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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. |