Calligraphy Evening

March 13, 2011

Daniel Charvat

Calligraphy

The Chinese Society and CIRU hosted a Chinese Calligraphy workshop on 10 March. The evening invited all students of both Chinese Studies and members of the Chinese Society to come and learn about Chinese Calligraphy.

Participants were given their Chinese names and a brief history of Chinese characters and calligraphy. With the basics of character writing under their belts, they were given brushes, paper and ink and began creating their own pieces of calligraphy. Famous Confucian proverbs and basic common Chinese characters such as “love” and “dragon” were given to participants as they practiced their hand at the ancient Chinese art form.

The evening was concluded with a competition, allowing participants to submit their final calligraphy pieces to stand the chance of winning a prize. Five participants were awarded prizes for their outstanding calligraphy. 

We plan to offer many such evenings in the future. Photos can be found here