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 ...

Which books to help you learn calligraphy are best? Calligraphy is more than just pretty handwriting. It is an art form that takes lettering to the next level with precise strokes and careful ...

FARGO — Visual artist, calligrapher and teacher Anne Kaese believes there’s an artist in everyone, no matter their skill, talent or experience. “Being an artist is what we all are. Some of us use ...

ISLAMABAD: Children have a very clear vision and are very uninhibited in their art, said Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) Director General Jamal Shah at a one-day calligraphy workshop by ...

Some students in Myanmar have spent much of the summer vacation learning Chinese calligraphy at the China Cultural Center in Yangon. Myintzu Theint, 25, has been learning brush calligraphy at the ...

The art of calligraphy, a term derived from the Greek words for beautiful writing, dates back centuries. Each letter is carefully designed with thin and thick strokes to create an aesthetically ...

Acclaimed for its Terracotta Warriors, Xi'an is fast becoming the place to learn Chinese calligraphy. Since July 2011, more than 300 foreigners have started Chinese calligraphy courses in the city's ...

In your first interactions with Japanese culture and kanji, you may well come across the ancient art of shodo, Japanese calligraphy. Watching calligraphy masters can be almost hypnotic, with their ...