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updated November 19, 2008:
Two PSC members are participating in a Holiday Bazaar:
Oscar Albert's 1st Annual Holiday Bazaar
November 9, 16 & 23, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
4847 SE Division Street
updated November 04, 2008:
Two PSC members have art shows coming up!
CUBE Gallery will feature Penelope Culbertson’s new body of collages entitled "Sister Tree."
4136 SE Hawthorne Blvd
November 5-30, 2008
Opening Reception November 7, 5-8 p.m.Newport Visual Art Center Upstairs Gallery hosts "An Oregon Calligrapher: Work by Colleen Cavin, Fellow of the Society of Scribes and Illuminators" in Newport.
Opening December 6, 2008 (show runs through the month of December)Studio 2507 hosts "Initial Bling: Illuminations by Colleen Cavin."
2507 SE Clinton Street
First Friday Opening January 2, 2009 (show runs through the month of January)
updated August 23, 2008:
Portland Triathalon 2008
Here is your opportunity to join the body writing party at the Portland Triathlon Sunday, August 31 at 5:30 am (no, this is not a typo!). Hope you've heard the tales of last year's adventures in writing beautiful numbers on wonderful firm skin. Each triathlon participant is required to have their race number and age written on leg and arm and we've been asked to participate again. Please contact Meri to join the fun!
All-Oregon Art Annual 2008
All Oregon artists and calligraphers are invited to submit artwork to the All-Oregon Art Annual, which is held in conjunction with the Oregon State Fair. This annual exhibit promotes, encourages, and supports Oregon artists in all media. The calligraphy division consists of juried, non-juried and a student category.
The juried exhibition showcases professional quality work being produced by Oregon calligraphers and increases public awareness of calligraphy as fine art. The non-juried exhibition supports and encourages developing calligraphers and students of all ages and provides them with an opportunity to display their artwork.All entry information will only be available online this year at http://www.oregonstatefair.org/
This year’s All-Oregon Art Annual is again located in the Jackman-Long Building that is centrally situated on the State Fairgrounds in Salem. Our popular artist reception will be held Thursday, August 21st from 7-9 PM. Award winners will be announced that evening at 8 PM. The Fair will run from Friday, Aug. 22nd-Monday, Sept. 1st this year.
Delivery of artwork will be on Sat. Aug. 9th, 9 AM-6 PM and on Sunday, Aug. 10th from noon-4 PM. I'm adding a new feature this year and I hope it will entice more calligraphers to enter. My mom, Opal Thomas, will accept entries at her home in SE Portland from July 23- Aug. 6th. All work needs to be wrapped for transporting with completed entries attached. I'll drive up on the 7th or 8th and will pick them up to be entered in the Fair. I'll also collect them on Sept. 2nd on pick up day and return them to Portland that week to my mom's house. The entry MUST be clearly marked with that preference. Entrants can arrange for collection from Sept. 3-10th. How's that for a sweet deal? Please help spread the word and encourage your members to participate. (Contact me for Mom's address.) If you need other arrangements, please contact me directly.
Volunteers to demonstrate calligraphy are being recruited for 3-hour shifts throughout the Fair. This is wonderfully received by the public and we’ve been able to award several student scholarships to AOCC and a teacher grant from the donated funds. All volunteers receive free admission for themselves and a helper with a parking pass. Please contact me by phone or email if you’d like to help. Volunteers are also needed to host the exhibit area during all shifts. We’d love to see you (and your work!) at the 2008 Oregon State Fair.Trish Hibler, Calligraphy Coordinator
All-Oregon Art Annual, Oregon State Fair
leeandtrish@comcast.net
(503) 378-1285 (home)
(503) 947-3260 (after Aug. 8th)
PSC Bus Tour: Saint Johns Bible Exhibit
Reserve your space now!The Portland Society for Calligraphy invites you join them August 12 for a bus tour to the Tacoma Art Museum to experience Illuminating the Word: The Saint John's Bible.
Illuminating the The Word: The Saint John's Bible presents the only handwritten and illuminated Bible commissioned since the advent of the printing press more than 500 years ago. The Saint John's Bible is a contemporary work created in the tradition of handwritten medieval manuscripts. The artistic director of the project, Donald Jackson, calligrapher to Queen Elizabeth II, is one of the world's foremost calligraphers. He worked with scribes and artists to write and illuminate The Saint John's Bible using quills and paints hand-ground from precious minerals and stones, as did scribes during medieval times.
This exhibit includes 44 spreads of the Gospels and Acts, Pentateuch, Psalms.
The $41 fee includes round-trip transportation, admission to the Tacoma Art Museum and a special private lecturer/slide show.
MTR Western will provide us with a deluxe motorcoach which will allow us to travel at ease with the necessary comforts just steps away.
We are fortunate to have Suzanne Moore, artist, calligrapher and contributor to the Saint John's Bible provide a slide lecture, Illuminating the Word: A Painter's Perspective. One of just three American artists who are part of a Wales-based team illuminating The Saint John's Bible, Suzanne Moore of Vashon Island discusses the process of working with an international team of artists and the techniques she uses to create her illuminations.
Schedule:
August 12, 2008, Tuesday
8:30 A.M. Depart- St Andrews Presbyterian Church
Brown Bag lunch on the bus en-route (yes this is a very early lunch, but we are not allowed to bring food into the museum, however there is a cafe in the museum if you prefer.)Approx. 11:15 Arrive- Tacoma Art Museum
Self Tour on your own
12:30 Slide Lecture – Suzanne Moore (45 minutes)
1:30 P.M. Docent lead tour of Saint John's Bible exhibit
3:30 P.M. Depart for Portland
Approx. 6:00 P.M. Arrive Portland
To reserve your space please mail a check in the amount of $41
payable to Portland Society for Calligraphy. Send to Meri Taylor, 3245 NW 113th Place, Portland, OR 97229.Questions can be directed to meriscribe@comcast.net
Calligraphy "Give Away"
Our long-time member, Marilyn New, is moving to the Seattle area and has generously offered her 'extras' and 'no longer needed' items as a 'give away'. If people would like to contribute for their items, then a check made out to Portland Society for Calligraphy would be her choice.July 10 from 1-3 p.m.
2750 SW 89th Ave (Off Canyon Road), Portland, OregonFirst come, first served, but please do not arrive before 1 p.m. and no phone calls prior to the event
Things will be located on the deck. This is quite a narrow street with a steep driveway and many steps to the deck.
Best wishes to Marilyn and her husband, Bob on their new adventure. Also a thank you to Marilyn for her generous spirit and many years as a gifted contributor to our calligraphic community
updated March 01, 2008:
PSC member Margaret Hespen is currently showing her work at the Chapel Hall Gallery of Providence Milwaukie Hospital. This show is sponsored by the Arts Action Alliance of Clackamas County and ends April 8.
updated February 26, 2008:
Maggie Rogers says, "At the last PSC meeting we viewed the new DVD, Peter Waters: Master Book Binder in which Sheila Waters traces 'her late husband Peter's development as a binder prior to his worldwide leadership in library conservation, from 1940's art school prodigy to 1960's masterful designer-bookbinder, discussing their unique 50 year collaborative relationship and showing many of Peter's bindings from her private collectiion.' She also includes his involvement in book and incunabula restoration after the flooding of Florence, Italy, which led to his additional career as conservator at the Library of Congress. A fascinating and beautifully photographed tale, not to be missed. The DVD is available for $30 from Sheila Waters, at 851 Boyle Road, Fairfield, PA 17320-9340 -- a splendid offering to teach with, as well as simply to view over and over."
updated August 24, 2007:
Welcome back, Angelina! We celebrated PSC member Angelina's return from Roehampton's final year with a salad potluck August 23.
updated August 20, 2007:
Local Fall calligraphy classes are starting to become available now! Check the Resources page under "Educational resources" for details.
updated July 15, 2007:
- Indulge your not-so-secret love of pens at the Portland Pen Show July 13-15. It takes place at the Embassy Suites in downtown Portland. Plus, the International Society of Inkwell Collectors’ annual convention coincides with the pen show! The convention takes place at the Red Lion Hotel in Vancouver, WA.
updated July 5, 2007:
- Diane Flack will be showing prints with a group of artists at Print
Arts Northwest
416 NW 12th Avenue
Portland OR 97209
Opening July 5 First Thursday Reception, 6-9 p.m.
The exhibition is scheduled from 7/5 to 7/29.
- Alesia Zorn
"When Calligraphy Meets Mixed Media"
Berbati's Pan
19 SW 2nd Avenue
between Burnside and Ankeny
Exhibit open July 1 thru 31
Opening July 5 First Thursday Reception, 5-7 p.m.
updated February 13, 2007:
- Welcome our new membership chair, Connie McConnell! This is a good
time to renew
your membership.
We have over 160 members, monthly meetings, lots of events,
a newsletter & a fantastic membership directory! We especially
need a current email address to keep you instantly informed.
- Congratulations to Cynthia Schubert, whose work was selected for
the upcoming Letter Arts Review! In addition, her work was exhibited
and sold at TAZO's WASTE NOT exhibit.
updated January 16, 2007:
- Make your mark! PSC members Barbara Getty and Inga Dubay will
present a
free 3-hour workshop to improve handwriting for all ages. Come
celebrate & promote
National Handwriting Day on Saturday, January 20, 2007 from 10am-1pm at Portland
State University (Smith Memorial Student Union Ballroom, Room 355).
updated October 30, 2006:
- Thanks to Elaine Young and Lorinda Moholt, who chaired the successful Annual Member exhibit in September. Meri Taylor, Colleen Cavin and Donya Wyffels helped with setup & take down. Nancy Pickett and Heather Barton organized the grand reception with many cookie and sweet makers contributing.
updated September 09, 2006:
- We gave PSC member Angelina Cox a grand send-off to Roehampton University in England! This is the final year of their internationally famous calligraphy program. Meri Taylor hosted a potluck at her place. If you want to follow Angelina's adventures across the "pond," visit her website or subscribe to her newsletter!
updated May 8, 2006:
- Jaki and Russell Svaren have a dual-artist piece up at Sweetwater
Farms, located in the Pearl at 14th and Everett. A solo piece by Jaki
is also on exhibit. PSC member Dolores Dinneen has five pieces throughout
the new studio.
updated May 3, 2006:
- Oregon State Fair 2006 - Oregon Art Annual: All
Oregon artists and calligraphers are invited to submit artwork to the
Oregon Art Annual. The calligraphy division consists of juried, non-juried
and a student category. The juried exhibition showcases professional
quality work being produced by Oregon calligraphers and increases public
awareness of calligraphy as fine art. The non-juried exhibition supports
and encourages developing calligraphers and students of all ages and
provides them with an opportunity to display their artwork.
This year's Oregon Art Annual is again located in the Jackman-Long Building that is centrally situated on the State Fairgrounds in Salem. Our popular artist reception will be held Thursday, August 24th from 7-9 PM. Award winners will be announced that evening at 8 PM. The Fair will run from Friday, Aug. 25-Monday, Sept. 4 this year.
Delivery of artwork will be on Sat. Aug. 12th, 9 AM-6 PM and on Sunday, Aug. 13th from noon-4 PM. If you need other arrangements, please contact Trish Hibler. All entry information will only be available online this year at http://www.fun-oregon.com/fair/competitions/art.htm.
Volunteers to demonstrate calligraphy are being recruited for 3-hour shifts throughout the Fair. This is wonderfully received by the public and we've been able to award several student scholarships to AOCC and a teacher grant from the donated funds. All volunteers receive free admission for themselves and a helper with a parking pass. Please contact Trish Hibler by phone or email if you'd like to help. Volunteers are also needed to host the exhibit area during all shifts. We'd love to see you (and your work!) at the 2006 Fair.
updated April 23, 2006:
- Congratulations to PSC member Angelina Cox, who has applied and
been accepted to the University of Roehampton for the final year of
their internationally
famous calligraphy program. Due to restructuring within
the new University of Roehampton, all the University's small or non-mainstream
programmes will close. The highly respected staff team of Margaret
Daubney, Ewan Clayton, Sue Hufton and Hazel Dolby will be devoting
all their energy and enthusiasm to making this a very special and successful
final year.
- Congratulations to PSC member Ruth Schellbach, of Salem
who received both the 2006 Zapf Scholarship from the Washington
Calligraphers Guild and the Association
for Calligraphic Arts (ACA) International
Conference Scholarship. In 1988, at the first Letterforum Conference,
Professor Hermann Zapf endowed a scholarship fund, the Hermann Zapf
Education Fund (HZEF), for members of the Washington Calligraphers
Guild. Through the continuing generosity and friendship of Professor
Zapf and his wife, Gudrun Zapf von Hesse, the Fund has so far directly
benefited more than a dozen Guild members with major scholarships or
smaller amounts for class studies.
- Check the latest issue of Letter
Arts Review which includes a wonderful piece by our own Cynthia
Schubert. Hurray, Cynthia!
- Elections
for Portland Society of Calligraphy officers and Board of Directors
were held at our Annual Meeting, April 23rd, Sunday from 2-4 P.M.
at the home of Meri Taylor. Elected into office are:
Chairperson: Meri Tayor
Treasurer: Deborah Marrel
Secretary: Donnya Wyffels
Membership Chairperson: Jan Skopil
Workshop Chairperson: Mary Ann David
Menucha Chairperson: Maggie Rogers
Board Members: Carol DuBosch, Lorinda Moholt, Ruth Smith, Elaine Young, Judi Peterson, Linda Thomson
- Join us August 5 for Fun In the Park in Wilsonville. We've been invited to demonstrate via writing names for kids of all ages. We will be working in minimum one hour shifts under shade canopies. Please contact Meri Taylor if you'd like to join the FUN!