News First Prev 58 59 60 61 62 Next Last January 26, 2015 Line Drawn on Claimed Corruption in Calligraphy In Chinese culture, calligraphy holds a hallowed status. In ancient times, emperors, mandarins and poets prized the skill of using ink and a brush to render words, texts and poems on paper with such vigor and grace that the complex characters of written Chinese became an art form of their own. More January 22, 2015 Yaroslavl Regional Library to Show Author’s Calligraphy The exhibition ‘Russian Calligraphy and Ligature. Author’s School of Yuri Ivanovich Arutsev’ will open in the conference hall of the Universal Scientific Library of the Yaroslavl region named after N.A. Nekrasov at 16 o’clock on January, 24. More January 19, 2015 Covington Design Studio to Host Calligraphy Workshops On January 31st, Covington design studio Durham Brand & Co. will host the first of two calligraphy workshops led by DAAP graduate and Chicago-based letterer, designer, and calligrapher, Jenna Blazevich. Blazevich, who studied fashion and graphic design at the University of Cincinnati More January 19, 2015 In Memory of Jean Larcher The world calligraphic community suffered a great loss. The life of an outstanding calligrapher of modernity and a great friend of the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy Jean Larcher, ended on January 17th, 2015. More January 16, 2015 Why It Is Useful To Hand-write The Artist’s Book, a multi-number exhibition project of the International Craft Guild of Masters has been presented today in the Yugor Center of Cultural Initiatives. Petersburg artists talked to journalists and spoke about how to apprehend literature; explained why a paper book will not become extinct and why it is so necessary, and even fashionable in the capital, to hand-write and be a calligrapher. More January 14, 2015 Live Calligraphy Performance The Russian artist calligrapher Pokras Lampas in collaboration with Nike Russia during Moscow Vogue Fashion Week made a 3-hour long live calligraphy performance for the history of Air Force 1, using different brushes and markers. More January 12, 2015 Calligraphy exhibit at The Gallery at the Casano Center in Roselle Park “Poems That Touch the Heart," a solo exhibit of calligraphy by Roselle Park resident Ed Beissel, will run through to Feb. 13th, at The Gallery in the Casano Community Center, 314 Chestnut St. Roselle Park. There will be a reception to meet the artist on Wednesday, Jan 28th, from 5-7 p.m. The Casano Community Center and the Art Gallery hours are Monday–Thursday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Friday till 5 p.m. More December 26, 2014 Congratulations from calligraphers In accordance with tradition on New Year’s Eve, the team of the International Exhibition of Calligraphy project receives congratulations from our members from all over the world. We want to share this beauty with you, lovers of the art of calligraphy. More December 26, 2014 A New Year address 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 New 2015 Year and Christmas! From year to year the number of people willing to learn the mystery of the art of calligraphy is increasing. More and more people come to study at the National School of Calligraphy at out museum. More December 25, 2014 Calligraphy to the Music The Kharkov artist Alexey Chekal presents his exhibition Letters and Sounds. He creates his works under the influence of music. The author says that the project’s idea appeared unexpectedly. It became the final point of the lectures on calligraphy which Alexey Chekal held in Kharkov. More December 25, 2014 New Year Holidays in the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy Dear friends! The Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy congratulates you on the coming New Year and informs you of the museum’s working hours before and during the holidays More December 22, 2014 Xu Bing Opens Solo Show at LACMA Renowned Chinese artist Xu Bing opens "The Language of Xu Bing," his first solo presentation in Los Angeles on December 20th, showcasing the varied arc of his two decade-long career. More December 19, 2014 Calligraphy artist donates to a festival Hst Al-Awaidi made a surprise visit to festival organisers at the Different Moons exhibition currently on show at The Whitaker gallery. A festival exploring the lives of Rossendale’s South Asian community was given a boost by a leading calligraphy artist. More December 17, 2014 Manuscript Funds Available For The Public At Ufa National Library Unique Handwritten Books From the Library Funds exhibition was officially opened at Ahmed Zaki Validi National Library of the Republic of Bashkortostan. According to Aigul Yaparova, Press-secretary of the library, the first part of the exhibition is compiled of handwritten notebooks written in the 19th century by Gali Sokroi, a famous Bashkir religious figure, poet and educator. Eight notebooks of the educator reflect his activities in different genres: epistolary, poetry, prose and journalism. More December 15, 2014 Emperor Qianlong's Calligraphy Sold at 101 Million Yuan A collection of scrolls containing four parts of the five-part calligraphy work Notes on White Pagoda Mountain was auctioned at the record price of 101 million yuan ($16.4 million) Tuesday night at the Poly International Auction in Beijing, as reported by the Global Times. More December 12, 2014 Results of Calligraphy Competition among School and University Students Summarized in Primorye The Confucius Institute at the Far East Federal University (FEFU) has summarized the results of a traditional calligraphy competition held among university and school students of the Primorsky Kray. More December 10, 2014 Calligrapher Vladimir Popov Will Be Awarded Faizhanov Prize The awarding ceremony for the winners of the Faizhanov Prize in education, science and culture for the year of 2014 will take place on the 12th of December in Moscow, within the framework of the Х International Muslim Forum called ‘The Mission of Religion and Responsibility of Its Followers in the Face of Modern Challenges’ More December 8, 2014 Professor From Japan Held A Master Class On Calligraphy For Students Of KubSU Isao Tanaka, a famous calligrapher from Tokyo held a master class on Japanese calligraphy for students of the Faculty of Architecture and Design of the Kuban State University on December 1st. Master Isao knows plenty of calligraphy styles: from ancient Chinese to modern-printed. He has been actively teaching since 1982. More December 3, 2014 Calligraphy show opens at Artciti Gallery The calligraphy painting show titled: ‘Spiritual Submission’ featuring artworks by Ahmed Khan opened at the Artciti Gallery, drawing considerable attention from local painters and art enthusiasts. The show will continue until Saturday, December 6th. More December 1, 2014 Master Class By Artyom Lebedev At The Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy A master class by Artyom Lebedev, a famous calligrapher, typographer, member of the National Union of Calligraphers was held at the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy on Sunday, November 30th. The calligraphy master demonstrated how to use a pen with a flat stylus for contrast and soft writing; for lowercase and uppercase letters. More November 28, 2014 Students In Finland Learn Keyboarding Instead Of Writing Some parent committees have already opposed the new discipline. The Government of Finland decided to replace writing and calligraphy lessons at schools with the lessons on typing. More November 26, 2014 Pokras Lampas To Hold A Master Class On Calligraphy In Omsk On November 29th at 12:00, an extraordinary calligrapher widely known as Pokras Lampas will hold a master class on the premises of IT-Loft located in Omsk. Calligrapher Pokras Lampas is the author of many projects for Škoda Russia, Nike, Artmossphere / Moscow Biennale of Street Art. More November 24, 2014 Turkish artist exhibits paintings with embedded calligraphy Filiz Hatipoğlu's exhibition "Şimdiki Zamanların Güncesi" (The Diary of Present Days) depicts the present embracing both the past and the future. Hatipoğlu said that, aside from temporal paradoxes, her works feature the traces of past moments that produce indispensable elements of popular culture and art. More November 20, 2014 Impromptu Signing On Sunday, November 14th at the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy a master class was organized on monogram art led by the acknowledged Russian specialist on font art, designer and calligrapher, Professor Georgii I. Kozubov (Ph.D. in Art and Humanities). More First Prev 58 59 60 61 62 Next Last