Join Priyansh Kakal, a self-taught calligrapher, on a meditative journey into the world of beautiful writing. In this video, experience the art of calligraphy as a form of expression and relaxation.

Syngman Rhee, the authoritarian president of South Korea throughout the 1950s, received his advanced degrees at Harvard and Princeton. But, in his youth (Rhee was born in 1875), he had a traditional ...

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 ...

In today’s digital world, many of us don’t get to hold a pen for days. All our fingers do is tap screens and punch keyboards faster than lightning. While the focus on handwriting seems to have shifted ...

Cecelia Harris practices the ancient art of calligraphy in her home studio on Tuesday, August 8, 2017. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette) At the glass table in her basement studio, Cecelia Harris ...

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 ...

Since 1976 artist Riva Brown has spun calligraphy from her pen as though it were magic. Some people think it is. Calligraphy means beautiful writing,. When you see Riva Brown creates her beautiful ...

When Rita Polidori O’Brien was a second grader at St. Rita elementary school, she was taught to write cursive letters using a pencil. She recounts back then a student would earn a pen in the second ...

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, ...

Calligraphy is becoming more popular by the day, it seems, with professional lettering artists and novice calligraphers showing off their skill whenever and wherever possible. And younger people—as in ...