The March 2010 WCG meeting featured a panel discussion with professional calligraphers (from l.) Julian Waters, Chris Tischer and Tamara Stoneburner discussing the business aspects of their work. (photo: John Thornton)

MEETINGS

Next meeting: See you in September!
Date TBA

Concord-St. Andrews Church Social Hall
5910 Goldsboro Road (Goldsboro at River Road)
Bethesda, MD 20817

Contact WCG Hospitality Chair Patricia Stinneford for information.

rogram meetings offer the fellowship of calligraphic colleagues. Each meeting features a well-respected lettering artist who shares information, slides and demonstrations on a variety of topics. Meetings are held bimonthly from September to May (except January) and are free and open to the public. Information about meetings and other Guild activities is published in the Bulletin.

	Carol Barton (left) discussed her pop-up books at the Guild's May 2008 program meeting.

All meetings, unless otherwise stated, are held at 7 pm in the Social Hall at Concord-St. Andrews Church, 5910 Goldsboro Road at the intersection of River and Goldsboro Roads in Bethesda, Maryland. Directions: From the Beltway (Rt. 495) take the River Road exit (39) south towards Washington. Turn left onto Goldsboro Rd. The entrance to the church parking lot is about 40 yards on the right. The Social Hall entrance is the first door on the left side of the church (as you're facing the front of the church). Program meetings are free and open to the public.

Map of meeting location (Goldsboro Rd at River Rd)

Board meetings* are now in a wheelchair-accessible room. The parlor is in the basement; use the elevator located next to the social hall.
Next board meeting: Sept. 7, 7 pm

*Open to all members. At Guild Board meetings, the annually elected Board of Directors develops and carries out Guild policies as well as leads the committees of volunteers that prepare Guild activities. Many board members are relatively new to calligraphy, but devoted in their interest. Come to a Board meeting to find out how you can help the Guild grow!

Click here to see highlights of past meetings

Several WCG members teach introductory calligraphy classes in the Washington area:

• Sheila Waters’ private classes. 851 Boyle Road, Fairfield, PA 17320, two miles from Emmitsburg, MD (one hour from Baltimore or Rockville). Instruction or individual help on any project or hand. Sheila teaches all day on alternate Saturdays. Students of all levels can come and go as they wish, starting from 10 a.m. Fee is $40 per visit. All levels are welcome and beginners can learn a lot by being exposed to work brought by more experienced students. Location: 851 Boyle Road, Fairfield, PA. Phone 717-642-6637 for dates or email.
  About Sheila Waters.
• Private lessons in Northwest DC: contact Ann Pope.

• Smithsonian Institution Residents Associate Program in Washington, DC: Calligraphy classes on Wednesday evenings with Shane Perry. Course description. Call 202-357-3030.
• The Art League in Alexandria, VA: Saturday mornings with Hermineh Miller. See the course description or call 703-683-2323.
• Fairfax County Adult Education in Fairfax, VA. See course listing.
• First Class in Washington, DC. Beginning workshop on Monday evening, Nov. 8.
• Glen Echo Park in Glen Echo, MD at the calligraphy yurt: Workshops combining calligraphy and sagami boxes for all skill levels (including children) on October 17 and December 11. (Sagami is similar to origami but the beginning shape of the paper does not have to be a square. It is a great way to create a totally unique holiday card or special box for a small gift.) Contact Alana Maubury Hunter. Alana can host calligraphy birthday parties for all ages much of the year. Everyone does a Celtic manuscript with a quill pen and a simple Celtic knot illumination.
• The Arlington County, VA Adult Education program offers two six-week calligraphy classes four times a year. The first class is for beginners and presents the fundamentals. In the second class, students continue learning by applying the fundamentals in various projects and alphabets. See course catalog as well as beginning class information. For further information contact the instructor, Charles Smith.
• Also in Arlington, Marie Lenker teaches calligraphy from short introductory workshop sessions to ongoing classes for all ages, children through adults.
• Washington County Museum of Fine Arts in Hagerstown, MD: Christine Tischer teaches various hands.
• Boston, MA: Intensive Three-Month Calligraphy and Illumination course at North Bennet Street School, taught by WCG member Maryanne Grebenstein of The Abbey Studio. [More]

The Washington Calligraphers Guild offers weekend workshops in the spring and fall, taught by internationally renowned calligraphers as well as local talent. (View photos and artwork from recent workshops.) Aimed at all levels of skill, the workshops are held at various locations in the Washington, DC area. Guild members pay discounted workshop fees and receive priority in registration. Contact Chris Tischer with questions or suggestions.

Purchase gift certificates to WCG workshops--the ideal gift for lettering enthusiasts! Download order form (pdf)

2010 WORKSHOP BULLETIN (pdf)

2010 Workshop Schedule
Download the Workshop Bulletin for full descriptions and registration information April 9-14: Master class with Ieuan Rees April 24-25: From the Beginning (pointed pen) with Lee Ann Clark at Columbia Art Center May 1-2: Wet and Wild with Jacqueline Sullivan at Vienna Arts Society Sept. 25-26: Pointed Pen Sketchbook with Pat Blair at Vienna Arts Society Oct. 8-11: Landscape and Lettering with Laurie Doctor at Vienna Arts Society Oct. 23-24: Fabulous Inviting Invitations with Barbara Close at Columbia Art Center Nov. 6-7: Elucidare--Balancing Lettering with Imagination with Suzanne Moore at Columbia Art Center Dec. 4-5: Get Ready to Show with Sheila Waters at her Fairfield, PA studio

Art at right by Patty Leve, who taught Hebrew Calligraphy in 1999.   Below left by Julian Waters, who taught Textured Roman Caps. Center by Theresa Daly, created in Ann Pope's Versals workshop. Below right by Reggie Ezell, who taught his year-long master class in the Washington area in 2005. Photos and artwork from past workshops

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