International Exhibition of Calligraphy: back to the classics
The exhibition is organized by the MVK International Exhibition Company. It is headed by the Director General and Chairman of the Board of Directors of MVK, Alexey Shaburov.
The International Exhibition of Calligraphy is aiming to tell about the art of calligraphy to everyone interested (artists, students of art institutes, and schools, the public).
The visitors of the exhibition can try themselves in this beautiful art. They will be offered to participate in master-classes and art exercises, visit different interesting conferences. The framework of the exhibition includes the opening of a new Mobile museum displaying the rarest and not-yet-known samples of script. The International Exhibition of Calligraphy is one of a few opportunities to look at the history and main trends of the art of calligraphy.
The project will be first presented on September 16, 2008, in St.Petersburg, and then at the Equiros-South (the equestrian exhibition), from October 3-6 it will be shown in Rostov-on-Don, and from November 18 to 21 one can see the exhibition at the State Duma (the Parliament of the Russian Federation).
Source: Udacha Expo newspaper (No.3, 2008)