A Virginia school district is defending a classroom assignment that required students to practice calligraphy by writing the Muslim statement of faith, “There is no god but Allah. Muhammad is the ...

Just do it! "Pick up a pen or pencil and paper and start drawing letters in your own handwriting," says Kelly Klapstein, a self-taught calligrapher who shares her work and teaches workshops under her ...

A series of videos showing two young boys in China demonstrating their calligraphy skills has gone viral on Chinese social media. Gao Yubo, 3, and Gao Yuxuan, 8, are cousins from Qiqihar of ...

This exhibition Islamic Calligraphy in Practice and its companion exhibition,Writing the Word of God: Calligraphy and the Qur’an, explore Islamic art’s quintessential art form: calligraphy. In the ...

Which calligraphy sets for aspiring calligraphers are best? Calligraphy is a beautiful and useful hobby. It can improve your letters, your journaling and even your memos. Getting started doesn’t have ...

CONCEPTION, Mo. -- Northwestern Missouri monk Michael Marcotte knows the use of calligraphy might seem outdated as more of the world's writing is done on computers and cell phones. But brother Michael ...

The word "calligraphy" comes from the Greek word "kalli-graphos," which means "beautiful writing." Karen C. Haslag has been a practicing calligraphy since high school, when she was given a 1960s ...

In a world of Eventbrite shoutouts, editing programs, and top-notch at-home printers, it would seem the art of the handwritten note has been written off. Not just yet. Calligraphy is alive and well, ...

I first met Sadako Ohki, the Japan Foundation Associate Curator of Japanese Art at the Yale University Art Gallery, during a visit to YUAG with my Japanese literature course. We stood gaping at ...