CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — In recognition of Chinese Language Day, the Asian Cultures Museum & Educational Center in Corpus Christi decided to educate the community in a fun way. A calligraphy expert ...
Master artist Yang Guangxin demonstrates calligraphy at the 2014 Folklife Festival’s China program. Photo by Walter Larrimore, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives I started taking calligraphy classes in ...
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 ...
We already know these are unprecedented times right now and people are trying to find a way to remember all this craziness. Some say you should write a book or maybe just write a journal. Why not ...
“So…are you Middle Eastern?” I had just walked into the American Sephardi Federation office in lower Manhattan, where 20 ...
Calligraphy is derived from the Greek words “Kallos” meaning “beauty” and “Graphein” meaning “to write”. Thousands of years ago, there were no fancy pens or pencils in ancient civilisations like Egypt ...
With roots in hieroglyphics and cuneiform, the art of calligraphy traces back thousands of years. While I've long appreciated it, I've had little interest in learning how to do it, that is, until ...
My journey into Korean culture began, like many others, through music and dramas. Over time, however, my curiosity moved beyond entertainment and toward understanding the deeper artistic and ...