Society for Calligraphy upcoming events

Call for Entries! 2026 SfC Non-Juried Exhibition: Register here! (August 24, 2026)

Mon, 24 Aug 2026 07:00:00 GMT

The Language of Letters

2026 Society for Calligraphy Non-Juried Exhibition

Co-Hosted with Foothills Art Association

October 4 through October 16, 2026

DEADLINE TO ENTER:

Friday, September 18, 2026

ELIGIBILITY

This is a non-juried exhibition, open to Society for Calligraphy (SfC) members. All submitted work that meets Foothills Art Association's gallery standards will be included in the show. Artwork must comply with FAA's Exhibition Rules for Traditional Art, including: no nudity, no political themes or messaging, and all work must be appropriate for viewing by the general public, including children. Artwork must also meet FAA framing, presentation, and hanging requirements. FAA reserves the right to decline any piece that does not meet these standards, and their decision is final.

(Please affix cutout labels from the form to the back of the artwork) Exhibit form

FEES

$15 for one piece of Artwork

$25 for multiple entries

No fee for Digital submissions.

PLEASE REGISTER, via button on this page.

Registration fees will help defray costs of art installation, reception, publications for the exhibit etc.

If paying by check, email: Wendy Telford wendytel65@gmail.com

DIGITAL GALLERY

(for members outside Southern California):

For SfC members located outside Southern California, FAA is offering a companion Digital Gallery exhibition running October 3 through October 17, 2026. This option is limited to digital artwork created in Procreate, Illustrator, Photoshop, or similar digital design programs. Participation is optional and there is no fee for digital artwork submissions, although they must meet FAA's Digital Gallery Exhibition Rules. Space is limited, so early submission is encouraged.

Digital submissions caps at 20 images total,

first-come/first-served.

Digital submission(s), please email your piece to design@strengerstudio.com

DATES TO REMEMBER:

Friday,

9-18-2026

Deadline for all entry registrations

Wednesday,

9- 30-2026

Artwork Drop Off:

ABC Adult School

Cabrillo Campus

20122 Cabrillo Lane

Cerritos, CA 90703

Barbara Close and Caroline Arakaki from 9 AM - 12 noon

Friday,

10-2-2026

Digital Gallery exhibition opens

Sunday,

10-4-2026

Exhibition opens with reception,

2–5 p.m.

Friday,

10-16- 2026

Exhibition closes

Saturday,

10-17-2026

Artwork pickup/removal date

Time: 12 - 4

Sunday, October 4, 2026

2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Foothills Art Association Gallery

4910 Memorial Drive, La Mesa, California

PLEASE NOTE

Any artwork sold during the exhibition is subject to a 10% donation to Foothills Art Association, remitted within 30 days of the exhibition's close. Please retain your own insurance coverage for exhibited work, as FAA does not provide insurance for artwork on gallery premises.

Questions? Contact Claudia at design@strengerstudio.com

We look forward to a beautiful show celebrating the art of calligraphy!

Romans Study Group (Member-led) (September 11, 2026)

Sat, 12 Sep 2026 01:30:00 GMT

Sponsored by

PLEASE NOTE - DATE HAS BEEN CHANGED, due to a probable conflict.

FRIDAY, September 11, 2026, 6:30-8PM PST

Annie Lawrence will lead us through drawing serifed Romans with three different tools.

No charge for these Study Group Sessions. They are often led by members, who do not claim to be masters, sharing what they have learned. There is no requirement to have attended prior sessions. The aim is to share knowledge with newbies and to provide a refresher for those with more experience. Each individual Romans Study Group session requires separate registration. We plan to record this session. Kristi asks that you remind her! Recording will be available for three months.

Flexible Schedule for the evening:

6:30 - 6:45 Announcements and share work from past sessions.

6:45 - 7:45 Annie will demo.

7:45 - 8:00 An opportunity for those who wish to share what they've completed before or during this session--we always love to see what our fellow lettering artists are up to. Also, there is time to ask more questions of our speaker.

SUPPLY LIST

Annie likes to work with different tools for her Romans with serifs--sometimes more than three.

1. Broadedge pens, (I especially like the #6 Mitchell), parallel pens, especially the pink 3.0. It fits our 1/2" paper we are using.

2. Pencil, your favorite, I love the clutch pencils with soft lead. Mine is Koh-i-noor Technigraph 5611, the lead Staedler Mars Carbon lead 2mm- 2H you can get (if you want) on Amazon. But a number 2 pencil is fine too.

3. I also like the Hoyer ruling pen. Since it is no longer available, we can try other ruling pens.

3. Sumi ink or I also like any color gouache mixed to ink consistency.

4. Graph paper if you don't want to draw guide lines or nicer paper with 1/2" guide lines.

SfC Membership not required

Handouts and Zoom invitation will be sent a day or two in advance.

You're welcome to sign up even at the last minute, but you may have to wait and participate via the recording . . .
All who sign up in advance will automatically receive the recording. We cannot respond to all those who missed registering in advance.

Romans Study Group (Member-led) (October 02, 2026)

Sat, 03 Oct 2026 01:30:00 GMT

Sponsored by

SAVE THE DATE!

FRIDAY, October 2, 2026, 6:30-8PM PST

Alison Clements will lead us through drawing verses.

Flexible Schedule for the evening:

6:30 - 6:45 Announcements and share work from past sessions.

6:45 - 7:45 Alison will demo.

SUPPLY LIST:

SfC Membership not required

Handouts and Zoom invitation will be sent a day or two in advance.