News First Prev 54 55 56 57 58 Next Last November 2, 2015 Calligraphy exhibit comes to Wausau There's new writing on the walls at Marathon County Public Library. A Chinese calligraphy exhibit has been rolling through colleges across the Midwest, and is now making a stop in Wausau. More October 28, 2015 Calligraphy exhibition opens at the Yoshikawa Eiji Museum An exhibition of important calligraphy by Eiji Yoshikawa has opened at the museum created in the writer’s former residence. More October 26, 2015 Second batch of rare painting and calligraphy So rich is the Palace Museum's treasure-house of art that it is impossible to show it all at once. The collection's most valuable painting scroll, 'Along the River During the Qingming Festival', has just gone back into the vaults. But never mind, because a second batch of items is now on display as the museum continues to celebrate its 90th Anniversary. More October 23, 2015 Iyad Naja forms metal and concrete calligraphy stools for Dubai Design Week During the inaugural edition of Dubai Design Week, from October 26–31, 2015, the O’de Rose shop — a local boutique offering clothing, accessories, decor and artworks hosts an exhibition of contemporary furniture that riffs on the theme through a use of innovative materials, manufacturing methods and mélange between heritage and contemporary. More October 21, 2015 Volgograd holds a contest of Cyrillic calligraphy for the eighth time Twenty school students of Volgograd took part in a free-will contest on writing finesse. The calligraphy contest titled The Beauty and Wealth of the Russian Alphabet is held in the city for the eighth time. More October 19, 2015 “Shodō” (Japanese Calligraphy) Shodō is a traditional Japanese form of calligraphy using brush and ink that, like the kanji it artistically recreates, has its roots in China. It shares similarities with Chinese calligraphy, but is characterized by the combination of characters with Japanese kana, which were developed in the ninth century. Shodō works are highly valued as art, but the practice also has its philosophical side, influenced by Zen Buddhism. More October 16, 2015 The “Shamail: Word And Image” exhibition will premiere in Tajikistan The “Shamail: Word And Image” exhibition will open in Dushanbe on October 21st in the National Museum of Tajikistan. The exposition will feature some 50 printed shamails created in early 20th century from the collection of Mardjani Foundation for Support and Development of Research and Cultural Programs (Moscow). More October 14, 2015 Exhibition of Buryat-Mongol art in the Orda ethno gallery The exhibition presenting the versatile art of Buryat painters, sculptors and graphic artists will be running from October 13th to November 4th. Abstract paintings of Shura Dugarova, acrylic paintings of Zhargal Zomonov, brass sculptures of Bair Sundupov, Bayashalan Bazarov, Buyanto Oshorov, Tuyana Gumpylova and works of many other artists comprise the exposition More October 13, 2015 Days of Korean writing in Moscow An exhibition dedicated to the 25th anniversary of Russian-Korean diplomatic relations and to the Korean Alphabet Day opened in one of the exhibition halls of Arbat. More October 8, 2015 Mumbai to host exhibition on calligraphy in regional scripts To teach the value of literacy to craftspersons through artistic calligraphy in regional scripts, an exhibition titled "Akshara: Crafting Indian scripts" would be showcased here from October 8-18 More October 6, 2015 Inspired by calligraphy, the Montblanc Legend fragrance gets a makeover Writing instruments and calligraphy lie at the heart of Montblanc's DNA. These elements were a source of inspiration for the design of a new limited edition fragrance from the luxury brand called Montblanc Legend Calligraphy. More September 30, 2015 Chef learns to write calligraphy with his knife and ingredients A young chef from Chongqing has become an internet celebrity after learning how to write Chinese calligraphy with kitchen utensils and food instead of a traditional brush. More September 28, 2015 Freda Lee-McCann: Chinese calligraphy with a Western spin Whether it’s music, painting or sculpture – the arts are a universal language — transcending language and cultural barriers and bringing people together in a shared human experience More September 25, 2015 Calligraphy artist Pokras Lampas painted the roof of the Red October building A calligraphy artist from St. Petersburg Arseniy Pyzhenkov also known as Pokras Lampas created a calligraphy art piece on the roof of one of the buildings of the Red October facility in Moscow More September 23, 2015 Golzari will hold the 46th painting-calligraphy exhibition Arash Golzari Hosseini’s painting-calligraphy exhibition under the title of Iran’s Folk Art was held in Shiva Art Gallery, Tehran on September 16-22. More September 22, 2015 Kids learn Japanese calligraphy The Mughaider Child Centre organised a workshop for kids in Japanese calligraphy by Tankei, a professional calligraphy artist from Japan, on Sept.19. More September 18, 2015 The Power Station of Art presents Calligraphic time and space: Abstract Art in China The Power Station of Art in Shanghai, China, presents the exhibition Calligraphic Time and Space: Abstract Art in China until 22nd November 2015. The exhibition at the Power Station focuses on abstraction and its relationship with calligraphy with a contemporary point of view. It brings together 66 projects, and 174 works by 28 mainland Chinese artists More September 16, 2015 The treasures of Cambridge University Library’s Chinese collections added to the Digital Library The Cambridge Digital Library website http://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/collections/chinese) already hosts the works of Charles Darwin, Isaac Newton and Siegfried Sassoon, as well as unique collections on the Board of Longitude and the Royal Commonwealth Society. The oracle bones (ox shoulder blades and turtle shells) are one of the Library’s most important collections and are the earliest surviving examples of Chinese writing anywhere in the world. They record questions to which answers were sought by divination at the court of the royal house of Shang, which ruled central China between the 16th and 11th centuries BCE. More September 14, 2015 Chinese calligraphy masterpieces at MAM An exhibition featuring seals, calligraphy and paintings of two late Qing seal carving luminaries opens today at the Macau Museum of Art (MAM), called The Tension of Talent – Calligraphy, Painting and Seal Exhibition by Wu Rangzhi and Zhao Zhiqian. More September 11, 2015 A unique exhibition of Turkish calligraphy will open in Kazan On September 11th the Modern Turkish Calligraphy exhibition will open in the Kazan Kremlin Museum of Islamic Culture. For the first time, selected works of Turkish calligraphy masters will be brought to Russia. More September 9, 2015 The residents of Krasnoyarsk have been invited to learn calligraphy Krasnoyarsk Regional Research Library will host the Calligraphy for Everyone (16+) course. At the first introductory class, students will be presented with: the general idea of calligraphy, its main kinds, tools, and techniques. The students will also have a chance to use these tools themselves. More September 7, 2015 A chance for Tula citizens to learn calligraphy The Old Tula Apothecary club holds regular calligraphy workshops. Groups of three to four people are admitted to classes. More September 4, 2015 Students from Vladimir learned about Japanese culture Students of Vladimir State University learned the art of Japanese calligraphy and tasted authentic Japanese tea. The national traditions were demonstrated by the students from the Land of the Rising Sun who came to Vladimir for language practice. More September 2, 2015 Mandeville exhibit: Haiku + calligraphy = haiga “Ion Codrescu: Haiga Painting,” an exhibition of a Japanese genre that mixes image and haiku, is on view at the Mandeville Gallery through Nov. 29. More First Prev 54 55 56 57 58 Next Last