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Open Day at the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy
Last weekend the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy declared Open Day dedicated to the first 2012 intake at the National School of Calligraphy. All day entrance to the museum was free.
World’s Largest Holy Quran Calligraphy Inaugurated in Kabul
The inauguration ceremony for the world’s largest hand written Holy Quran was formally launched in the presence of high level Afghan government delegation, key religious figures, religious clerics, scholars and a huge audience of the Afghans in capital Kabul on Thursday.
Rare Handwritten Letter by Ludwig van Beethoven
A rare handwritten letter by German composer Ludwig van Beethoven complaining about illness and a lack of money has turned up at a northern German institute as part of a bequest, causing excitement among lovers of the musical genius.
Calligrapher to Break Records with Poetry Work
A unique poetry book made by calligrapher Tran Quoc An (Ha Noi) is expected to be recognized by the Guinness Book of Viet Nam. The book contains 143 poems written by Professor Hoang Quang Thuan.
Lettering the Canvas
The art works spun around Arabic calligraphy weave a meta narrative of sorts. While the letters are etched out in the most artful manner, they are also placed in an artscape that compliment the literal meaning embodied in them.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
On behalf of the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy team I want to wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Group Painting Exhibition Opens at Rawalpindi Arts Council
Rawalpindi Arts Council (Pakistan) organized a Group Painting Exhibition Tuesday in which 21 students from painting and calligraphy class of RAC participated.
Window Painter's Good Cheer
If you are spending some time of holiday season eating enchiladas verdes at Taco Taco Café, you could see a guy who walks up to the glass front door and instead of coming in, he pulls out a brush and paints “Merry Christmas” on it in calligraphy so perfect it looks computer-generated.
How To Help Kids Plan Christmas Party?
Christmas festivities are more for your kids than for you, so do not spoil their fun by tugging them along to adult parties.
LetterSchool, a handwriting game for the little ones
New iOS game for kids released – LetterSchool. It is advertised like the coolest handwriting game for iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch.
East meets West in Calligraphy Art
If you live near Johor Bahru, Malaysia, you can feast your eyes on the captivating works of well-known calligraphy artist Wong Thian Fong, 67. He is having a three-day solo exhibition.
Friendship and Cooperation Between the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy and the Swiss Embassy in Russia is Underway
Friday really made the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy and the International Exhibition of Calligraphy team’s day bringing fairly good and quite important news – desire for further cooperation confirmed by an official letter of thanks from the Embassy of Switzerland in Russia.
Holiday Workshop Class at the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy
Last Saturday, Artyom Lebedev, calligrapher and typographer held a workshop class on decorating Christmas and New Year cards at the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy.
Another Graduation From the National School of Calligraphy
Last classes traditionally were held in the National School of calligraphy at the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy.
Calligraphic Exhibition to Mark Islamic New Year
To mark the arrival of the Islamic year 1433, an exuberant exhibition of Islamic calligraphy has been arranged by Gallery Louvre in Islamabad.
Love of great art depends on what we're told
Many of us like to think that our deep appreciation of great art demonstrates sophisticated and refined tastes, although others have long had their suspicions.
Calligraphy Helps Share a Piece of Your Heart with the World Around You
Do you feel that you have a calligrapher’s or an artist’s creative potential, but do not know how to tell others about yourself?
In Praise of Handwritten Notes
There are still those who regard the handwritten note as different: It is more than the sum of its words.
Canberra's National Library Exhibits Handwritten Artworks
The handwriting can be so beautiful it's an artwork in itself.
Geometry Merged with Calligraphy at the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy
Сalligrapher Andrei Sannikov hosted the workshop class on Gothic script and Russian Cyrillic ornate lettering at the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy on November, 27.
Mirrors of Time
Paintings are mirrors; they are accurate because art captures momentary feelings, surpassing the lagging thought and then putting all the emotions, thoughts, and time together.
Spiritually Charged Art That Heals
Walk into the Sherman Gallery and the first thing you’re likely to notice is that the walls seem to pulsate with color.
Calligraphy: the art that's a casualty of modern times
Dr Jamal Naja meets Robert Fisk in a coffee shop just down the road from his home in Alamuddin Street, a quiet, almost mischievous face, greying hair, and he lays - with great care - a black packet on the table in front of him.
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Words Of Wisdom
Calligraphy is a kind of music not for the ears, but for the eyes.
(V. Lazursky)