Presented by Nashville Calligraphers Guild

$60 members; $75 not-yet-members (all supplies, gallery admission, and parking validation included)
Ages 18+ only; space is limited; all skill levels are welcome

Join Ann Cobb, member of the Nashville Calligraphers Guild and member and past president of IAMPETH (the International Association of Master Penmen, Engrossers, and Teachers of Handwriting), for this studio workshop inspired by the exhibition Art and Imagination in Spanish America, 1500–1800: Highlights from LACMA’s Collection. Participants will learn basic techniques for gilding on wood and paper. Each participant will receive a gilding kit to use during the workshop and to take home afterward.


About Nashville Calligraphers Guild

The Nashville Calligraphers 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. The guild welcomes newcomers who have an interest in calligraphy. To learn more, visit NashvilleCalligraphersGuild.org.


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Art and Imagination in Spanish America, 1500–1800: Highlights from LACMA’s Collection

Oct 20, 2023–Jan 28, 2024 | Upper-Level Galleries

Imperial expansion, conquest, colonization, and the transatlantic slave trade marked the period spanning from 1500 to 1800. Cataclysmic social and geopolitical shifts brought people into closer contact than ever before in real and imagined ways, propelling the creative refashioning of the material culture that surrounded them. After the Spaniards began… Read More

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