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 ...

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 ...

Libraries are inviting communities to explore the art of Chinese calligraphy through free, interactive workshops. Skilled instructors lead participants in learning brush techniques and character ...

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 ...

A Korean American calligraphy exhibition in Los Angeles has drawn attention for featuring a 70-meter-long handwritten ...

The writing had a strange beauty of its own, a quirky update of the old practice of writing calligraphy on the ground. Here’s a clip Hanna uploaded of a prototype, dragged along in a handpulled cart ...

At the China Cultural Center in Yangon, a quiet rhythm fills the room as brushes sweep across paper. Students lean over white sheets, practicing Chinese calligraphy, an art that requires patience, ...