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CONFERENCES & WORKSHOPS

 

Letterforum logo by Julian WatersFuture International Calligraphy Conferences:

2008: Letters Mingle Souls, Chicago International Calligraphy Conference, July 19-26, 2008 at North Central College in Naperville, Illinois

2009: Calligraphy Connection 2009, June 20 - 27, 2009. The 29th annual international assembly of lettering artists will be held at St. John's University in Collegeville, Minnesota. Hosted by the Colleagues of Calligraphy (Minneapolis-St. Paul).

2010: Boston, MA area

2011: San Francisco area

WORKSHOPS:

Cheerio Calligraphy Retreats are week-long calligraphy workshops in the Blue Ridge mountains of North Carolina.

Washington Calligraphers Guild workshops are generally held on weekends in the spring and fall.

New York City Society of Scribes workshops


by Mary Lou O'BrianCALLIGRAPHY SUPPLIES

Paper & Ink Arts
Owner Brenda Broadbent, a member of the Washington Calligraphers Guild, ships art supplies, fine papers, books and gift items from her colorful mail order catalog to thousands of amateur and professional lettering artists around the globe.


John Neal, Bookseller
In addition to his enormous selection of calligraphy books, John Neal supplies calligraphers with tools and fine papers. John Neal also publishes Letter Arts Review magazine and Bound & Lettered, with practical information on bookbinding and papercraft.


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GUILDS AND SOCIETIES


Artwork by Julian Waters, © Association for the Calligraphic Arts

Association for the Calligraphic Arts
(Logo by Julian Waters)

IAMPETH logo

The International Association of Master Penmen, Engrossers
& Teachers of Handwriting

Calligraphy Guilds in the United States
(List compiled by www.cynscribe.com)

RESOURCES

Artwork by Donald Jackson, © St. John's University

Bible hand-lettered by Donald Jackson and associates,
commissioned by Saint John's University

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The Aberdeen Bestiary: the story behind a medieval manuscript

Abbey Studio classes and manuscript study tours

Rob Leuschke, Alphabytes Hand Papermaking, Inc.
Organization dedicated to advancing traditional contemporary ideas in the art of hand papermaking.

Photos from WCG's Library of Congress Rare Book Showing

The British Library's Illuminated Manuscripts
High-res images

CLAS artworkEarly Manuscripts at Oxford University
High-res images

Digital Abbey Library of St. Gallen
High-res images of the finest illuminated codices

Alphabetica: Art of numerous calligraphers

BFH, A Manual for Fluent Handwriting
by WCG member Nan Jay Barchowsky

Artwork by Christopher Haanes, © Society of Scribes and IlluminatorsThe Cultural Alliance of Greater Washington,
a network of arts organizations in the Washington, DC area

The Calligraphy and Lettering Arts Society of Great Britain

Society of Scribes and Illuminators (United Kingdom)
(Logo by Christopher Haanes)