THE BIG EVENT:
Thursday, January 26th, from 3:30 to 7:30pm
Illuminated Letters: A live calligraphic performance

On Thursday, the 26th of January, FOTA presented an evening of live calligraphy and invited the public to see this extrordinary art form in action. In an ambiance of spot-lighting and quiet, observers were able to gain a greater appreciation of calligraphy and see that the artistry is not only what results on the finished page, but what happens in the process. Read more >> LOOKING FOR A CALLIGRAPHY CLASS? Check our guide to local area instruction. INTERNATIONAL CALLIGRAPHY EXPO - MOSCOW Since 2008 the Sokolniki Museum-Educational Complex has been running the world’s largest project about lettering art – the International Exhibition of Calligraphy. The exhibition was started on September 16, 2008 in St. Petersburg where the 1st International exhibition of calligraphy was successfully organized in the Russian Academy of Fine Arts. The show drew about 70 foremost calligraphers from 26 countries. Follow the progress of this amazing assembly for the promotion of the written letter.

The QUOTE COLLECTION PROJECT is an ongoing collaborative effort to create a general reference "book" of the best quotes we calligraphers know and want to share with each other! Each month will showcase a different quote category, and by the end of the year we should have a nice collection. Those who participate shall be rewarded at the end of the year with a book of quotes...so go for it!!!

It is easy to participate: email 1 to 3 quotes (favorite, useful quotes or sayings that anyone could use for future lettering projects, cards, etc.) to Maria: alanmaria@bellsouth.net so they may be easily cut and pasted without having to retype them - then OPTIONAL, practice your lovely letters by bringing in a calligraphic version or two, or three... to share. If you are willing to give your calligraphic version for the project, then be sure to sign it and place it on the QUOTE OF THE MONTH TABLE (meaning we have your permission to use, copy and resize it if needed when we make the booklet -copies of original work accepted also.) It would be terrific to have calligraphic quotes laced throughout the booklet so please be generous and share your art! Items on the QUOTE OF THE MONTH TABLE will be collected and filed for use later. Be sure to sign your name on the sheet at that table to indicate that you are participating in this project. Enter quotes as many months as you are able.