14th Edition. Associazione Calligrafica Italiana END OF SUMMER CALLIGRAPHY. Abano Terme ( PD ) august 2017 CARL ROHRS

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1 Associazione Calligrafica Italiana END OF SUMMER CALLIGRAPHY Abano Terme ( PD ) august 2017 CARL ROHRS 14th Edition Ghosts of calligraphy and calligraphic type EWAN CLAYTON Inspirations from Hans-Joachim Burgert GIOVANNI DE FACCIO Italics and the freedom of a gesture ANNA SCHETTIN Calligraphy from the beginning: minuscules and Roman capitals

CARL ROHRS Ghosts of calligraphy & calligraphic type Carl Rohrs has been a lettering artist and signpainter in Santa Cruz, California since 1977, an instructor of Lettering & Typography and Graphic

From 1989 to 1992, he was the editor/designer of Alphabet, the Journal of San Francisco s Friends of Calligraphy.

So, we ll be exploring some of the specific, specialized techniques for making modern letterforms with flat pen, flat brush, pointed brush and ruling pen.

The class workbooks will virtually be a massive gathering of their unusual letters, the writing and sketches that led to some of the most distinctive type of the 20th century, which will supply us

2 CARL ROHRS Ghosts of calligraphy & calligraphic type Carl Rohrs has been a lettering artist and signpainter in Santa Cruz, California since 1977, an instructor of Lettering & Typography and Graphic Design at Cabrillo College since 1984, and has been teaching in workshops and at calligraphy conferences since 1986 in the U.S., Canada, Europe, England, Japan, South Africa and Australia. From 1989 to 1992, he was the editor/designer of Alphabet, the Journal of San Francisco s Friends of Calligraphy. Contemporary calligraphy is a combination of thought, touch, technique -- and inspiration. So, we ll be exploring some of the specific, specialized techniques for making modern letterforms with flat pen, flat brush, pointed brush and ruling pen. At the same time there will be a thorough and loving introduction to the work of my favorite 20th Century calligraphers and script type designers. The class workbooks will virtually be a massive gathering of their unusual letters, the writing and sketches that led to some of the most distinctive type of the 20th century, which will supply us with a forest of inspiration for using the moves that will be covered. We will be interpreting and stealing from the following gentlemen -- Ray DaBoll, Walter Brudi, Roger Excoffon, Albert Kapr, Rudolf Koch, Alfred Linz, Oldrich Meinhart, Herbert Post, Heinz Schumann, Ernst Schneidler, Villu Toots, Georg Trump, Hildegarde Korger and many more. Most of them were type designers, most of them were teachers, most of them were calligraphers of startling originality. Take it from someone who loves to be startled. These men came up with new ways of using hands centuries-old as well as their own completely original styles that have been hiding from you for 50 years and more -- some that retain the marvelous feeling of their time and some that look as fresh as today. We ll combine things we like from their work with those modern calligraphy moves to expand our own repertoire of styles and flavor, and help us find our own unique paths to our writing and ultimately, perhaps to our own unique typefaces. What we want to do is use some of the most original and powerful writing from the nooks and crannies of the twentieth century to help us to discover our own vision and style in the twenty-first. ADVANCED LEVEL Cost: 400,00

EWAN CLAYTON Inspirations from Hans-Joachim Burgert Hans Joachim Burgert was a painter, sculptor, musician, graphic artist and poet.

calligraphy at the beginning of the twenty-first century. In this workshop we will explore his ideas on letterform and composition and how these can guide us in our own work.

Luxembourg. This workshop is guaranteed to help you see calligraphy in a new way.

3 EWAN CLAYTON Inspirations from Hans-Joachim Burgert Hans Joachim Burgert was a painter, sculptor, musician, graphic artist and poet. Working all his life in Berlin and remaining unknown in the English speaking world until his visit to Britain in 1989 Burgert has turned out to be the crucial influence in modernizing western calligraphy at the beginning of the twenty-first century. In this workshop we will explore his ideas on letterform and composition and how these can guide us in our own work. Ewan wrote the first article on Burgert s calligraphic theories in English, a piece that Burgert liked and had printed in the catalogue for his retrospective exhibition at the National Library of Luxembourg. This workshop is guaranteed to help you see calligraphy in a new way. INTERMEDIATE LEVEL Cost: 370,00 (300,00 for students*) Ewan Clayton enjoys working with his fellow calligraphers whatever their level of experience from beginners to experts. He grew up near Ditchling, Sussex, home to the calligrapher Edward Johnston. An early friendship with Irene Wellington encouraged him to join the course at the Roehampton Institute run by Ann Camp for whom he then worked as a teaching assistant. Today Ewan is part-time Professor in Design at the University of Sunderland. He also makes commissions, curates exhibitions, and writes about calligraphy. In 2015 his book Il filo d'oro della scrittura, a history of writing was published by Bolatti Boringheri.

GIOVANNI DE FACCIO Italics and the freedom of a gesture Giovanni de Faccio was born in Italy in 1966 and he lives in Austria.

From our starting point of the standard cursive writing of the Renaissance we shall develop dynamic, gestural and expressive writing. No particular artistic merits are required of participants.

It is based on examples, from single strokes to composition of the page, practical help and exercises with the purpose of rediscovering the joy of writing harmonious, rhythmic and contrasting letters.

4 GIOVANNI DE FACCIO Italics and the freedom of a gesture Giovanni de Faccio was born in Italy in 1966 and he lives in Austria. He has been a professional calligrapher for 27 years and in 1991 he was one of the founders of the ACI. If you are interested in improving your italics this is a course for you. From our starting point of the standard cursive writing of the Renaissance we shall develop dynamic, gestural and expressive writing. No particular artistic merits are required of participants. This course is aimed at discovering the creative resources that each one of us possesses. It is based on examples, from single strokes to composition of the page, practical help and exercises with the purpose of rediscovering the joy of writing harmonious, rhythmic and contrasting letters. Writing for pleasure, writing for readers, writing as an aesthetic quest in search of the soul. Writing to feel good. FOR BEGINNERS AND WHOEVER WISHES TO GAIN A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING Cost: 370,00 (300,00 for students*) Besides his work as a teacher he is well known for his dedication to calligraphy and typography. Rialto.df is the most popular of his font designs. He also cuts letters in stone and teaches calligraphy and type design at the New Design University in St.Pölten in Austria.

ANNA SCHETTIN Calligraphy from the beginning: minuscules and Roman capitals The perfect harmony of the CIRCLE and the SQUARE is the core of this calligraphy course

First we shall study the Carolingian script and learn how to write it with a broad pen following the principles laid down by Edward Johnston.

shall tackle the less complex minuscules.

This course is for those who WISH TO MAKE A START IN CALLIGRAPHY. Participants will be instructed in use of tools and materials.

FOR BEGINNERS AND WHOEVER WISHES TO GAIN A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING Cost: 370,00 (300,00 for students*) Anna Schettin first came into contact with calligraphy in 1986 and

5 ANNA SCHETTIN Calligraphy from the beginning: minuscules and Roman capitals The perfect harmony of the CIRCLE and the SQUARE is the core of this calligraphy course which is dedicated to Roman minuscules and capitals and their historical development from the Roman Empire to the Renaissance. First we shall study the Carolingian script and learn how to write it with a broad pen following the principles laid down by Edward Johnston. Following this we shall analyse the skeletal structure of the Capitali Quadrata made up of circles, rectangles and triangles and with the same geometrical approach we shall tackle the less complex minuscules. Using pencils and a rotis pen we shall study the capitals first and then the minuscules, with special attention to the composition of texts and spatial relationships between written strokes. We shall then return to the broad nibbed pen analyzing historical and contemporary variations of detail as a starting point for personal versions of the alphabet. This course is for those who WISH TO MAKE A START IN CALLIGRAPHY. Participants will be instructed in use of tools and materials. The course is also open to those who already have some experience and wish to strengthen their abilities while working on a personal project. FOR BEGINNERS AND WHOEVER WISHES TO GAIN A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING Cost: 370,00 (300,00 for students*) Anna Schettin first came into contact with calligraphy in 1986 and since then she has continuously developed her formal and expressive writing in many courses in Italy and abroad. Her work as a calligrapher has also benefitted from experience in typography, printing, engraving and bookbinding. She has contributed to the spread of calligraphy in Italy as a teacher and also through her work in the Associazione Calligrafica Italiana, of which she was a founder in She is a professional designer and she teaches calligraphy and lettering at the Instituto Design Palladio di Verona and the Accademia Santa Giulia di Brescia.

6 BOARD AND LODGING Workshops will take place in the classrooms of Terme San Marco, Casa religiosa di ospitalità, Santuario Monteortone. Participants can be accommodated on the premises where meals are also provided (breakfast, light lunch and dinner). On August 23, the first day, participants may arrive in the morning if they wish but lunch is not included. On the last day rooms must be vacated in the morning and departure will follow after lunch. Full rates for board and lodging for the entire duration of the workshop: Single room 248,00 + 1,50 (city tax) per day Double room 228,00 per person + 1,50 (city tax) per day Triple room 220,00 per person + 1,50 (city tax) per day Participants must book their own accomodation. For information and reservations please contact Martina: Hotel San Marco Via Santuario Monteortone Abano Terme (PD ) Italy sanmarco@termesalesiani.it tel For organizational reasons, please inform Anna Schettin of your choice of accommodation. Accomodation is in single, double or triple rooms, with single or double beds as requested. All rooms have bathrooms. Priority in allocation of the limited number of single rooms is given to older people and to those who book well ahead. Anyone wishing to be accompanied by their family to enjoy a short break, is asked to make arrangements with the manager. Those who wish to make alternative accommodation arrangements are free to do so, and any meals taken will be charged accordingly. The thermal swimming pool is available out of workshop hours, but please take care as the water is warm and may cause drowsiness. A bathrobe must be rented ( 6), but you must bring your own costume, bathing cap and sandals. Monteortone is on the outskirts of the city of Abano, a well-known spa. The nearest railway station is Terme Euganee (on the Bologna Padua line), but we advise you to arrive at Padua station which is on both the Bologna Padua and Milan Venice lines. From there you can catch a bus and get off right in front of the Monteortone Sanctuary.

Workshop Manager ANNA SCHETTIN tel. + 39 335 17 29 505 anna.schettin@calligrafia.

7 Workshop Manager ANNA SCHETTIN tel anna.schettin@calligrafia.org workshop registration Carl Rohrs' workshop will cost 400,00 (advanced level) Ewan Clayton, Giovanni de Faccio e Anna Schettin workshops will cost 370,00 (300,00 for non-working students and those under 25 years of age.) Registration must be effected before June 30 and a deposit of 210 is required. Registration must be made exclusively by a Bank draft payable to the Associazione Calligrafica Italiana. All participants are requested to inform Anna Schettin of their enrolment by completing and sending the enclosed coupon together with a copy of the Bank draft receipt. IBAN IT 94 V BIC BCITITMX In case of cancellation after June 30, refund of the deposit cannot be guaranteed apart from exceptional circumstances. If an enrolled person fails to arrive on the first day (August 23), the registration balance will still be due. Subscription to ACI, Associazione Calligrafica Italiana, is also necessary for the year 2017 ( 30 or 16 for students). Those subscribing for the first time will receive a free calligraphy handbook. Participants have to provide their own materials, which will be listed together with travel information, in a letter of confirmation that will be sent upon payment of the deposit WHERE AND WHEN As the four calligraphy workshops will be held at the same time, each participant must only choose one workshop. Workshop hours: Wednesday, August 23 (arrival day): 3.00pm 7.00 pm; August 24, 25, 26, full time: 9.00am 1.00 pm and 3.00pm 7.00pm; Sunday, August 27 (last day), lessons will take place in the morning only, from 9.00am 1.00pm allowing participants time to leave Abano. Participants are requested to make their own travel arrangements to and from Abano. Participants have to provide their own materials, which will be listed together with travel information, in a letter of confirmation that will be sent upon payment of the deposit. I apply for CARL ROHRS Ghosts of calligraphy and calligraphic type EWAN CLAYTON Inspiration from Hans-Joachim Burgert GIOVANNI DE FACCIO Italics and the freedom of a gesture ANNA SCHETTIN Calligraphy from the beginning : minuscules and Roman capitals REGISTRATION FORM to be sent to Anna Schettin before June 30 along with copy of Bank draft receipt Choice of bedroom Name Surname Address Postal code Mobile Date Signature Town/Country

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