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Calligraphy Exhibit at Marietta College
< < Back to“Letters at an Exhibition,” which celebrates the 30th anniversary of the Marietta Calligraphy Society, will open with a reception from 6-8 p.m., Friday, Jan. 20, at Marietta College’s Hermann Fine Arts Center Gallery.
The exhibit is part of the College’s Art Department’s 2011-12 exhibition schedule. It will run through Feb. 19.
The project that initiated “Letters at an Exhibition” was an examination and appreciation of medieval manuscripts with the purpose of executing a copy or an interpretation of a favorite manuscript page. While many hands produced medieval pages—those of the scribe, the gilder, and the illuminator—a single person produced the interpreted pages of this exhibition.
Each artist was given much freedom in interpreting the letter style, the decorated initials and the illuminated borders of the original medieval page. Each work reflects the desire of the artist to appreciate and respect the work done hundreds of years ago in the production of beautifully decorated hand-made books.
From its founding in 1981, the Marietta Calligraphy Society has sought to promote the art and practice of calligraphy, provide occasion for sharing knowledge, techniques and learning opportunities, and for encouraging the appreciation and excellence in the art of calligraphy.
The Society meets monthly at the First Presbyterian Church of Marietta.
Jeanne Tasse, founding member and first chief scribe of the Marietta Calligraphy Society, said of the exhibition, “Calligraphy—the art of making beautiful letters—is a joy and very gratifying to those who engage it. The members of the Marietta Calligraphy Society are very honored and pleased to demonstrate that beautiful writing is not a lost art and to show their works at the Marietta College Gallery.”
The exhibition and opening are free and open to the public. Regular gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 10 p.m., Monday through Friday, and 1-10 p.m., Saturday and Sunday. The Hermann Fine Arts Center is handicapped accessible.