Washington Calligraphers Guild

CONFERENCES & WORKSHOPS

Future 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

CALLIGRAPHY 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.

Guideline Generator

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