Nashville Calligraphers Guild

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Nashville Calligraphers Guild

Welcome to the home page of the Nashville Calligraphers Guild. We are glad that you found us.

Our Guild consists of approximately 80 members in the southeast. Meetings are held five times each year. Visitors are always welcome to all meetings.

Take a look around our web site, and join us at our next meeting!

Highlights of May Meeting

Guild President Barbara Melkin welcomed members and guests to the March meeting.

The business meeting items included approval of March minutes, treasurer's report, announcement of upcoming conferences and workshops, and election of Officers and Board members for the 2009-2010 Guild year. Officers and Board members elected were:

President – Barbara Melkin

Vice President – Sheryl Bracey

Corresponding Secretary – Carolyn Lovelace

Recording Secretary – Vicki Brandt

Treasurer – Carol Dauer

Board Member – Dee Hardesty

Board Member – Lilo Regen

Board Member – Ron Ross

Board Member – Joyce Skaggs

Rose Wathen demonstrated her Rose's Bows. Each member had opportunity to make several bows, which will be given to IAMPETH attendees at this summer's convention.

Maxine Gaither demonstrated techniques for using liquid watercolor to create interesting background papers.

The Guild's next meeting will be Saturday, September 12, 2009, at Plaza Artist Materials in Nashville. All members and anyone interested in calligraphy are welcome to attend.

About the Guild

The Nashville Calligrapher's Guild was formed in 1981 to foster the continued study, practice, and use of calligraphy among its members and to encourage community awareness of the art of calligraphy. To this end, the Guild meets five times a year, publishes a newsletter, and sponsors workshops and related activities.

Membership is open to anyone interested in calligraphy. Dues are $20 per year for a regular membership, $30 a year for a contributing membership. Membership inquiries and dues should be directed to:

Kate Page

219 Deer Park Circle

Nashville, TN 37205

The Guild meets at the Plaza Arts Store in downtown Nashville, 633 Middleton Avenue, Nashville, TN 37203. Meetings are held the second Saturday in September, November, January, March, and May. Meetings begin at 10:30 a.m. with social time immediately before at 10:00 a.m.