Call for entries: register your entry(s) here!
ELIGIBILITY
Participation is open to current SfC members only. All entries must be original works of art. Submissions are limited to two pieces for each member.
SPECIFICATIONS
Artwork must be ready to hang, e.g. frame with picture wire and eyehooks. There is not a limitation on size of artwork. 3D pieces such as artists books are eligible and will be displayed in cases.
FEES
There is a participation fee of $15 for one piece and $25 for two pieces to help defray costs of art installation, reception, publications for the exhibit etc.
20% of sales of artwork will go to the Maloof.
If writing a check, email: Caroline Arakaki:
exhibitsCA@societyforcalligraphy.org for mailing address. Make check to SfC, include on memo line: SFC Exhibit 2024
Please register (button on this page) OR make checks payable to Society for Calligraphy.
DELIVERY OF WORK:
Thursday, October 7-9, call for appointment
Melanie Swezey-Cleaves, Assoc. Director
Sam & Alfreda Maloof Foundation for Arts & Crafts
5131 Carnelian Street, Alta Loma, CA 91701
General Information: 909.980.0412; email: info@malooffoundation.org
OPENING RECEPTION:
Saturday, October 26, 2024, from 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
EXHIBITION DATES
October 24, 2024 through February 16, 2025
Exhibit Days: Fridays - Saturdays
Hours: Gallery Hours: 12-2:00pm
RETRIEVAL OF ARTWORK:
Tuesday, February 18, 2025, between the hours of 12-4pm (appointment required)
Contact: Melanie Swezey-Cleaves, Assoc. Director,
General Information: 909.980.0412, email: info@malooffoundation.org
Exhibit Co-Chairs:
Barbara Close: exhibitsBC@societyforcalligraphy.org
Caroline Arakaki: exhibitsCA@societyforcalligraphy.org
DEMONSTRATIONS AT OPENING RECEPTION AND THROUGHOUT THE EXHIBIT DURATION
CATALOG
We would like to create a catalog of the art pieces in the museum. We will need your information by October 1, 2024.
Please submit a photo of your art and email to Barbara, co-exhibit chair: exhibitsBC@Societyforcalligraphy.org with the following information (You can enter online as part of registration.):
-Title of Work
-Size of art --width x height
-Medium
-Sale Price or NFS
-Contact Phone Number
-Email
Also, please attach this information to your piece that goes to Maloof. You can use the "tear-off" on the Call for Entries form: SfC '24Exhibit Call for Entries-8indd.pdf .
Questions regarding catalog submission? Mina Taylor.
Sponsored by San Diego SfC
Saturday-Sunday, March 9-10 & 23-24 10am-12pm PST/PDT
About the workshop:
Letters act as practical and useful signs, but also as pure and inner melody -Wassily Kandinsky
Pure form, the quality of the line and the ornamental potential of writing - this is what it´s all about in this class. We will play with letterform variations, experiment with layout-ideas and then finish it all up with a spark of gold.
Basic alphabet will be the Antiqua-letterforms - even if you haven´t tried writing them yet, your eye is used to them. We will use them and play with them, transform them and create new compositions. Step-by-step through the creative process up to a series of works.
We will incorporate gold, will learn about some glittering effects, highlighting certain areas and a very easy way of gilding. Let´s have fun!
The workshop will be recorded and available for two months.
Experience Level: Beginner through advanced.
About Andrea: Andrea is a freelance calligrapher & book artist from Germany. She´s working on commissions on a wide field of sign-painting, lettering, logo-design and murals. In her free artwork, she loves to follow the historic paths of alphabets and enjoys expressive transformations into the contemporary. Her art is shown both nationally and worldwide and is part of private and public collections like the Berlin calligraphy collection, the Center of Book Arts, San Francisco & the Int. Museum for Cont. Calligraphy, Moscow. She´s a member of German societies ars scribendi and Schreibwerkstatt Klingspor Offenbach, CLAS fellow (Calligraphy & Lettering Arts Society), full member of LX (Letter Exchange) in London and member of Friends of Calligraphy, San Francisco.
REGISTRATION: YOU MUST BE A MEMBER BOTH WHEN YOU REGISTER AND WHEN THE CLASS IS HELD.
Pay by check or PayPal (see details below). No refunds.
Cost: $75
A COMPLETED REGISTRATION REQUIRES 2 STEPS:
1. FIRST REGISTER.
2. Second, Make a payment of $75 via PayPal or check.
Once you have registered, you will be sent a confirmation email containing the PayPal button to complete your registration.
Due to the way our computer system works, registrations not immediately followed with payment will be cancelled. Registration will close after March 2nd, 2024.
To pay by check, email Kristi, for instructions, at SDWorkshopsTeam@societyforcalligraphy.org
Include your current name, address, phone number, and email with the check (s) in the envelope. Non-members, include a separate check for $42, made out to Society for Calligraphy, along with your membership form: https://societyforcalligraphy.org/resources/Site/Membership/Membership.pdf or contact Kristi to process membership electronically.
Enrollment is limited to current paid Society for Calligraphy members only. Your membership must be current at time of sign-up as well as when class is held. For prompt receipt of supply list and confirmation, your payment should arrive no later than two weeks before the workshop. Supply list will be provided within the week following receipt of your registration.
Questions? Contact Nan Anantharaman at SDWorkshopsTeam@societyforcalligraphy.org
Presenter: Kristi Darwick
Sponsored by
FRI, March 29, 2024, 6:30-8PM PST (Due to a conflict in April, we will meet a week early.)
No charge for these Study Group Sessions.
ABOUT THE SESSION: These sessions are led by members, sharing what they have learned. They do not claim to be masters. Members and guests may register for any session--there is no requirement to attend all sessions. The aim is to share knowledge with newbies and to provide a refresher for those with more experience. This session, we'll create Playsheets. Broad-edged pen-drawn letters will be included. The rest of the sheet will be filled with your other favorite styles of Romans, italic, pointed pen, etc.
We plan to record. Kristi asks that you remind her! Recording will be available for two months.
San Diego SfC hosts its Roman's Study Group most months, on the first Friday, with a hiatus over the summer and in December. You must sign up for each individual session so that we know how many are interested in this particular session.
SUPPLY LIST:
Flexible Schedule for the evening:
6:30 - 6:45 Announcements and opportunity for attendees to share their work from the past month.
6:45 - 7:30 Demo. Participants work along. We'll be creating our own exemplar, as well as thumbnail sketches.
7:45 - 8:00 Opportunity for those who wish to share what they've completed during the session, time for questions.
We welcome non-SfC-members to these Romans Study Group sessions--your opportunity to get acquainted with us. Members feel free to invite your friends!
Zoom invitation and handouts are sent a day or two in advance.
It's not guaranteed that you'll receive them beforehand, if you sign up the day of the event . . .
Saturday-Sunday, April 13-14, 2024 9 :30am-4:30pm PDT
$100
ABOUT THE WORKSHOP:
Developed by Edward Johnston (1872-1944) in the mid-1920s, Gothicized Italic is a versatile and practical Gothic hand that combines the advantageous elements of other Blackletter styles, such as the tall, slender forms of the Texturas, and the pointed character of the o's and arches that energize the Gothic Cursives and Batardes.
This broad-edged style is also known as "Pointed Gothic," "Heavy Italic," and "Johnston's Compressed Hand." The late Sheila Waters (1929-2022) further developed this style into a more vigorous and lively script, making it an immediate favorite among scribes all over the world.
In this class, we will learn:
Broad pen basics
Characteristics that define Gothicized Italic as a Gothic script as well as what sets it apart from other Blackletter styles
Stroke-by-stroke formation of minuscules and majuscules
Spacing, simple variations and flourishes
SUGGESTED EXPERIENCE: Beginner through advanced.
ABOUT NINA: Nina Tran is a calligrapher and a mom of 3 based in Los Angeles, CA. She teaches pointed pen and broad-edged scripts with a focus on Copperplate, Spencerian, and Gothic scripts, including Gothic Cursive, Textura, and Fraktur. When she is not writing at her desk, she enjoys reading, sketching, knitting, and hiking.
COMPLETED REGISTRATION REQUIRES 2 STEPS:
2. Second, Make a payment of $100 via PayPal or check.
Once you have registered, you will be sent a confirmation email containing the PayPal button and instructions to complete your registration. (If you don't see the message within a couple of minutes, please check your spam folder for a message from societyforcalligraph@wildapricot.org)
Due to the way our computer system works, registrations not immediately followed with payment may be cancelled.
To pay by check, email Kristi, for the address, at SDWorkshopsTeam@societyforcalligraphy.org. Check is made out to San Diego Society for Calligraphy. Include the name of the workshop in the memo line.
Non-members, include a separate check for $42, made out to Society for Calligraphy, along with your membership form: https://societyforcalligraphy.org/resources/Site/Membership/Membership.pdf or contact Kristi to inquire about Introductory membership (first-time members only) or to process membership electronically.
Questions? Contact Kristi Darwick at SDWorkshopsTeam@societyforcalligraphy.org
SPONSOR: South Los Angeles Chapter (Solar Nibs)
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Stunt Roman is a playful variation of Roman letters characterized by contrasting round, chonky letters and slender vertical ones. It was developed and published by William H. Gordon in his “Unique & Eccentric Letters” in 1915 and further developed by Ross F. George, his Speedball partner, in their Speedball Textbooks.
In this 4-hour workshop, we'll be taking our beloved basic monoline Roman letters out for a spin Speedball style!
This workshop will be recorded and available for a month.
Zoom invitation and handouts, if any, will be sent out a few days prior to workshop date.
Mechanical Pencil (0.5mm or varying sizes, if you have them)
Marker layout paper (e.g. Canson XL, Canson Pro-Layout, Borden & Riley, etc.)
Optional: other monoline tools (e.g. fine liners, gel pens, ball points, fountain pens etc.) Use what you have; don't get crazy.
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR:
Nina Tran is a calligrapher and mom of 3 living in Van Nuys, California. She teaches a variety of scripts, including Copperplate, Spencerian, and Blackletter. When she is not fiddling with letters, she enjoys reading, sketching, knitting, and hiking.
REGISTRATION DETAILS:
1) First, register by clicking the "REGISTER" button at the top left of this page. 2) Then, make payment by PayPal or check. Workshop fee is $36.
To pay by check or if you have any questions, email sfc.solarnibs@gmail.com.
Registration is for Society for Calligraphy members only. Your membership must be current at time of sign-up as well as when class is held. For membership, please go to: https://societyforcalligraphy.org/resources/Membership.pdf
NO audio or video recording of any program, meeting, workshop or other SfC function permitted without prior consent of both guest artist and a representative of the Board of Governors. You must ask permission of the artist/ instructor to photograph any copyrighted materials, including demos.
SAVE THE DATE! San Dimas Library
More info to follow - Mother's Day Theme
Presenter: Rick Paulus
Thursdays, May 2, 9, 16 & 23, 2024 6-8pm PDT
This is your opportunity to enjoy time in the virtual studio with former White House chief calligrapher, Rick Paulus, as he shares traditional methods, techniques and tricks of the trade as you move your own projects forward.
ABOUT THE WORKSHOP: The process of placing text on a page in a meaningful way can be a daunting leap for one who has never attempted to do so. This comprehensive studio work- shop is designed to introduce beginner and intermediate calligraphers to the process of creating a finished piece. Through a series of independent assignments, Rick will gently guide you through the steps of taking your work from concept to completion using easily acquired methods and processes. Demonstrations and guided exercises will introduce the use of watercolor, gouache, masking fluid, gold leaf, and a range of papers. Workshop will be recorded and available for two months.
LEVEL: Beginner to intermediate. Beginners should be familiar with the use of a dip pen. Knowledge of a formal hand is helpful but not required.
ABOUT RICK: Rick Paulus has been a calligrapher and a teacher for over forty years. He apprenticed for several years at the legendary Tolley Studios, in Washington, DC, before becoming the engrosser for the US State Department. In 1998, he was appointed chief calligrapher of the White House, where he remained for two presidents until, in 2006, he heeded the call of the wild and left Washington, DC to explore new adventures in nature and in art. Today, in addition to enjoying calligraphic explorations from his studio nestled near the shores of Buzzard’s Bay, Massachusetts, Rick is dedicated to sharing the knowledge gained through many years of studio production and experimentation to students young and old alike.
Pay by check or PayPal. No refunds.
Cost: $80
1. FIRST PRESS THE REGISTRATION BUTTON (members only).
You will be automatically be sent an email containing the PayPal button to complete your payment, OR instructions for paying by check.
2. Second, Make a payment of $80 via PayPal or check.
Enrollment is limited to current paid Society for Calligraphy members only. Your membership must be current at time of sign-up, as well as when class is held. For prompt receipt of supply list and confirmation, your payment should arrive no later than two weeks before the workshop. Supply list will be provided within the week following receipt of your registration.
Questions? Contact Alessandra Kuwakubo at iepv.sfcworkshops@gmail.com.
Details to follow
Fun fact: Founding member, Larry Brady, designed the logo for the La Mirada Theater.
As conceived by founding member, Kitty Maryatt, the plan is for you, as an attendee, to bring a favorite piece of calligraphy you own, by another artist. We'll display it on tables or easels, or even leaning against a wall. We'll mingle and discuss the art <smile>. (Please don't worry if you don't have anything to bring--others will be happy to bring more than one!). We plan to provide hor d'euvres and beverages!
Kristi will be happy to help arrange carpools. Won't it be fun to extend the artistic discussion as you travel to and from this event!
Sundays, October 13, 20, 27, 1-5pm, and Critique/Review session, Wednesday, Nov 13, 6pm-7pm Pacific time
ABOUT THE WORKSHOP: Good design, says artist Irene Au, is like a refrigerator—when it works no one notices, but when it doesn’t, it stinks. This workshop is designed to help artists of all skill levels who use letters and letterforms better understand composition and the elements and principles of design. You will come away with a better understanding of design essentials and some layout tips of special interest to lettering artists. The workshop will include many handouts, demos, and exercises to build your design skills. The three-session course will also include a review of work a couple weeks following the instruction to give you time to complete work. Details to Follow
ABOUT MIKE: Mike Gold worked as a commercial lettering designer for over 35 years, mostly in the social expressions business. But his real passion is exploring the corridors of calligraphy that have been less traveled, the path where words and letters are design elements with which to play with line, shape and form, where creating a visual statement is more important than writing a readable text. In both his professional and personal art, Mike breaks traditional rules to create contemporary, non-traditional work.
Mike has an M.A. in Visual Communications and has studied with many outstanding lettering and design masters over the years. Mike has taught around the country and at several international calligraphy conferences. His personal work has been featured in Letter Arts Review many times over the past 25-plus years. He has been a juror for the Letter Arts Review annual and his work is in many private collections, including the Berlin Calligraphy Archive. He is the author of Lines to Live By (available through John Neal, Bookseller), which is Mike's take on being a non-traditional calligrapher in the 21st century.
EXPERIENCE: Beginner to Advanced (Some lettering experience is helpful) All levels
Workshop will be recorded and available for four months.
Zoom invitation will be sent a couple days in advance.
Cost: $150, paid by check or Paypal (see details below)
REGISTRATION: You must be a member both when you register and when the class is held. Pay by check or PayPal. No refunds. (Contact Kristi for the information on paying via paper check.)
MEMBERS ONLY
You must be a member of SfC when you register and when this program is held. Enrollment is limited to current paid Society for Calligraphy members only. No reservation will be held until your dues are current. Please click HERE to join via check, or Kristi contact at sdworkshops@societyforcalligraphy.org to inquire about becoming a member of SfC.
Questions? Contact Nan Anantharaman and Kristi Darwick: SDWorkshopsTeam@societyforcalligraphy.org.
For prompt receipt of supply list and confirmation, your check should arrive no later than two weeks before the workshop. You are not registered until confirmed by the workshop coordinator.
NO audio or video recording of any program, meeting, workshop or other SfC function permitted consent of both guest artist and a representative of the Board of Governors. *** You must ask permission of the artist/instructor to photograph any copyrighted materials, including demos.