Calligraphy Demonstrations
Sundays, Main Library, Lower Level, Latino/Hispanic Community Meeting Room
2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
July 2: Meredith Klein - Creating Colorful Envelopes for Correspondence;
July 9: Georgianna Greenwood - Mastering Materials for Calligraphy;
July 16: Carl Rohrs - Writing Large: La Spazzola Grande;
July 23: Christopher Stinehour - Writing in Stone;
July 30: Judy Detrick - Writing History: the Uncial Alphabet
Related Exhibition: From June 4 through August 31, 2006,
Main Library, Sixth Floor, Skylight Gallery
*Kalligraphia 2006: An Exhibition by Members of the Friends of Calligraphy -
Featuring recent artwork by members of the Friends of Calligraphy (FOC), a nonprofit Bay Area group founded locally in 1975 with over 500 members worldwide. This year marks the 11th time FOC has held its Kalligraphia exhibition (which occurs every three years) at the Library. Works by both amateur and professional calligraphers range from traditional to expressionistic and experimental and show the rich possibilities inherent in the art and craft of calligraphy. Cosponsored by the Book Arts and Special Collections Center.
For more information:
sfpl.org/news/Kalligraphia2006.htm
Sundays, Main Library, Lower Level, Latino/Hispanic Community Meeting Room
2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
July 2: Meredith Klein - Creating Colorful Envelopes for Correspondence;
July 9: Georgianna Greenwood - Mastering Materials for Calligraphy;
July 16: Carl Rohrs - Writing Large: La Spazzola Grande;
July 23: Christopher Stinehour - Writing in Stone;
July 30: Judy Detrick - Writing History: the Uncial Alphabet
Related Exhibition: From June 4 through August 31, 2006,
Main Library, Sixth Floor, Skylight Gallery
*Kalligraphia 2006: An Exhibition by Members of the Friends of Calligraphy -
Featuring recent artwork by members of the Friends of Calligraphy (FOC), a nonprofit Bay Area group founded locally in 1975 with over 500 members worldwide. This year marks the 11th time FOC has held its Kalligraphia exhibition (which occurs every three years) at the Library. Works by both amateur and professional calligraphers range from traditional to expressionistic and experimental and show the rich possibilities inherent in the art and craft of calligraphy. Cosponsored by the Book Arts and Special Collections Center.
For more information:
sfpl.org/news/Kalligraphia2006.htm