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SC Calligraphy Society makes ‘love cards’ for nursing homes
Members of the Calligraphy Society of Sun City love to write, and they especially love to write “love cards.” “I love making love cards, and I love the people here at the club,” said Cheryl Curtis, a club member Recently, 300 of the love cards were distributed at local nursing homes...
Egypt's Pioneer of Light Calligraphy
Artist Khadija El Ghawas speaks on the comforting and enriching art of light calligraphy and its impact on women. Known and practiced around the world, light calligraphy uses hand-held light and photographic techniques to capture movements of calligraphy within a real setting. Excited to be pioneer of a unique art blending words, 21-year-old female artist Khadija El Ghawas is bringing her new self-taught experience of modern calligraphy to Egypt.
The Metropolitan Museum Features Exhibition on Chinese Calligraphy by Akiko Yamazaki and Jerry Yang
A loan exhibition devoted entirely to Chinese calligraphy- including masterpieces by some of the most renowned practitioners in Chinese history is opened at The Metropolitan Museum of Art until August 27.
Students display their calligraphy talent
Govind Vidyalaya organized kid’s day, calligraphy and slogan writing competition on a school premises on Saturday. ‘Kid’s Day’ was celebrated on the Primary School premises.
Bishkek is to host a competition on calligraphy among schoolchildren
A competition on calligraphy (the art of beautiful writing) among high school students will take place on the Day of Slavic Writing and Culture in Bishkek. The competition will be held within the framework of the events dedicated to the celebration of the Day of Slavic Writing and Culture and the 215th anniversary of Russian poet Alexander Pushkin’ birth.
An exhibition of ancient books is to open in the Orenburg history museum
The Ancient Books: History and Mystery of Their Creation exhibition will be opened in Orenburg Governor's Regional History Museum on April 21st at 5 p.m. It includes exhibits from the fund of bibliographic rarities of the museum’s collection: original manuscripts of the 16th —19th centuries, folios' facsimile editions of the 11th century executed at a high polygraphic level.
An exhibition of Chinese painting and calligraphy is opened in Tokyo
An exhibition of Chinese painting and calligraphy is opened today at the Waseda University located in Tokyo, Japan. The exhibition features around one hundred works of over ten renowned Chinese painters and calligraphers.
Schools of Switzerland are to cancel connective writing
Teachers in most Swiss cantons advocate for the abolition of cursive writing for children. According to Spiegel, news network, it is too easy for schoolchildren to learn incoherent writing. Besides, it is remarked that printed letters are much more comfortable to read.
Iranian art achieves high records at London’s Bonhams
Various Iranian art pieces have fetched high prices at Bonhams sale of Islamic and Indian Art in the British capital, London. Hossein Zenderoudi’s acrylic work on canvas fetched £158,500 while the Iranian artist Mohammad Ehsaei’s calligraphic painting was sold for £92,500.
Foreigners get a lesson in Korean calligraphy
Aingeal O’Donoghue, the Irish ambassador to Korea, struggled to write down ‘ggot’, the Korean word meaning flower, during a calligraphy class held Tuesday at the French Cultural Institute in the Jung District, central Seoul.
Culture directorate urged to preserve calligrapher’s works
Some rare and precious art pieces illustrating popular couplets of Sufi poet Rahman Baba and Ghani Khan are on the verge of ruining as the authorities concerned have yet to come forward to preserve this national asset.
An exclusive master-class on Korean calligraphy
The only open master-class on Korean calligraphy was held at the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy on Sunday. The outstanding calligraphy artist Kim Jong Chil showed the guests of the event the art of work with special brushes on Korean paper “Hanji”.
Kim Jong Chil is back in Sokolniki
Russia – Asia Art Exhibition opened today at the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy. Within the framework of the project the main exhibits were some artworks by Kim Jong Chil, an outstanding calligraphy artist from South Korea, who held an exclusive master-class for the guests.
The mosque in Zlatoust will be decorated with engravings
The mosque in the city of Zlatoust will soon be one of a kind as it is to be decorated with engravings. Thus, artworks will ornament the inside premises of the building. It will include calligraphic inscriptions in Arabic. All the 99 names of Allah will be drawn on, which is considered a traditional decorative element.
Religious calligraphy to go on display at the Lichfield Cathedral exhibition
Examples of Jewish, Christian and Islamic calligraphy are set to go on display in Lichfield Cathedral. The exhibition will run from April 26nd to June 15th and feature sculpture, woodcarving digital animation and textile art, with some exhibits being created especially for the event.
Teaching the Significance of Calligraphy
Illegible prescriptions have always landed physicians in trouble. Here is one artist in town who is often approached by physicians secretly to improve their handwriting. Shanod Kumar, hailing from Kakkodi, promises to improve handwriting in just one week. While training students in painting, he also tries to improve their handwriting.
“Nun Wa al Qalam” Calligraphy Exhibition, Malaysia
Celebrating its 15th anniversary, the Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia (IAMM) in Kuala Lumpur launched the “Nun Wa al Qalam: Contemporary Muslim Calligraphy” exhibition on December 9th, 2013. The exhibition was officiated by The Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak and his wife, Rosmah Mansor.
Calligrapher Nicolas Ouchenir
Nicolas Ouchenir is a self-taught calligrapher from France. While working as a client manager in an art gallery, he started to copy signatures of renowned artists (Andy Warhol’s in particular) for fun and got captivated! Now Nicolas is one of the most popular calligraphers in the world. Moreover he owns a studio in the famous Parisian street Saint Honoré.
Bayan Accordion Harmonica festival is open in Sokolniki
The International festival and competition Bayan Accordion Harmonica kicked off today in the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy. The event was instituted by the Ministry of Culture of the Moscow Region and is held for students and postgraduates of Russian and foreign educational institutions.
Interactive master class on Japanese calligraphy
Last Sunday a master class on Japanese calligraphy was held at the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy. Yekaterina Nazarova, participant of the International Exhibition of Calligraphy project and specialist in hieroglyphic writing made a performance in front of the audience.
Trend: Calligraphy
Zen circles of Enzo and strokes of hieroglyphs are the kind of prints based on eastern calligraphy which now seem to be very trendy as they might be seen on spring-summer collections, as well as on clothes for cruises and travelling. These drawings are like an elegant addition to a long series of art influences that are so popular in this season.
A Japanese calligraphy master will hold a lesson in the Peter and Paul Fortress
A master class by a famous teacher of Japanese calligraphy, Isidzima Kaori, is to be held at the Peter and Paul Fortress in the small lecture hall (the Ioannovsky (John’s) ravelin, lecture hall, 2nd floor) on March 17th, 2014. The event will be held within the framework of From Pen to PC Exhibition with the support of the Consulate-General of Japan.
Calligraphic painting exhibition to raise funds for children with cancer
Babak Rashvand will put a collection of his calligraphic paintings on display in an exhibition, which will open at Seyhun Gallery on Friday, to raise funds for children with cancer.
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Words Of Wisdom
Calligraphy is the art of deliberate hieroglyphic corruption and transformation in order to reach natural harmony.