News First Prev 59 60 61 62 63 Next Last November 19, 2014 Calligraphy Exhibition Open In Ulan Bator Today Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj, President of Mongolia, attended the opening of an exhibition devoted to the best art works in calligraphy executed in the style of an old Mongolian script, which is considered to be one of Mongolia’s written languages. This year the exhibition is to be held for the fifth time. More November 17, 2014 Artist uses eye socket to create astonishing calligraphy A Chinese artist has created astonishing calligraphy paintings by using his eye to guide the paintbrush. Sichuan Province art shop owner Chen Xiang stopped using his hands to create his masterpieces — instead uses a paintbrush lodged into his eye socket. More November 14, 2014 Masterpieces of modern Islamic Calligraphy in Moscow The exhibition of works made by the winners and finalists participated in the Jameel Prize International competition in the field of design and arts is still running at the New Manege Moscow State Exhibition Hall. More November 10, 2014 Hebrew calligraphy adorns Tucsonan’s art Tucsonan Carolee Asia will be the featured artist at the Tohono Chul Park Welcome Gallery Nov. 14th through to Feb. 15th. In her colourful cut paper collages, “I enjoy the play of images on all kinds of structures such as cubes and vases, platters and gourds,” Asia says in her artist’s statement. More November 7, 2014 Tashi Mannox At The Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy Tashi Mannox, a famous master of Tibetan calligraphy was on a visit to Moscow from October 24th to November 3rd. He performed an open session and gave a master class on the Tibetan Calligraphy Art: The Role of The Tibetan Written Language from The Country of Saints and Snow, at the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy on November 2nd. More November 5, 2014 Famous Chinese Calligrapher Sun Dunxiu Visited Saint-Petersburg Famous Chinese Calligrapher Sun Dunxiu Visited Saint-Petersburg The guest from China delivered a lecture and performed for everyone in love with the ancient culture of calligraphy. More October 31, 2014 Calligraphy Contest in Georgia The Georgian National Centre of Manuscripts operated under the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia announced the Georgian Calligraphy contest on Tuesday. More October 29, 2014 St. John's Cathedral to host massive St. John's Heritage Edition Bible Two volumes of the Heritage Edition of the St. John's Bible is available for viewing from this Sunday, Oct. 26, at Spokane's historic St. John's Cathedral. The Heritage Edition is a high-quality copy of the original St. John's Bible, the illuminated manuscript created by calligrapher Donald Jackson. More October 28, 2014 Creatively calligraphed Lahore based artist Mohammad Ali Talpur explores the many facets of a single word. Alif, the first word in the Arabo-Persian script, the letter that stands for literacy and knowledge and is the revealed word, is an epitome of divine simplicity. A single vertical line, alif or aleph is the mystical line that unites the mundane with the sacred, with this world and the one above us, it rises to meet the ultimate reality. More October 23, 2014 Master class on Tibetan calligraphy by Tashi Mannox Next Sunday (on November 2nd) the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy will welcome Tashi Mannox, a famous master of Tibetan calligraphy and participant of the International Exhibition of Calligraphy project. More October 22, 2014 An Eight-Meter Quran Was Presented In Qatif An exhibition of the Quran, which demonstrates unique copies of the Holy Scripture of the Muslims, opened in Qatif, Saudi Arabia. Thus, among the exhibits there are: a 10 kg Quran, an 8-meter high Quran and one of the copies was written over 700 years ago. Some samples are translations of the main Islamic book into different languages, including the font of Louis Braille. More October 20, 2014 The International Exhibition Of Calligraphy And Fine Arts Unveiled In Vladivostok The International Exhibition of Calligraphy and Fine Arts was opened at the Arseniev State Museum of Primorsky on Friday, October 17th. The exhibition of the Society for Indian Classical Arts (SICA) got under one roof quite a large number of people really admiring the art direction, which doesn’t seem that popular. More October 17, 2014 Exhibition project "Jameel Award" in the Arena (Manege) For the first time ever the British Victoria and Albert Museum has brought to Russia the Jameel Prize Exhibition Project, dedicated to Islamic art. More October 13, 2014 Playing With The Surf In The Sea Of Ink Playing With The Surf In The Sea Of Ink exhibition of works by a Chinese calligrapher Wang Lianghu will be opened in the Chinese Cultural Center in Moscow at 7 pm on October 14th. The exhibition is organized within the framework of the 65th anniversary of the diplomatic relations establishment between China and Russia. More October 10, 2014 Calligraphy society opens three-day exhibition at Ngee Ann Cultural Centre The Shicheng Calligraphy and Seal-Carving Society celebrated its 20th anniversary with an exhibition of calligraphy works at Ngee Ann Cultural Centre on Saturday. More October 8, 2014 The International Exhibition of Calligraphy To Open In Primorye The Primorskiy museum and the International Cultural & Arts Exchange Association (ICA) with support of the Japanese center in Vladivostok are opening an exhibition of calligraphy at 6 pm on October 17th. More October 6, 2014 Famous Tibetan Calligraphy Master Tashi Mannox To Visit Moscow By invitation of the Foundation for Contemplative Studies Tashi Mannox, a famous Tibetan calligraphy master will be visiting Moscow from October 24th to November 3rd, 2014. More October 3, 2014 Arabian Culture: Ancient Traditions and the Present Days Exhibition to open in Kazan Arabian Culture: Ancient Traditions and the Present Days Exhibition will be unveiled in the Friendship House of the People of Tatarstan on October 6th. The event is organized by the Union of Arab Students in Tatarstan in order to attract more attention to Arabian culture. More October 2, 2014 First Calligraphy and Painting Exhibition to Open at the Presidential Library An official opening of the first exhibition by Chinese calligraphers will take place at the Presidential Library named after Boris Yeltsin in Saint Petersburg on October 2nd. It will present seventy five works by famous Chinese masters. More September 29, 2014 Istanbul hosts largest meeting of calligraphers Istanbul has remained the center of calligraphy, a traditional Islamic art, since the well-known calligrapher Sheikh Hamdullah contributed so much to promote this traditional art to its peak. A recent event reaffirmed Istanbul’s position for calligraphy. The ‘International meeting of Calligraphy’, a three-day event organized by IRCICA has the motto “The Holy Quran was received in Mecca, read in Egypt and written in Istanbul.” More September 26, 2014 Beijing Style, the 1st exhibition of famous Chinese artists in Russia Beijing Style Exhibition, The Achievement Of China’s Dream, The 1st Exhibition Of A Hundred Artists’ Artworks And Of An International Boutique In Calligraphy And Painting In 2014 is a large-scale exhibition of calligraphy and painting. The exhibition is organized by: the Cultural Exchange Society in Beijing... More September 25, 2014 The Kazan Center of Arabic Calligraphy is looking for students The Centre of Arabic Calligraphy, working on the basis of the Russian Islamic University announces new enrolment to study in the new academic year. The students will have Ramil Nasybullov as a teacher. This very well-known calligrapher has been learning this art abroad for many years. The enrolment is based on interview results. More September 23, 2014 The mystery of personal handwriting in Larisa Drygval’s master-class Another master-class titled Usual Handwriting as the Mirror of Soul by expert-graphologist Larisa Drygval was held last Sunday at the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy. More September 18, 2014 Changes to the Museum’s working hours Dear friends! Due to the conducting of an exhibition, the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy will be closed to the public on September 19th, 2014. We will resume normal operations starting with September 20th, 2014. More First Prev 59 60 61 62 63 Next Last