Calligraphy Performance Event, "Illuminated Letters"

The Atlanta Calligraphy Guild, Friends of the Alphabet and The Hudgens Center for the Arts, will be staging a live calligraphic performance on Thursday, September 11th from 4:00 to 8:00 pm, at The Hudgens Center for the Arts located in the Gwinnett Center complex.

Now in its third year, the event, called “Illuminated Letters,” will feature 25 calligraphers demonstrating 25 different calligraphic styles, or “hands,” as visitors are able to walk through and view the artists in action. Presented in a spot lit and silent setting, the guild will exhibit the act of writing itself, drawing attention to the power, vitality, and variety of the letterforms.

“With the onset of the digital age, handwriting is now often more art form than everyday activity, and writing is an art form as old as civilization, itself.” says Emily Canter, event organizer. “This stylized handwriting has expressions found in places as diverse as wedding invitations, commercial identity and tattoo artistry. Illuminated Letters offers the chance for viewers to see the process and appreciate the discipline and compelling simplicity of the written word in many forms.”

The featured calligraphers will demonstrate a variety of styles including Roman, Italic, ornate Copperplate and Spenserian scripts, Celtic “Uncial,” Hebraic, and Gothic hands. Modeled on similar events occurring in Belgium and Japan, this art evening is organized purely to draw attention to the aesthetic and athletic beauties of artistic lettering.

The event is free and open to the public. Friends of the Alphabet encourages anyone interested in the history and beauty of handwritten letter forms to come and enjoy this unusual experience. Hours are 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. with an ‘open house’ or ‘drop in’ type format.

The Hudgens Center for the Arts is located at 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Bldg. 300, in Duluth, in the Gwinnett Center complex. For more information about art exhibits, events and classes at the Hudgens, please visit the website at www.thehudgens.org or call 770-623-6002.

CONTACT:

Emily Canter 678-463-7500

info@friendsofthealphabet.com friendsofthealphabet.com

Angela Nichols

770-623-6002 x203

anichols@thehudgens.org

thehudgens.org

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