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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
In Memory of Jean Larcher
The world calligraphic community suffered a great loss. The life of an outstanding calligrapher of modernity and a great friend of the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy Jean Larcher, ended on January 17th, 2015.
Why It Is Useful To Hand-write
The Artist’s Book, a multi-number exhibition project of the International Craft Guild of Masters has been presented today in the Yugor Center of Cultural Initiatives. Petersburg artists talked to journalists and spoke about how to apprehend literature; explained why a paper book will not become extinct and why it is so necessary, and even fashionable in the capital, to hand-write and be a calligrapher.
Live Calligraphy Performance
The Russian artist calligrapher Pokras Lampas in collaboration with Nike Russia during Moscow Vogue Fashion Week made a 3-hour long live calligraphy performance for the history of Air Force 1, using different brushes and markers.
Calligraphy exhibit at The Gallery at the Casano Center in Roselle Park
“Poems That Touch the Heart," a solo exhibit of calligraphy by Roselle Park resident Ed Beissel, will run through to Feb. 13th, at The Gallery in the Casano Community Center, 314 Chestnut St. Roselle Park. There will be a reception to meet the artist on Wednesday, Jan 28th, from 5-7 p.m. The Casano Community Center and the Art Gallery hours are Monday–Thursday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Friday till 5 p.m.
Congratulations from calligraphers
In accordance with tradition on New Year’s Eve, the team of the International Exhibition of Calligraphy project receives congratulations from our members from all over the world. We want to share this beauty with you, lovers of the art of calligraphy.
A New Year address of the Director of the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy
Dear friends! On behalf of the team of the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy I congratulate you on New 2015 Year and Christmas! From year to year the number of people willing to learn the mystery of the art of calligraphy is increasing. More and more people come to study at the National School of Calligraphy at out museum.
Calligraphy to the Music
The Kharkov artist Alexey Chekal presents his exhibition Letters and Sounds. He creates his works under the influence of music. The author says that the project’s idea appeared unexpectedly. It became the final point of the lectures on calligraphy which Alexey Chekal held in Kharkov.
New Year Holidays in the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy
Dear friends! The Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy congratulates you on the coming New Year and informs you of the museum’s working hours before and during the holidays
Xu Bing Opens Solo Show at LACMA
Renowned Chinese artist Xu Bing opens "The Language of Xu Bing," his first solo presentation in Los Angeles on December 20th, showcasing the varied arc of his two decade-long career.
Calligraphy artist donates to a festival
Hst Al-Awaidi made a surprise visit to festival organisers at the Different Moons exhibition currently on show at The Whitaker gallery. A festival exploring the lives of Rossendale’s South Asian community was given a boost by a leading calligraphy artist.
Manuscript Funds Available For The Public At Ufa National Library
Unique Handwritten Books From the Library Funds exhibition was officially opened at Ahmed Zaki Validi National Library of the Republic of Bashkortostan. According to Aigul Yaparova, Press-secretary of the library, the first part of the exhibition is compiled of handwritten notebooks written in the 19th century by Gali Sokroi, a famous Bashkir religious figure, poet and educator. Eight notebooks of the educator reflect his activities in different genres: epistolary, poetry, prose and journalism.
Emperor Qianlong's Calligraphy Sold at 101 Million Yuan
A collection of scrolls containing four parts of the five-part calligraphy work Notes on White Pagoda Mountain was auctioned at the record price of 101 million yuan ($16.4 million) Tuesday night at the Poly International Auction in Beijing, as reported by the Global Times.
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Calligraphy is frozen poetry.