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Founded in 1974, and based in New York City, the SoS is a non-profit educational organization which promotes the study, teaching and practice of calligraphy and related disciplines.
SoS fosters the appreciation, understanding and acceptance of calligraphy as a fine art. It also encourages fellowship and the exchange of ideas through its speakers, programs, workshops, exhibits and publications.
Funded by membership dues and contributions which are tax deductible, membership runs from January 1.
Join us and/or enroll in our classes or workshops! Beginners are welcome.
Fall 2011 Calligraphy workshops now posted!
After deliberation, we decided to lower our tuition rates this fall, thus making our courses slightly more financially accessible. We hope that you enjoy and benefit from the array of offerings and the quality of the instructors we have this semester!
National Arts Club Reception
"The World Encyclopedia of Calligraphy"
Monday, December 5 from 6 pm - 8 pm
at the National Arts Club
15 Gramercy Park South
(between Park Avenue and Irving Place)
On Monday December 5, Christopher Calderhead and Holly Cohen will be pleased to present and discuss their long-awaited new book, "The World Encyclopedia of Calligraphy" at the SoS’s reception for its annual Members Exhibition at the National Arts Club. The book is a comprehensive guide to writing the major calligraphic scripts from around the globe. It includes chapters on the Roman Alphabet, Greek and Cyrillic, Hebrew, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean, plus many more scripts. Each chapter begins with a historical overview and contains exemplars with guides for writing the different scripts.
Christopher and Holly will show original work from the book and talk about the adventure of assembling this vast archive of material from around the world.
The reception will be held in the Marquis Gallery from 6 to 8 p.m.
The exhibition will be in the adjacent Trask Gallery.
Refreshments will be served.
Society of Scribes Exhibition 2011
December 5 to December 17
at the National Arts Club
15 Gramercy Park South
(between Park Avenue and Irving Place)
The 2011 Members' Exhibition will be installed on December 3rd and will be on view from December 5-17 to coincide with the Holiday Fair on Sunday, December 11th, just down the block. Each member is invited to submit original calligraphic work.
Click here for the entry form, with more information about the ehxibition and how to submit artwork on page two.
Holiday Fair 2011
Sunday December 11, 2011
11am-4pm
Brotherhood Synagogue
28 Gramercy Park South, Manhattan
(between 3rd Avenue and Irving place)
Free admission
Vendors! Demonstrations by Master Calligraphers! Rubber Stamps! Calligraphy Supplies! Books! Pens! Silent Auction! Raffles! Door Prizes! Activities for Kids!
PRE-ORDERS from Paper & Ink Arts
Make sure Paper & Ink Arts brings everything you want. Pre-order by WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30 for pick-up at the Holiday Fair!
Order online or by phone. Use the newly re-modeled Paper & Ink Arts website and BE SURE to say it's a pre-order for the HOLIDAY FAIR in the notes section after you order, or call 1-800-736-7772.
To volunteer, contact info@societyofscribes.org
The Society of Scribes presents
A "Taste" of Letterpress for Calligraphers
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
7:00 – 9:00 pm
with a mid-lecture hot cocoa/cider donut break
at The Center for Book Arts
with Roni Gross
28 West 27th Street, 3rd Floor
(between 6th and Broadway)
New York, New York 10001
$20 per person
Click here for Registration Form
The Society of Scribes is offering a two-hour "tasting" lecture on the art of photopolymer letterpress geared toward calligraphers who would like to expand their repertoire. Letterpress is currently in vogue for wedding and social stationery, but this isn't the entire story. Holiday cards, books, and gifts are just a few possible applications with letterpress for calligraphers. A brief review of foil stamping will also be included in this lecture.
So warm up with some hot cocoa this January, spend a few hours with us and learn if this printing technique is for you. The Center for Book Arts lecturer, Roni Gross, will take you through the process with an actual calligraphy project using one of the Center's presses. Papers, inks, techniques, and an idea of costs will be covered as well as suggestions for beginner classes.
“And I Stole This From …”: Sources of Inspiration;
A Slide Lecture by Carl Rohrs.
November 4, 2011 at 6:30 pm
School of Visual Arts (SVA) Annex
Room 701A
214 East 21st Street, Manhattan
(between 2nd and 3rd Avenues)
This program will feature an eclectic collection of lettering from a wide variety of calligraphers, lettering artists, graphic designers and typographers, from European masters to contemporary American scribes and the resulting work that happened in his tiny studio. With examples drawn from research in libraries, museums and artists’ studios around the world, Carl traces the sources of inspiration which have influenced his own work and the resulting transformation into a highly original personal expression.
The Society of Scribes presents
A Midsummer Night’s Calligraphic Presentation
From the White House to the Sea – A Calligrapher’s Journey
featuring Rick Paulus
former chief White House Calligrapher
Thursday, July 28, 2011, from 6pm to 8pm
The Grolier Club
47 East 60th Street (between Park Avenue & Madison Avenue)
New York, NY 10022
212-838-6690
Admission is free
Light refreshments will be served
Rick Paulus will be discussing his years at the White House as well as his recent calligraphic work. In addition to this event, the Grolier Club will feature an artists’ book exhibit.
Rick’s two day workshop "Interpretation of Text" will be held
July 27 through the 28th.
Please RSVP to Cynthia Dantzic, Program Director
in reference to the Grolier event
718-488-3350 or Cynthia.Dantzic@liu.edu
Friday, April 1, 2011
6 pm - 8 pm
School of Visual Arts
(SVA) Annex
214 East 21st Street, Manhattan
(between 2nd and 3rd Avenues)
RSVP at info@societyofscribes.org
COME, join in the contemporary ruling pen script demonstrations with other
S of S scribes. Opportunites to experiment with non-traditional writing tools — those commercially available, or make your own: cola, coke, pepsi, keg, or meow to suit your fancy.
Mike Gold: Falling in Line
Friday, April 15, 2011 at 6pm
School of Visual Arts (SVA) Annex
214 East 21st Street, Manhattan
(between 2nd and 3rd Avenues)
Mike will share his work and influences in a Friday night talk prior to his Contemporary Scripts weekend workshop. He will talk about how he fell in love with line and letters while also discussing how he fits into a distinguished lineage of calligraphers, both Western and Eastern. While Mike makes readable letters by day working as a senior designer at American Greetings in Cleveland, his personal work is more concerned with making visual works that incorporate the essence of calligraphy without depending on the calligraphy solely for meaning. Please come see both the Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde sides of his work.
Lecture and Tour of NYPL's Three Faiths Exhibition
New York Public Library Main Branch
at 42nd Street and 5th Avenue
Tuesday, February 22 at 2pm
A special opportunity for SoS members and guests.
Join Karen Gorst, curator of the Three Faiths: Scriptorium at the 42nd Street Library, and Scribes Elinor Holland and Jen Taylor Friedman for a special guided tour.
This is a rare chance to hear scribes of the Three Faiths of Abraham discuss manuscripts and craftsmanship. If you haven't yet seen this show, it is not to be missed!
Over 200 manuscripts and historical documents — calligraphy in languages of all 3 faiths: Arabic, Hebrew, Samaritan, Greek, Ge'ez, and Latin.
The Scriptorium compares calligraphic materials, tools of the three religious traditions and has lots of hands-on for all ages.
Karen, Elinor and Jen are three of the six artisans featured in videos accompanying this exhibit.
Bring a magnifying glass and walking shoes!
Gift Certificates Available!
Interested in getting a friend or family member started in calligraphy?
Want something different for holiday or birthday gift giving?
A Society of Scribes gift certificate may be the answer.
We can send you or the recipient (your choice) a voucher good for a course with us.
If interested, please e mail registration@societyofscribes.org for additional information.
After deliberation, we decided to lower our tuition rates this fall, thus making our courses slightly more financially accessible. We hope that you enjoy and benefit from the array of offerings and the quality of the instructors we have this semester!
National Arts Club Reception
"The World Encyclopedia of Calligraphy"
Monday, December 5 from 6 pm - 8 pm
at the National Arts Club
15 Gramercy Park South
(between Park Avenue and Irving Place)
On Monday December 5, Christopher Calderhead and Holly Cohen will be pleased to present and discuss their long-awaited new book, "The World Encyclopedia of Calligraphy" at the SoS’s reception for its annual Members Exhibition at the National Arts Club. The book is a comprehensive guide to writing the major calligraphic scripts from around the globe. It includes chapters on the Roman Alphabet, Greek and Cyrillic, Hebrew, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean, plus many more scripts. Each chapter begins with a historical overview and contains exemplars with guides for writing the different scripts.
Christopher and Holly will show original work from the book and talk about the adventure of assembling this vast archive of material from around the world.
The reception will be held in the Marquis Gallery from 6 to 8 p.m.
The exhibition will be in the adjacent Trask Gallery.
Refreshments will be served.
Society of Scribes Exhibition 2011
December 5 to December 17
at the National Arts Club
15 Gramercy Park South
(between Park Avenue and Irving Place)
The 2011 Members' Exhibition will be installed on December 3rd and will be on view from December 5-17 to coincide with the Holiday Fair on Sunday, December 11th, just down the block. Each member is invited to submit original calligraphic work.
Click here for the entry form, with more information about the ehxibition and how to submit artwork on page two.
Holiday Fair 2011
Sunday December 11, 2011
11am-4pm
Brotherhood Synagogue
28 Gramercy Park South, Manhattan
(between 3rd Avenue and Irving place)
Free admission
Vendors! Demonstrations by Master Calligraphers! Rubber Stamps! Calligraphy Supplies! Books! Pens! Silent Auction! Raffles! Door Prizes! Activities for Kids!
PRE-ORDERS from Paper & Ink Arts
Make sure Paper & Ink Arts brings everything you want. Pre-order by WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30 for pick-up at the Holiday Fair!
Order online or by phone. Use the newly re-modeled Paper & Ink Arts website and BE SURE to say it's a pre-order for the HOLIDAY FAIR in the notes section after you order, or call 1-800-736-7772.
To volunteer, contact info@societyofscribes.org
The Society of Scribes presents
A "Taste" of Letterpress for Calligraphers
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
7:00 – 9:00 pm
with a mid-lecture hot cocoa/cider donut break
at The Center for Book Arts
with Roni Gross
28 West 27th Street, 3rd Floor
(between 6th and Broadway)
New York, New York 10001
$20 per person
Click here for Registration Form
The Society of Scribes is offering a two-hour "tasting" lecture on the art of photopolymer letterpress geared toward calligraphers who would like to expand their repertoire. Letterpress is currently in vogue for wedding and social stationery, but this isn't the entire story. Holiday cards, books, and gifts are just a few possible applications with letterpress for calligraphers. A brief review of foil stamping will also be included in this lecture.
So warm up with some hot cocoa this January, spend a few hours with us and learn if this printing technique is for you. The Center for Book Arts lecturer, Roni Gross, will take you through the process with an actual calligraphy project using one of the Center's presses. Papers, inks, techniques, and an idea of costs will be covered as well as suggestions for beginner classes.
“And I Stole This From …”: Sources of Inspiration;
A Slide Lecture by Carl Rohrs.
November 4, 2011 at 6:30 pm
School of Visual Arts (SVA) Annex
Room 701A
214 East 21st Street, Manhattan
(between 2nd and 3rd Avenues)
This program will feature an eclectic collection of lettering from a wide variety of calligraphers, lettering artists, graphic designers and typographers, from European masters to contemporary American scribes and the resulting work that happened in his tiny studio. With examples drawn from research in libraries, museums and artists’ studios around the world, Carl traces the sources of inspiration which have influenced his own work and the resulting transformation into a highly original personal expression.
The Society of Scribes presents
A Midsummer Night’s Calligraphic Presentation
From the White House to the Sea – A Calligrapher’s Journey
featuring Rick Paulus
former chief White House Calligrapher
Thursday, July 28, 2011, from 6pm to 8pm
The Grolier Club
47 East 60th Street (between Park Avenue & Madison Avenue)
New York, NY 10022
212-838-6690
Admission is free
Light refreshments will be served
Rick Paulus will be discussing his years at the White House as well as his recent calligraphic work. In addition to this event, the Grolier Club will feature an artists’ book exhibit.
Rick’s two day workshop "Interpretation of Text" will be held
July 27 through the 28th.
Please RSVP to Cynthia Dantzic, Program Director
in reference to the Grolier event
718-488-3350 or Cynthia.Dantzic@liu.edu
Friday, April 1, 2011
6 pm - 8 pm
School of Visual Arts
(SVA) Annex
214 East 21st Street, Manhattan
(between 2nd and 3rd Avenues)
RSVP at info@societyofscribes.org
COME, join in the contemporary ruling pen script demonstrations with other
S of S scribes. Opportunites to experiment with non-traditional writing tools — those commercially available, or make your own: cola, coke, pepsi, keg, or meow to suit your fancy.
Mike Gold: Falling in Line
Friday, April 15, 2011 at 6pm
School of Visual Arts (SVA) Annex
214 East 21st Street, Manhattan
(between 2nd and 3rd Avenues)
Mike will share his work and influences in a Friday night talk prior to his Contemporary Scripts weekend workshop. He will talk about how he fell in love with line and letters while also discussing how he fits into a distinguished lineage of calligraphers, both Western and Eastern. While Mike makes readable letters by day working as a senior designer at American Greetings in Cleveland, his personal work is more concerned with making visual works that incorporate the essence of calligraphy without depending on the calligraphy solely for meaning. Please come see both the Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde sides of his work.
Lecture and Tour of NYPL's Three Faiths Exhibition
New York Public Library Main Branch
at 42nd Street and 5th Avenue
Tuesday, February 22 at 2pm
A special opportunity for SoS members and guests.
Join Karen Gorst, curator of the Three Faiths: Scriptorium at the 42nd Street Library, and Scribes Elinor Holland and Jen Taylor Friedman for a special guided tour.
This is a rare chance to hear scribes of the Three Faiths of Abraham discuss manuscripts and craftsmanship. If you haven't yet seen this show, it is not to be missed!
Over 200 manuscripts and historical documents — calligraphy in languages of all 3 faiths: Arabic, Hebrew, Samaritan, Greek, Ge'ez, and Latin.
The Scriptorium compares calligraphic materials, tools of the three religious traditions and has lots of hands-on for all ages.
Karen, Elinor and Jen are three of the six artisans featured in videos accompanying this exhibit.
Bring a magnifying glass and walking shoes!
Gift Certificates Available!
Interested in getting a friend or family member started in calligraphy?
Want something different for holiday or birthday gift giving?
A Society of Scribes gift certificate may be the answer.
We can send you or the recipient (your choice) a voucher good for a course with us.
If interested, please e mail registration@societyofscribes.org for additional information.
SoS Annual General Meeting 2011
The Sorcerer's Calligrapher: Working on the Book of Spells in
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
A talk by Anna Pinto about the calligraphy in a very large prop -
a 16 x 20", 75 lb book - for the recent Disney film.
The talk will be followed by elections for the SoS Board of Governors. Refreshments served.
Saturday, February 12, 2011
2pm - 4pm
The Trinity Church Staff Office Bldg.
74 Trinity Place (across the street from the Church)
New York, NY 10006
(closest subway is Rector Street: 1,4,5,N,R trains, also Broad Street: J,Z, Wall/William Streets: 2,3)
Letters from New York 7 has just been published
Letters from New York --- Issue 7
Edited by Christopher Calderhead and Holly Cohen
Published Spring 2011
In this volume Karen Gorst discusses the properties of pigments, where to find them and how to use them; Christopher Calderhead uncovers the meaning behind mysterious electrical markings found on city streets and Nancy Boss gives us an inside look at her job working as an artist for Trader Joe's.
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The Sorcerer's Calligrapher: Working on the Book of Spells in
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
A talk by Anna Pinto about the calligraphy in a very large prop -
a 16 x 20", 75 lb book - for the recent Disney film.
The talk will be followed by elections for the SoS Board of Governors. Refreshments served.
Saturday, February 12, 2011
2pm - 4pm
The Trinity Church Staff Office Bldg.
74 Trinity Place (across the street from the Church)
New York, NY 10006
(closest subway is Rector Street: 1,4,5,N,R trains, also Broad Street: J,Z, Wall/William Streets: 2,3)
Letters from New York 7 has just been published
Letters from New York --- Issue 7
Edited by Christopher Calderhead and Holly Cohen
Published Spring 2011
In this volume Karen Gorst discusses the properties of pigments, where to find them and how to use them; Christopher Calderhead uncovers the meaning behind mysterious electrical markings found on city streets and Nancy Boss gives us an inside look at her job working as an artist for Trader Joe's.
Follow us on twitter and facebook
Calligraphy is the art of beautiful writing and for 30 years the Society of Scribes has offered a wide range of classes and workshops teaching many different styles of writing -- with broad-edged and pointed pens, brushes and markers. We are fortunate in being able to attract and bring leading calligraphers from all over the world to offer weekend workshops; we also are blessed with local talent to inspire and teach beginning and intermediate students. If you want to learn these hands or strengthen your abilities, consider taking a class!
Weekend Classes and Workshops. SoS offers classes for beginners wishing to learn the fundamentals of broad pen or pointed pen. A wide variety of workshops are offered to build on those basic pen skills, learn new techniques or to expand your repertoire of calligraphy-related skills.
We have 2 ‘seasons’---Fall, from September through December and Winter-Spring, from February through late May or early June. We do not offer classes during the summer months.
For details, see Classes & Workshops.
Society of Scribes, Ltd., P.O. Box 933, New York, NY 10150
Tel: (212) 452-0139, Weekdays 10AM-7PM
E-mail:
info@societyofscribes.org for general information
membership@societyofscribes.org to learn about joining
registration@societyofscribes.org for information on classes and workshops
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