News First Prev 62 63 64 65 66 Next Last May 30, 2014 The Form And The Letter International Exhibition of Calligraphy – 2014 in the Russian theatre of Estonia The Form And The Letter International Exhibition of Calligraphy will take place in the Russian theatre of Estonia from May 31st to June 30th. The organizers are: From Aza to Izhitsa Centre Of Calligraphy Art, Saint Petersburg; Calligraphy School at Ukrainian Cultural Center, Tallinn; as well as the Russian theatre of Estonia. More May 28, 2014 The children of Volgodonsk will learn the art of calligraphy On May 25th the Kurchatov Palace of Culture saw a new project presented by the Parent-Teachers' Association of Volgodonsk. The project is aimed at calligraphy classes and Russian language lessons for children of the city. As a matter of fact, this new project kicked off on Philologists Day. Dozens of families with children gathered together on this day on the spacious premises of the Masterica Fancy-work club. More May 26, 2014 The Kuznetsk Basin celebrated Saints Cyril and Methodius Day Many festivities dedicated to Saints Cyril and Methodius Day were held in the cities and regions of Kemerovo Oblast. The programme kicked off with the tolling of bells and later on the Kuzbas poets performed and an author and performer Roman Ickov sang some of his ballads. More May 23, 2014 Painters of Novgorod will talk about what the city says URBAN B.O.L.T. (Big Very Personal Text) Exhibition of Contemporary Calligraphy opens in Velikiy Novgorod on May, 23rd. The crew of Calligraphy for Everybody studio works under the leadership of the Novgorod painter, designer and writer Mikhail Danilov. More May 21, 2014 An exhibition of modern Islamic design is to open in Kazan For the very first time the Victoria and Albert Museum (the V&A, London), the world’s leading art and design museum, is bringing an exhibition to Russia: Kazan and Moscow. The exhibition consists of works by the painters and designers, finalists of Jameel Prize, the international modern art and design competition inspired by the Islamic tradition. More May 19, 2014 Mystery of calligraphy reveled in front of the Isle of Sakhalin citizens at the Day And Night In A Museum The feast held in the regional art museum was completely soaked in Japanese flavour. Sharaku Interpreted, by Japan's Contemporary Artists Exhibition, was to kick off the campaign which set the style for all the other events. The Museum truly became a multifunctional educational venue. More May 16, 2014 Breathing life into the ancient art of calligraphy Calligraphy is a form of meditation. When you reach the zenith of concentration and connect with the ultimate creator – the Almighty, you are able to create a piece of art where letters and words assume a new shape, meaning and dimension.” More May 14, 2014 Visitors of a book salon in Saint Petersburg will have the chance to learn calligraphy During the briefing held in Boris Yeltsin Presidential Library Sergei Kaikin, executive director of the Russian Book Union subsidiary in Saint Petersburg reported that for the first time ever the International Book Salon in Saint Petersburg, which will run from May 23rd-26th, will feature Petersburg: The Open Book Festival in the streets of the city besides the exhibition. More May 12, 2014 The V. Popov Exhibition opened in Kazan The exhibition of Vladimir Popov dedicated to the 90th anniversary of the artist opened in the Galiaskar Kamal Tatar Academic Theatre on May 7th, 2014. The exposition features twenty six artworks: shamail, tughras, calligraphic composition. The calligraphy of Vladimir Popov is considered contemporary. He has mastered the art of beautiful writing. More May 7, 2014 SC Calligraphy Society makes ‘love cards’ for nursing homes Members of the Calligraphy Society of Sun City love to write, and they especially love to write “love cards.” “I love making love cards, and I love the people here at the club,” said Cheryl Curtis, a club member Recently, 300 of the love cards were distributed at local nursing homes... More May 5, 2014 Egypt's Pioneer of Light Calligraphy Artist Khadija El Ghawas speaks on the comforting and enriching art of light calligraphy and its impact on women. Known and practiced around the world, light calligraphy uses hand-held light and photographic techniques to capture movements of calligraphy within a real setting. Excited to be pioneer of a unique art blending words, 21-year-old female artist Khadija El Ghawas is bringing her new self-taught experience of modern calligraphy to Egypt. More April 30, 2014 The Metropolitan Museum Features Exhibition on Chinese Calligraphy by Akiko Yamazaki and Jerry Yang A loan exhibition devoted entirely to Chinese calligraphy- including masterpieces by some of the most renowned practitioners in Chinese history is opened at The Metropolitan Museum of Art until August 27. More April 28, 2014 Students display their calligraphy talent Govind Vidyalaya organized kid’s day, calligraphy and slogan writing competition on a school premises on Saturday. ‘Kid’s Day’ was celebrated on the Primary School premises. More April 23, 2014 Bishkek is to host a competition on calligraphy among schoolchildren A competition on calligraphy (the art of beautiful writing) among high school students will take place on the Day of Slavic Writing and Culture in Bishkek. The competition will be held within the framework of the events dedicated to the celebration of the Day of Slavic Writing and Culture and the 215th anniversary of Russian poet Alexander Pushkin’ birth. More April 21, 2014 An exhibition of ancient books is to open in the Orenburg history museum The Ancient Books: History and Mystery of Their Creation exhibition will be opened in Orenburg Governor's Regional History Museum on April 21st at 5 p.m. It includes exhibits from the fund of bibliographic rarities of the museum’s collection: original manuscripts of the 16th —19th centuries, folios' facsimile editions of the 11th century executed at a high polygraphic level. More April 18, 2014 An exhibition of Chinese painting and calligraphy is opened in Tokyo An exhibition of Chinese painting and calligraphy is opened today at the Waseda University located in Tokyo, Japan. The exhibition features around one hundred works of over ten renowned Chinese painters and calligraphers. More April 16, 2014 Schools of Switzerland are to cancel connective writing Teachers in most Swiss cantons advocate for the abolition of cursive writing for children. According to Spiegel, news network, it is too easy for schoolchildren to learn incoherent writing. Besides, it is remarked that printed letters are much more comfortable to read. More April 14, 2014 Iranian art achieves high records at London’s Bonhams Various Iranian art pieces have fetched high prices at Bonhams sale of Islamic and Indian Art in the British capital, London. Hossein Zenderoudi’s acrylic work on canvas fetched £158,500 while the Iranian artist Mohammad Ehsaei’s calligraphic painting was sold for £92,500. More April 11, 2014 Foreigners get a lesson in Korean calligraphy Aingeal O’Donoghue, the Irish ambassador to Korea, struggled to write down ‘ggot’, the Korean word meaning flower, during a calligraphy class held Tuesday at the French Cultural Institute in the Jung District, central Seoul. More April 9, 2014 Culture directorate urged to preserve calligrapher’s works Some rare and precious art pieces illustrating popular couplets of Sufi poet Rahman Baba and Ghani Khan are on the verge of ruining as the authorities concerned have yet to come forward to preserve this national asset. More April 7, 2014 An exclusive master-class on Korean calligraphy The only open master-class on Korean calligraphy was held at the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy on Sunday. The outstanding calligraphy artist Kim Jong Chil showed the guests of the event the art of work with special brushes on Korean paper “Hanji”. More April 3, 2014 Kim Jong Chil is back in Sokolniki Russia – Asia Art Exhibition opened today at the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy. Within the framework of the project the main exhibits were some artworks by Kim Jong Chil, an outstanding calligraphy artist from South Korea, who held an exclusive master-class for the guests. More April 2, 2014 The mosque in Zlatoust will be decorated with engravings The mosque in the city of Zlatoust will soon be one of a kind as it is to be decorated with engravings. Thus, artworks will ornament the inside premises of the building. It will include calligraphic inscriptions in Arabic. All the 99 names of Allah will be drawn on, which is considered a traditional decorative element. More March 31, 2014 Religious calligraphy to go on display at the Lichfield Cathedral exhibition Examples of Jewish, Christian and Islamic calligraphy are set to go on display in Lichfield Cathedral. The exhibition will run from April 26nd to June 15th and feature sculpture, woodcarving digital animation and textile art, with some exhibits being created especially for the event. More First Prev 62 63 64 65 66 Next Last