandamaran 'B' in Selangor, and open to all Malaysians, regardless of race.
Bait Muzna marks 15 years with a calligraphy painting exhibition
Bait Muzna Gallery is hosting a calligraphy painting exhibition, '15/15' by artist Sabah Arbilli to mark its 15th anniversary. The exhibition that began on Tuesday is also commemorating Arbilli's 15 years of working with Arabic calligraphy. Arbilli has put up 21 works on display at the exhibition.
Line Drawn on Claimed Corruption in Calligraphy
In Chinese culture, calligraphy holds a hallowed status. In ancient times, emperors, mandarins and poets prized the skill of using ink and a brush to render words, texts and poems on paper with such vigor and grace that the complex characters of written Chinese became an art form of their own.
Yaroslavl Regional Library to Show Author’s Calligraphy
The exhibition ‘Russian Calligraphy and Ligature. Author’s School of Yuri Ivanovich Arutsev’ will open in the conference hall of the Universal Scientific Library of the Yaroslavl region named after N.A. Nekrasov at 16 o’clock on January, 24.
Covington Design Studio to Host Calligraphy Workshops
On January 31st, Covington design studio Durham Brand & Co. will host the first of two calligraphy workshops led by DAAP graduate and Chicago-based letterer, designer, and calligrapher, Jenna Blazevich. Blazevich, who studied fashion and graphic design at the University of Cincinnati
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Words Of Wisdom
Calligraphy — the written beauty of feelings.