News First Prev 81 82 83 84 85 Next Last June 20, 2011 Toots Magsino exposes her brave heart It always takes courage to tell one’s personal story. But mixed-media collage artist Toots Magsino had more than that when she opened her “Between Episodes” exhibit. More June 17, 2011 Literary event takes to the streets of Collingwood in September Canadian Wordstock festival to be held in September again. More June 15, 2011 Dwelling in the Fuchun mountains Huang Gongwang is considered one of the Four Great Masters of the Yuan and acknowledged as their leader More June 14, 2011 Ancient calligraphy meets politics in modern Arabic graffiti Arabic artists push the boundaries of graffiti with their calligraphic styles and political messages. More June 10, 2011 Write: Don’t write it off Swiss brand Caran d’Ache hopes to bring the art of writing with a pen into mainstream again, writes Syida Lizta Amirul Ihsan. More June 8, 2011 Lloyd Reynolds: A Life of Forms in Art. A calligrapher’s life beyond letters. “At that time Reed College offered perhaps the best calligraphy instruction in the country. Throughout the campus every poster, every label on every drawer, was beautifully handwritten…" More June 6, 2011 Exhibition marks 1,000th anniversary of the First Edition of Tripitaka This year marks the 1,000th year of the engraving “Chojo Daejanggyeong” (the First Edition of the Tripitaka Koreana), on which work was begun in 1011, during the second year of the reign of King Hyeonjong, and completed in 1087 in the Goryeo Kingdom (918-1392). More June 3, 2011 Second Graduation from the National School of Calligraphy Last week the second intake of students had their last classes in the National School of calligraphy at the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy. More June 1, 2011 International Children’s Day June 1 the whole world celebrates the International Children's Day. It is a favorite holiday for all children in the world. More June 1, 2011 Calligraphy fest dedicated to the International Children's Day Today, the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy held special tours and workshops for children: such interesting and informative activities were all intended to mark the International Children's Day. More May 30, 2011 Secrets of ancient calligraphers on iPad Technological progress has made it possible to transfer a very refined art of calligraphy on electronic devices. More May 27, 2011 Handwritten Newspaper Chennai’s The Musalman is the last handwritten newspaper in the world. More May 25, 2011 Image and Letter Exhibition — 2011 A regular calligraphy exhibition entitled “Image and Letter” dedicated to the Day of Slavic Script and Culture to be held in St. Petersburg from May 16 to June 2, 2011 More May 23, 2011 Chronicles of the Days of Slavic Script The Days of Slavic Script exhibition with a rich program of master classes was held at the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy on Sunday, May 22. More May 23, 2011 Painting of Chinese artist Qi Baishi gets 65 mln dollars in auction Continuing our series of news items releases about the success of calligraphy at auctions around the world, we are happy to announce that one more calligraphic masterpiece was recently sold for $ 65 million. More May 22, 2011 The Days of Slavic Script “Pages of Times Long Passed” The origins of this holiday are inextricably linked with the celebration of Saints Cyril and Methodius — the Enlighteners of the Slavs, creators of the Slavic alphabet. More May 20, 2011 Learn to make art the write way EVOKING the beautiful words of an old Chinese poem, Linda Upfold created an award-winning piece of calligraphy. More May 18, 2011 Days of Moscow’s Historical Heritage On April 18 and May 18 the Department of Culture of the Russian Federation jointly with the Department of Cultural Heritage of Moscow will, for the eleventh time, organize the Days of Moscow’s historical and cultural heritage. More May 18, 2011 Handwriting Is a 21st-Century Skill Don't dismiss calligraphy as silly Luddism. The skill offers countless benefits, from better fonts to better thinking. More May 16, 2011 A Nine-Year-Old Cartographer and Historian Education was something else in the 18th century. W. B. Sandys was just nine years old when he penned a volume titled Ancient Maps and Universal History. More May 13, 2011 Artist makes a living with letters set in stone An HCM City man who writes calligraphic verses has found a novel way to present his art which is becoming popular throughout the land. More May 11, 2011 Perfecting the art of beautiful handwriting A good handwriting goes a long way… From the caveman’s squiggly scrawl to highly stylized computer fonts, the craft of calligraphy has evolved with time. But not all of us can boast of a hand akin to quill-wielding scholars of a bygone era. More May 7, 2011 Calligraphic Congratulations on Victory Day The Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy congratulates veterans of the Great Patriotic War and expresses sincere gratitude on behalf of all workers and project participants. More May 6, 2011 Competition on Arabic calligraphy to start in Kazan An international competition dedicated to Arabic calligraphy was declared to start in the capital of Tatarstan More First Prev 81 82 83 84 85 Next Last