SOCIAL EVENINGS

The Association organises monthly meetings with lectures given by acknowledged practitioners in lettering, calligraphy and related fields.

Meetings take place at 7.30 pm. in the Camera Room, St Bride Institute Bride Lane (off Fleet Street), London, EC4Y 8EE usually on the 2nd Tuesday of the month. The Camera Room is on the 3rd floor of the Institute and access is by stairs only.

All welcome. Members free. £3 for non-members
Directions click here: Bride Lane is near Ludgate Circus, between Fleet Street and New Bridge Street. The Library is within the St Bride Institute, ask at reception how to reach the Camera Room.

PROGRAMME 2007 – 8
Tuesday 13 November 2007
AGM and Social evening.
Speaker: John Neilson, Lettercarver and Lettering Designer.
Title: ‘Receding Hairlines’.

Tuesday 8 January 2008
Title: ‘A Useful Technique’.
An evening with Paul Antonio, Paula Comparini and Euan MacGregor

Tuesday 12 February 2008
Speaker: Frances Binnington, Glass gilder.
Talking about her ancient neglected craft and its techniques.

Tuesday 11 March 2008
Speaker: Rosella Garavaglia, calligrapher.
Title: 'Inspiration and Commissions'

Tuesday 8 April 2008.
Speaker: Dr Tessa Webber, historian & palaeographer.
Title: 'Cursive and Set Handwriting in
English Documents of the 12th Century'

Tuesday 13 May 2008.
An interactive evening with members.
Title: 'What Calligraphy Means to Me'

Tuesday 10th June 2008
Speaker: Ruth Bruckner
Calligrapher, talks about her work.

Tuesday 14th October, 2008
Speaker:
Title:

Tuesday 11th November 2008
SLLA Annual General Meeting
Speaker: Richard Grasby
Lettercarver, talks about his research into measurement and proportion in Roman inscriptions.