Welcome to the Chicago Calligraphy Collective—an organization actively engaging in the study, pursuit and enjoyment of this dynamic art of letterforms!

As calligraphers what we love are letters of all kinds; white space; text; the process; ink; gouache; brushes; pens of all sorts—although some you love and some you hate—coke pens and funky tools; paper—yeah, paper, especially handmade paper; watching the ink flow onto the page; sticks and cracks in the sidewalk, and things that look like letters; graffiti; kid’s writing; old handwritten letters; handwriting. We love the smell of sumi; the feel of paper; the sound of a pen on both the down and the upstrokes. We also appreciate the community, as we share new and old information; classes; conferences; blogs; twitters; cool websites; board meetings; and most of all, play dates!

News:

The 27th Annual Juried Exhibition of the Chicago Calligraphy Collective
at the Newberry Library

March 11–June 8

Newberry Library • 60 W. Walton • Chicago, IL

Opening Reception in Ruggles Hall
Saturday, April 13, 11:00am – 3:00pm

Calligraphy demonstrations from 11:30am – 1:00pm

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Program begins at 1:00pm with Jane Ewing’s presentation, “The Fine Art of Calligraphy,” along with
“A Collaborative Journey.” Awards presentation to follow.

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For more information, contact exhibits@chicagocalligraphy.org

INTERESTED IN CALLIGRAPHY CLASSES:

For Chicago-area calligraphy classes, please click here.

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