News First Prev 52 53 54 55 56 Next Last February 24, 2016 A master from a village near Krasnoyarsk creates gold calligraphy nibs A craftsman has settled down in a village in Kuraginsky district to create writing nibs of precious metals. Before moving to Krasnoyarsk region Andrey Teplov had lived in Yekaterinburg and worked in a gold and platinum company and at the same time in an orchestra. More February 20, 2016 New graduating class of the first level students in the National School of Calligraphy On 19 February 2016 the final class of the basic level students of the National School of Calligraphy was held. During that class the students were to create greeting cards for the coming holidays. More February 20, 2016 Working hours of the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy during the state holidays Dear friends! The Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy congratulates you on the coming holidays and announces the working hours for the period of the coming state holidays More February 20, 2016 The dates for the 6th International Exhibition of Calligraphy have been set The International Exhibition of Calligraphy is a major exhibition project dedicated to the art of calligraphy. The history of the International Exhibition of Calligraphy dates back to year 2008. Since then over 200 outstanding calligraphers from more than 60 countries around the globe have participated in our project. More February 19, 2016 Muslim artists' tile work graces Buenos Aires metro station On one section of wall at the Independencia metro station under the banner "Views from Spain", notable monuments of Andalusia are displayed, including the Great Mosque of Cordoba -- one of the oldest structures still standing from the time when Muslims ruled the region. More February 17, 2016 The workshops due to be held on February 21st are rescheduled to April 17th. Dear friends! Please note that the workshops “Writing traditions of Veliky Novgorod” have been rescheduled for April 17th, 2016. Workshop organizers and calligrapher Michail Danilov present their apologies for the inconvenience. More February 15, 2016 Carrying on the calligraphy tradition More than 200 people from various age groups took part in The Summit CNY Calligraphy Competition 2016 in conjunction with Chinese New Year. More February 12, 2016 A display of Vietnamese calligraphy The Calligraphy Writing Festival 2016, which is being held at the Lake of Literature in Hanoi has attracted a large number of visitors, including many youngsters. More February 11, 2016 Gift certificates froth the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy Dear friends! We are happy to announce that starting from February 2016 the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy launches a unique set of gift certificates. More February 10, 2016 Calligraphy exhibition “Soul Geometry” in Ufa Soul Geometry is the title of the exhibition recently opened in the Miras gallery in Ufa, Baskortostan, as part of the international art festival «Art of Islam». More February 8, 2016 A Teen Art Festival is held in Johor Baru to celebrate Chinese New Year Organised in collaboration with Iskandar Malaysia Youth Council and Johor State Tourism Department, the festival will kick off on February 12 with a calligraphy exhibition at White Box. More February 5, 2016 Personal exhibition of Oleg Yakhnin On February 4th a personal exhibition of the honoured artist of the Russian Federation Oleg Yakhnin opened in the marble palace in St. Petersburg. More February 4, 2016 Contemporary calligraphy exhibition underway at NAMOC Development of the Chinese calligraphy can’t be separated from studying the techniques of the predecessors, and divert from the principles of the art. Only by sticking to the basis of heritage, can calligraphy be innovative. More February 1, 2016 Young world-famous calligrapher from Arkhangelsk presents his works in Dobrolyubov Library On January 31st the Week of Contemporary Calligraphy started in Arkhangelsk Regional Library named after N.A. Dobrolyubov. More January 29, 2016 Unknown calligraphy by novelist Soseki revealed at Tokyo college Exalted novelist Natsume Soseki was also adept at calligraphy, and a previously unknown set of classic Chinese poems he scribed has been acquired by the Tokyo university he attended. More January 27, 2016 Passionate calligrapher makes 10 feet long ink brush to perform street art A passionate Chinese calligrapher has spent a month making a gigantic writing brush and hopes to set a new world record with it. More January 25, 2016 The first in Russia! The one and only in Russia Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy dedicated to the art o fine writing is located in Sokolniki Park, in one of the pavilions of Sokolniki Exhibition and Convention Centre. The beautiful nature of the old Moscow park helps bring the right peaceful mood and sets one’s mind for the contemplation of calligraphy masterpieces. More January 22, 2016 Enrollment to the National School of Calligraphy You can still join the adult groups at the National School Of Calligraphy working on the base of the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy. We invite students to apply for the 1st, 2nd and 4rd levels of calligraphy and lettering courses. More January 19, 2016 Lettering workshop On Sunday 17.01.2016 the Contemporary Museum Of Calligraphy hosted a workshop on lettering conducted by Artyom Lebedev, teacher of the National School of Calligraphy and member of the National Union of Calligraphers. More January 18, 2016 Artistic strokes of Chinese heritage The Lion-Parkson Foundation (LPF), together with Tsinghua University from Beijing, China and Tunku Abdul Rahman University (UTAR), recently organised a calligraphy competition to promote Chinese art and culture in Malaysia. More January 12, 2016 New edition of the book “Visible Word” by Dmitry Petrovsky The Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy congratulates member of the National Union of Calligraphers, member of Saint Petersburg Union of Artists, and of the Union of Designers of Russia, Professor of Font and Calligraphy Course at St. Petersburg State University, College of Arts under the Faculty of Philology Dmitry Ilyich Petrovsky on the occasion of putting to press his third monograph on the art of fonts “Visible Word” More January 11, 2016 Tyumen is search of its best calligraphers The “Copybook Maxims” contest of Russian calligraphy is held in Tyumen within the framework of the winter festival of popular culture “Slavyansky Bazaar 2016”. Everyone can participate, regardless of age. Preliminary results will be drawn on the Day of Handwriting (January 23rd), and the final results will be announced during the Slavyansky Bazaar festival at the beginning of February. More December 31, 2015 The New Year Speech 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 the New Year of 2016! More December 30, 2015 Sacred Texts through the Eyes of Contemporary Artists at the Peter and Paul Fortress The exhibition Sacred Texts through the Eyes of Contemporary Artists opened on the 24th of December at the recently renovated hall of the Tsar Bastion of the Peter and Paul Fortress. More First Prev 52 53 54 55 56 Next Last