Next Meeting:
September 4th, 2024 in person. Doors open at 5:30 pm.
To take part in ECS meetings a Membership is required which gives you access to the Monthly Meeting Classes.
Information about each Monthly Meeting is sent out to the Membership prior to each Monthly Meeting. Watch for it in your email.
The 2024/25 year format:
The Edmonton Calligraphic Society (ECS) will be a combination of in person (5:45 to 8:45) and online ZOOM (7:00 pm to 9:00 pm) classes at the General Meetings for the 2023/24 Membership year. Below is a table indicating Instructors & Topics.
Instructors and Topics for 2024-25
September 4th – in person – Compressed Italic with Barbara Keir
October 2nd – in person – Decorated Letters with Christine Henzel
November 6th – ZOOM – Cadels with Vivian Mungal
December 4th – ZOOM – Italic Miniscules with Sachin Shah
January 8th – ZOOM – Coloured Pencil Lettering with Jane Shibata
February 5th – ZOOM – Pointed Brush Calligraphy with Sally Penney
March 5th – in person – Flat Brush – Jeanine Alexander
April 2nd – in person – Pointed Pen – Pauline Baynes
May 7th– AGM & Social
To take part in ECS meetings a Membership is required which gives you access to all Meeting Classes.
General Meetings are designed to provide ECS members with the time and space to practice their calligraphy, gain valuable feedback and advice from fellow letterers, and learn about upcoming calligraphic events and volunteer opportunities.
In-person General Meetings are typically hosted on Wednesdays from 6:00 – 8:45 PM at the Mill Woods Library, Seniors and Multicultural Centre.
In person meetings: Quick overview of a typical ECS monthly General Meeting
5:45 Doors open for setup.
It is recommended that you arrive early to get yourself setup and organized for the class. The best seats do go quickly. This will give you time to check out all that the Edmonton Calligraphic Society has to offer: members are invited to browse the library and supplies, pick up a name tag or supply kit, buy a door prize ticket and set up their “For the Love of Letters” for sharing. Take an opportunity to view and discuss lettering work done in the past month. (Please click on link to learn more about For the Love of Letters).
6:00 Call to order
6:15 Evening’s Activity:
Learn to Letter: see above dates for class
Project: see above dates for class
7:30 For The Love of Letters segment
7:40 Break – Take time to walk around the room and see everyone’s work. Great opportunity to share insights and get tips on lettering, tools, paper, inks. Learn from other letterers.
More time for browsing the library and supplies, pick up a name tag or supply kit, or buy a door prize ticket (cash, cheque or credit)
8:00 Evening’s Activity resumes.
8:45 Exit Room
NOTES:
Each meeting includes a one to two hour class, typically led by an ECS member. Introductory/Refresher Classes typically focus on a particular lettering style (e.g., Script, Uncial, Foundational, Blackletter).
Workshop and Special Events are posted in Ink Drops. For other information, please see our Website or Facebook.
A reminder that our membership year is from July 1st to June 30th. For more information, please go to our Membership Page.
Meeting day is the first Wednesday of each month.
RM 231, Mill Woods Senior & Multicultural Centre, 2610 Hewes Way, Edmonton, Alberta