News First Prev 65 66 67 68 69 Next Last December 2, 2013 Calligraphy made of locks: an installation from Wenda Gu A painter Wenda Gu, living in New York, has been working on a huge project called ‘United Nations’ for twenty years already. The Bable of the Millennium installation at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art has come to its closing stage. More November 29, 2013 New graduates of the Calligraphy School Final lessons were given for six adult’s groups at the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy. Three groups of students from the first grade, two groups of the second and the third grade have each finished their course at the National School of Calligraphy. Artyom Lebedev, Tutor of the National School of Calligraphy personally congratulated his former students and presented certificates to them. More November 27, 2013 Russian cursive writing The Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy held a master class on Russian cursive writing, led by a professor Nina Kozubova. Visitors learned about the basic techniques of Russian cursive writing with a brush, found out about cursive letters basic alphabet in the period of 16th – 17th centuries and explored the decorative possibilities of cursive writing. More November 25, 2013 Her type is a time traveller Walking into calligrapher and letterpress designer Sabine Pick's studio in Byron Bay means taking a step back in time. Taking pride of place in Sabine's light-filled space in Byron Bay's Arts and Industry Estate is a 1936 C&P platen letterpress printer, a solid-steel, rusty toned contraption that weighs a tonne and is entirely manually operated. More November 22, 2013 A sculptor from America was overwhelmed by the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy Brittney Klinkenburg, a young sculptor from America visited the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy this week. A graduate of the University of Texas highly rated the exposition and the style of the museum space decoration, paying particular attention on the thought-out details. Brittney was impressed with the solid collection of world’s calligraphy masterpieces. More November 20, 2013 Honoured guests at the Museum of Calligraphy Representatives of one of the largest Russian companies in the rendering of the service market for the oil and oil products transportation visited the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy. Nikolay Petrovich Tokarev, Chairman of board and President of the Russian pipeline company was one of the honoured guests. The museum’s exhibition overwhelmed the guests. More November 18, 2013 Canton Museum of Art Presents "Illuminating the Word: The Saint John's Bible" Medieval craft meets modern spiritual vision in the monumental pages from the first handwritten, illustrated bible in more than 500 years Ancient inks, calligraphy, 24-carat gold leaf, and more than twelve years of artistic and spiritual meditation come together in Illuminating the Word: The Saint John's Bible, a monumental exhibition opening December 5th, 2013, at the Canton Museum of Art. More November 15, 2013 A competition in Chinese calligraphy kicked off in Ulan-Ude The Confucius Institute in Ulan-Ude hosts the republican competition of Chinese calligraphy. It is open for everyone: pupils, students, teachers and fans of Chinese language and Chinese culture. More November 13, 2013 International Education Week ranges from Judo matches to Japanese calligraphy In honor of International Education Week, a series of events has been prepared by the Office of Multicultural and International Student Affairs to educate students on different aspects of Japanese culture throughout the week. More November 11, 2013 Bloom Arts Festival gears up for its second year The Bloom Arts Festival is only on its second year, but it has already made a name for itself in Manila as the event where one can easily get hold of and discover some of today’s best local artists. Over 100 artists will participate in this year’s event. More November 8, 2013 Contemporary calligraphy in Kanazawa “Exploring Calligraphy by Koji Kakinuma” is to take place from 23 November 2013 until 2 March 2014 at the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art in Kanazawa, Japan. More November 5, 2013 Egyptian calligrapher completes a unique Quran The copy took over four years to complete, with purely traditional methods and materials. “If I have the chance to write another version of the Holy Quran, I would accomplish it in half the time,” says Egyptian calligrapher Taher Emara on the subject of his completion of the unique Al-Faisal version of the Holy Quran. More November 1, 2013 Japanese Calligraphy Guru to Hit Tashkent On November 2nd, 2013, the Art Gallery of Uzbekistan will display the works of Hamasaki Michiko, a Japanese calligraphy master. More October 30, 2013 Blossom Gate inspired by Chinese Calligraphy Defining a landmark to the entrance of the largest Chinese myrtle garden in Xiangyiang, Prechteck’s ‘Blossom Gate’ aims to reinvent the gate as an architectural typology underlining the connecting characteristics of a former dividing element. More October 28, 2013 A rare copy of a 13th century Quran comes to Tatarstan Mufti of Tatarstan Kamil Samigullin’s Quran collection has been enriched by yet another volume, which is a copy of a handwritten 13th century Holy Book. The valuable exhibit was presented to Kamil, an Islamic spiritual leader by General of the Army Mikhail Moiseyev. More October 25, 2013 Baku hosts Calligraphy, Miniature and Ceramics Exhibition The Calligraphy, Miniature and Ceramics exhibition has been opened in Baku. The exhibition featured works by Azerbaijani artist Gyulkhan Baydemir, and Turkish artists Aysha Betul Ozey and Ozgun Feride Ozgan. More October 23, 2013 ACWF Holds Exhibition of Artworks by Retired Cadres An art exhibition showcasing the calligraphy, painting and handicraft artworks made by retired cadres of the All-China Women's Federation (ACWF) opened on October 15, 2013, at the Seniors' Home of ACWF, to welcome the upcoming 11th National Women's Congress. More October 21, 2013 Mastering the Monogram On Sunday, the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy witnessed a master-class on the art of the monogram hosted by Svetlana Andreyeva, member of the Professional Union of Artists of Russia. The expert explained that every monogram could be inscribed inside a square, a circle, a rectangle, and other figures, you only had to bear in mind the whole composition. More October 18, 2013 Emptiness in Black Solo at 25/17 Gallery Emptiness in Black Solo is Anatoly Frenkel’s Penmanship Exhibition subtitle. This time the Perm artist, famous for his abstract oil paintings, will present his graphics. More October 16, 2013 Uzbek-Japanese Centre to host a calligraphy master-class Mrs. Michiko Hamasaki, a renowned Japanese master of calligraphy is to conduct a series of workshops within the framework of her stay in Uzbekistan. The organizers claim that the visitors will have a unique opportunity to learn the elements of calligraphy and try their hand at depicting one of the hieroglyphs offered for imitation. More October 14, 2013 Portrait of an artist as a porcelain perfectionist When tea is served at Lee Siu-man’s flat in Kennedy Town it comes in fine porcelain cups and saucers with beautifully hand-painted peach blossom on the sides. It’s Lee’s work from half a century ago. More October 11, 2013 Monogram Master-Class On October 20th, 2013 the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy will host a master-class on the art of the monogram. Svetlana Andreyeva, member of the Professional Union of Artists of Russia will be hosting and moderating the event. More October 9, 2013 Handwriting and the Keyboard In the digital era, many Chinese people are faced with the prospect of losing their handwriting abilities. As one of the oldest existent languages, Chinese is used by the largest population in the world today. Chinese characters, or hanzi, were first invented 6,000 years ago, according to current archaeological discoveries. More October 8, 2013 Park City Forum The Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy has hosted Park City, an international professional forum for landscape designers from Russia, France, and the UK. Fabienne Giboudeaux, Deputy Mayor of Paris; Anne Ringlet, Head of Grand Lyon City Improvement Agency; Yves Pilorge, Head of Créteil City Improvement Agency, etc. were among the special guests of the event. More First Prev 65 66 67 68 69 Next Last