WORKSHOPS & EXHIBITS

Sebastopol Center for the Arts
Pulp: Book & Paper Arts
282 S. High Street, Sebastopol, CA
April 6 - May 5, 2024
Opening Reception April 6, 2-5pm

Nature Inspires x 4 Art Exhibition
Grange Insurance Audubon Center
505 W Whittier St, Columbus, OH 43215

Special Preview: 6-8pm, Thursday, January 5th
RSVP

Explorations 2022
The 33rd Annual Juried Exhibition of the Chicago Calligraphy Collective
Komechak Art Gallery at Benedictine University
5th Floor/Kindlon Hall
5700 College Road, Lisle, IL
Oct.3-Nov.12, 2022

Artists' Reception: Sat. October 8/ 12-4pm

Arnold Grummer's PAPER ON THE RIVER 2022
Atlas Science Center
425 W. Water Street, Appleton, WI
Sept 30 - Oct 30, 2022
Opening Reception & Open House:Sept 30, 5:30 - 7pm

Fall 2021 All Members'Virtual Show "Celebrating 45 Years of Calligraphy in Chicago"

Kalligraphia XVI
An Exhibition by Members of the Friends of Calligraphy
San Francisco Public Library 100 Larkin Street
Skylight Gallery, Sixth Floor
May 14 - August 28, 2022
Opening Reception:Saturday, May 14, 2022 | 2 – 4 pm

Special Event Fall 2020: Kalamazoo Book Arts 15th Anniversary Exhibition

2020 AIR/HMC, Budapest, Environmental & BookArt exhibition

Whispering Woodlands, Verona, WI
LifeLines
May 2 & 3, 2020 (Postponed due to Coronavirus)
Please stay tuned for rescheduling.

Wild Rice Retreat, Bayfield, WI
Mindful Play and Tools for Resilience
Peter Fraterdeus & Kate Miller with Pamela Paulsrud
October 18-22, 2020 (Canceled)

Triangle Calligraphers Guild, NC
Location TBD
Spontaneous Mark & Alternative Image
November 7 & 8, 2020 (Postponed due to Coronavirus)
Please stay tuned for rescheduling.

Exhibition: Treewhispers at Dawes Arboretum, Newark, OH
Jan 10-Feb 29, 2020 Closing Reception

The West Side Study Group is currently hosting an exhibit at the Woodridge Public Library featuring 30 calligraphic works of art from 11 CCC members. The exhibit will be on display through the month of February.

Woodridge Public Library, 3 Plaza Drive, Woodridge, IL
Hours: M-F 9am-9pm; Sat 9am-5pm; Sun 1-5pm

Exhibition:Treewhispers with Crafting Conversations
Presented by Creatives for Climate
Contemporary Craft Satellite Gallery
BNY Mellon Center, 500 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, PA
Lobby of the Steel Plaza T-Station in Downtown Pittsburgh
September 1, 2019 – January 24, 2020 Open daily through midnight

Kaligrafos Calligraphy Guild, TX
Life Lines & Spontaneous Mark
November 16 &17, 2019

Exhibition:Treewhispers partnering with Pen Dragons Calligraphy Guild
Kalamazoo Nature Center
7000 N. Westnedge Ave., Kalamazoo, MI
June-July 2019

Exhibition: Kalamazoo Book Arts Center Gallery
Park Trades Center, Suite 103A
326 W. Kalamazoo Avenue
Kalamazoo, MI
June 7 – June 28, 2019
Opens June 7 During Art Hop 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.

Rendez-vous 2019 International Calligraphy Conference
Bishop's University, Sherbrooke, Québec
June 29 - July 6, 2019

San Antonio Calligraphers' Guild
May 4 & 5, 2019
Life Lines

Calligraphy Guild of Pittsburgh
March 23 & 24, 2019
Spontaneous Mark and Alternative Image

Exhibition: Break the Silence Healing through the Arts
San Joaquin Delta College/LH Horton Jr Art Gallery
Stockton, California
January 24 – February 14, 2019

Make Your Mark
Chicago Calligraphy Collective All Members Show 2019
Arlington Heights Memorial Library
500 North Dunton Avenue, Arlington Heights, Illinois
January 3-31, 2019

Whispering Woodlands, Verona, WI
Spontaneous Mark and Alternative Image, Speaking from the Heart
August 4,5, 2018

Make a Mindful Mark Retreat
with Peter Fraterdeus, Kate Miller and Pamela Paulsrud
Mindful Play and Tools for Resilience
Sinsinawa Mound Center
October 5-8, 2018

Cheerio Calligraphy Centre
1430 Camp Cheerio Rd., Glade Valley, NC
Sounding the Inner Landscape
October 21-26, 2018

Whispering Woodlands, Verona, Wabi Sabi
Pamela Paulsrud/Rosie Kelly
November 3,4, 2018

Michigan Association of Calligraphers
Sounding the Inner Landscape
Allison Conference Center, 3601 West 13 Mile Road, Royal Oak, MI
May 18-20, 2018

Blink Contemporary Gallery
"Pages" a group exhibition guest curated by Chicago based artist, Yoonshin Park.
April 6- May 27, 2018
Opening Reception 5:30-8:30, April 6, 2018

“Pages” features six, Chicago women artists- each who have a unique take on the notion of the “page”. Using a variety of media techniques, they investigate a range of processes, structural properties, & the serial qualities of the page.
Participating artists are: Pamela Paulsrud, Rebecca Wolfram, Yvette Kaiser Smith, Allison Svoboda, Jennifer Mannebach, Yoonshin Park


For information on the artists, please contact Yoon Shin Park at
yoonshinpark@gmail.com

or contact us at:

Blink Contemporary Art
1709 Franklin St.
Michigan City, IN. 46360
(219) 879-2994
(773) 206-9224

Masscribes
Sounding the Inner Landscape
April 27-29, 2018

Carolina Lettering Arts Society
Lifelines
April 14 & 15, 2018

Whispering Woodlands, Verona, WI
Shapeshifting
Pamela Paulsrud & Rosie Kelly
November 11&12, 2017 9:30 - 4:30

Capital City Scribes, Austin, TX
The Spontaneous Mark & Alternative Image
November 4&5, 2017

Whispering Woodlands, Verona, WI
Shapeshifting
Pamela Paulsrud & Rosie Kelly
Sept 16 & 17, 2017 9:30 - 4:30

Treewhispers in Spotlight Studio, Kohl Children's Museum, Glenview, IL June 15-August 13, 2017
Artist in Residence Workshops:
Tuesday, June 13, 2-4 p.m.
Wednesday, June 14, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Thursday, June 15, 10 a.m. -12 p.m.

LETTERsong, Louisville, KY
Sounding the Inner Landscape
March 31, Friday night lecture open to the public@ 7 PM
April 1-2, 2017 Class hours 9-4 Sat. and Sun.

Calligraphy Guild of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Life Lines
December 3 & 4, 2016

Sharjah International Book Fair, Sharjah, U.A.E.
Paper-making Workshops
November 2 - 12, 2016

Chicago Calligraphy Collective, Arlington Heights, IL
Do Si Do co-taught with Rosie Kelly
September 17 & 18, 2016

A Show of Hands 2016, Swannanoa, NC
International Calligraphy Conference
Legerdemain: Co-taught with Rosie Kelly
July 22-August 1, 2016

Friends of Calligraphy, Kensington, CA
Spontaneous Mark & Alternative Image
July 12-16, 2016

AIR/HMCInternational Artist Residencies 2016, Budapest, HU
May 16 - June 7, 2016

Cheerio Calligraphy Retreat, Winston-Salem, NC
Lifelines
May 1-6, 2016

Sharjah Calligraphy Biennial 2016, Sharjah, U.A.E.
Contemporary Exhibitions, Manifestation of the Dot
April 6 - June 6, 2016

Calligraphy Society of Arizona, Scottsdale, AZ
Spontaneous Mark & Alternative Image
March 12,13, 2016

Maslow Galleries in the Everhart Museum, Scranton, PA
EXHIBITION: Between the Covers: Altered Books in Contemporary Art
Curated by Sarah Tanguy
February 5-June 6, 2016

Coastal Calligraphers Guild, Sarasota, FL
Spontaneous Mark & Alternative Image: Speaking from the Heart
February 3-6, 2016

Whispering Woodlands, Verona, WI
Spontaneous Mark and Alternative Image
Nov. 7 & 8, 2015

Lake Louise, Boyne Falls, MI
Wabi Sabi co-taught with Rosie Kelly
October 25-30, 2015

Chicago Calligraphy Collective, Arlington Heights, IL
Life Lines
September 26 & 27, 2015

Exhibition:Book as Art, Budapest, HU
Jokai Klub
August 25 - September 15, 2015

MAGYAR ÍRÓSZÖVETSÉG,, Budapest, HU
Exhibition:Library Thoughts-5, Budapest
August 24 - September 28, 2012

San Antonio Calligraphy Guild, San Antonio, TX
Spontaneous Mark and Alternative Image
March 7-8, 2015

Letters California Style 2015, Pomona, CA
Sounding the Inner Landscape with Handwriting, Mark-making and Image
February 13–16, 2015

Exhibition: Odd Volumes: Book Art from the Allan Chasanoff Collection, New Haven, CT
Yale University Gallery
Nov. 7, 2014 - February 1, 2015

The Bow Valley Calligraphy Guild,Calgary, AB
Breath and the Brush
January 24 & 25, 2015

Kensington Art Supply,Calgary, AB
Spontaneous Mark and Alternative Image
Jan. 21 to 23, 2015

Houston Calligraphy Guild, Houston, TX
Spontaneous Mark and Alternative Image
Nov. 1-2, 2014

Lake Louise Retreat Center,Boyne Falls, MI
A Gathering of the Muses co-taught with Rosie Kelly
October 19-24, 2014

MIDWEST Art and Lettering Retreat in Minnesota
Carleton College in Northfield, MN
August 14-17, 2014

2014 International Lettering Arts Conference
Renaissance Dallas Richardson Hotel and the Charles Eisemann Center for Performing Arts Center
Richardson, Texas USA
July 19 - 26, 2014

Capital Calligraphers
Spontaneous Mark & Alternative Image
Salem, OR
June 16-17, 2014

The Portland Society for Calligraphy, Vancouver, OR
Life Lines
June 14 & 15, 2014

Society for Calligraphy Southern California
La Mirada location TBA
The Spontaneous Mark & Alternative Image: Speaking from the Heart.
Apr 26 & 27, 2014
Sat, 11-5:30; Sun, 9-4

LECTURE / SLIDE SHOW Free and open to the public
Saturday, April 26, 2014 9:00 – 10:30 am
Lecture begins promptly at 9:00 am
Location: La Mirada TBA

Pamela shares her visual journals depicting found letters, art and nature — the inspirational foundation for her work. See how she explores the language in the landscape, the personality of handwriting and the many facets of communication through the processes of calligraphic markmaking, handmade paper and cymatics.

Treewhispers: Handmade Paper Workshop
March 7, 2014, Friday 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Chicago Botanic Gardens, Glencoe, IL

Correspondence, 9th International Book Art Festival
Wzgórze Zamkowe, Kielce, Poland
Curators: Alicja Słowikowska, Jadwiga Tryzno, Ania Gilmore (USA), Sara Bodman (UK)
28 March – 11 May 2014

Academia de San Carlos, Mexico City, MX
Spontaneous Mark & Alternative Image: Listening with your feet; Speaking from the heart”
19, 20 y 21 de Noviembre

Chicago Calligraphy Collective
October 26,27 2013
Irish Heritage Center, Chicago, IL

Never picked up a pen before? Want to sharpen your calligraphy skills and have some fun? 

This 2 day workshop for beginners and enthusiasts will focus on the structure, rhythm, and dynamics of italic letterforms. We will work in a large format with pencils, pens and various tools and engage in exercises designed for seeing and executing letterforms.

Observational skills will be introduced to help you understand the structure of the italic form and reflect on the importance of both positive and negative space as well as the unseen movement of the lifted stroke.

Kaligrafos, The Dallas Calligraphy Society
September 29 - 30, 2013
The Spontaneous Mark & Alternative Image: Speaking from the Heart.

When is the last time you had the opportunity to play with pens, brushes, and funky tools that made you laugh or smile—or cringe? When did you last let go of the outcome—giving yourself permission to “see what’s in there”? There is no getting around it—every mark you make is creatively, expressively yours. Since there’s safety in numbers we’ll embark on this serendipitous journey of creativity together.

In this class you’ll explore the distinctive and bold expressions of spontaneous marks using walnut and sumi inks, combined with layering of alternative image processes—and while we’re at it we will explore and extrapolate your handwriting too. We’ll mix in personal ephemera through transfers (your originals won’t be harmed) culminating in a folded, wrapped and stitched accordion book.

In this two and half days you’ll be given the guidance in scoring countless variations of rhythmical marks and patterns originating from intuition and response to music—or silence. This class will help you loosen any rigid body postures and sidestep predictable outcomes. Sink art techniques will also be introduced for creating blurring, dripping and running marks for breathtaking texturing effects on your papers. After some critique sessions, editing and cropping exercises, we’ll move beyond the mark into image Xerox transfers. From here you’ll begin to work with your own personal ephemera to create an array of words and images, that might reflect, interact with or interpolate your mark making influences—culminating in a book that provides an intuitive story telling piece—unfolding with layered marks, handwriting, and images into a dimensional accordion book.

Whispering Woodlands
August 24,25, 2013
Verona, Wisconsin

In this class we will investigate and incorporate the underpinnings of the hidden laws of nature-sacred geometry-exploring these forms and synthesizing the linear with the artistic aspect of pattern and beauty.

Step by step we'll design a template from which to springboard, creating a portfolio of our own unique expression. A compass, straight edge and a variety of tools for writing and calculating forms will be paired with graphite, ink and watercolor.

Music, meditation, sound and silence will accompany us as we wind our way through a series of exercises exploring the tempo and voice of our unique line-story, script, gesture and mark-developing flow-letting go of the familiar long enough to greet the unexpected.

Ghost Ranch, Abiquiu, NM
Lifelines
June 17-23, 2013

In this class we will investigate and incorporate the underpinnings of the hidden laws of nature-sacred geometry-exploring these forms and synthesizing the linear with the artistic aspect of pattern and beauty.

Step by step we'll design a template from which to springboard, creating a portfolio of our own unique expression. A compass, straight edge and a variety of tools for writing and calculating forms will be paired with graphite, ink and watercolor.

Music, meditation, sound and silence will accompany us as we wind our way through a series of exercises exploring the tempo and voice of our unique line-story, script, gesture and mark-developing flow-letting go of the familiar long enough to greet the unexpected.

Crab Tree Nature Center
Forest Preserve District of Cook County
3 Stover Road
Barrington, IL 60010

May 18, 2013
10am-4pm

For more information contact:847-381-6592

The Fine Art Center At Town & Country
Kettering, Ohio
April 11 – 13, 2013
Sponsored by Rosie Huart and Trish McKinney

Registration & Information: www.trishmckinney.com/pamelapaulsrudworkshop.htm

Contact:rehuart@aol.com or trishmc514@aol.com

In this class we will investigate and incorporate the underpinnings of the hidden laws of nature-sacred geometry-exploring these forms and synthesizing the linear with the artistic aspect of pattern and beauty.

Step by step we'll design a template from which to springboard, creating a portfolio of our own unique expression. A compass, straight edge and a variety of tools for writing and calculating forms will be paired with graphite, ink and watercolor.

Music, meditation, sound and silence will accompany us as we wind our way through a series of exercises exploring the tempo and voice of our unique line-story, script, gesture and mark-developing flow-letting go of the familiar long enough to greet the unexpected.

Chicago Botanic Gardens
Plant Science Lab, Regenstein Center
March 8, 2013 Friday
10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Spend the day exploring the artistic papermaking process used in the Treewhispers exhibition featured at the Garden last year. You will begin the workshop with an introduction to the stunning handmade paper rounds used in the Treewhispers project. Then, roll up your sleeves and create your own paper rounds under the guidance of the visionary for the exhibit, artist Pamela Paulsrud. This will be a fun and invigorating workshop suitable for all.

Chicago Botanic Garden
Linnaeus Room
March 7, 2013 Thursday
9 a.m. – Noon

Today we will be inspired by hundreds of artists, poets, students, and tree lovers who have shared their stories and art with the Treewhispers project. Your morning will proceed with meditative visualizations and flute music played from the heart to awaken your connection to trees. Next, we will explore the Garden to find a tree that speaks to you— to study and to listen to during quiet meditative moments. Come prepared to learn, relax, and enjoy the morning. Please dress for the weather.

Bow Valley Calligraphy Guild
February 9-10, 2013

Tiny Workshops
September 22, 2012
First Presbyterian Church, 7551 Quick Avenue, River Forest, IL

Learning to flourish is kind of like learning the Hokey Pokey—you just need to know when to “shake it all about”! Let’s experiment with different gestures and strokes with the pen to see what we can “shake out” to compliment various forms of writing styles. Be prepared to dance and play!

Whispering Woodlands
October 13, 14, 2012
1600 Speedway Rd, Verona, WI 53593
Phone: (608) 848-9761

Calligraphy Northwest 2012
International Calligraphy Conference
June 24 – July 1, 2012
Reed College
Portland, Oregon


When is the last time you had the opportunity to play with pens, brushes, and funky tools that made you laugh or smile—or cringe? When did you last let go of the outcome—giving yourself permission to “see what’s in there”? There is no getting around it—every mark you make is creatively, expressively yours. Since there’s safety in numbers we’ll embark on this serendipitous journey of creativity together.

In this class you’ll explore the distinctive and bold expressions of spontaneous marks using walnut and sumi inks, combined with layering of alternative image processes—and while we’re at it we will explore and extrapolate your handwriting too. We’ll mix in personal ephemera through transfers (your originals won’t be harmed) culminating in a folded, wrapped and stitched accordion book.

In this two and half days you’ll be given the guidance in scoring countless variations of rhythmical marks and patterns originating from intuition and response to music—or silence. This class will help you loosen any rigid body postures and sidestep predictable outcomes. Sink art techniques will also be introduced for creating blurring, dripping and running marks for breathtaking texturing effects on your papers. After some critique sessions, editing and cropping exercises, we’ll move beyond the mark into image Xerox transfers. From here you’ll begin to work with your own personal ephemera to create an array of words and images, that might reflect, interact with or interpolate your mark making influences—culminating in a book that provides an intuitive story telling piece—unfolding with layered marks, handwriting, and images into a dimensional accordion book.

Calligraphy Northwest 2012
International Calligraphy Conference
June 24 – July 1, 2012
Reed College
Portland, Oregon

Handwriting is a visual language emanating from our thoughts and emotions, a remnant of a process. Each line, each stroke, is distinguished by the materials, the mood, the day, the rhythm, the breath – a visual language within a language, a cross between a fingerprint and an EKG, telling not only who we are but also how we are in that moment of time. In this class, music, meditation, sound and silence will accompany us as we wend our way through a series of exercises exploring the tempo and voice of our unique line – story, script, gesture and mark – developing flow – letting go of the familiar long enough to greet the unexpected. Our focus will lie not only with line and space, but also with heartbeat, breath, and resonance – that energetic quality, that vibration seemingly so illusive.

We will also investigate and incorporate the meditative underpinnings of the hidden laws of nature – sacred geometry, exploring these forms, synthesizing the linear with the artistic aspect of pattern and beauty. A variety of tools for writing and calculating forms will be employed with graphite, ink, and watercolor to create a portfolio of your own unique expression.

Saturday, March 31
10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Chicago Botanic Gardens, Plant Science Lab

Spend the day exploring the artistic papermaking process used in the Treewhispers exhibit currently on display in the Joutras Gallery of the Chicago Botanic Garden. You will begin the workshop with an introduction to the stunning handmade paper rounds in the installation. Then, roll up your sleeves and create your own paper rounds under the guidance of the visionary for the exhibit, artist Pamela Paulsrud. By the end of the workshop you will have several beautiful rounds to take home. If you would like to be included in Treewhispers, you may also contribute one of your paper rounds to this ongoing exhibit. This will be a fun and invigorating workshop suitable for all.

Regenstein Center Fairchild Room
Wednesday, March 28, 9 a.m. – noon

Today we will be inspired by hundreds of artists, poets, students and tree lovers who have shared their stories and art with Treewhispers, an exhibit currently on display in the Joutras Gallery of the Chicago Botanic Garden. After an introduction and tour of the exhibition, your morning will proceed with meditative visualizations and flute music played from the heart to awaken your connection to trees. Next, we will explore the Garden to find a tree that speaks to you—to study and to listen to during quiet meditative moments. Come prepared to learn, relax, and enjoy the morning—finding and deeping your interconnectedness to trees. Please dress for the weather.

Whispering Woodlands
Feb 25, 26, 2012
Verona, Wisconsin

Handwriting is a visual language emanating from our thoughts and emotions, a remnant of a process. Each line, each stroke, is distinguished by the materials, the mood, the day, the rhythm, the breath - a visual language within a language, a cross between a fingerprint and an EKG, telling not only who we are but also how we are in that moment of time. In this class, music, meditation, sound and silence will accompany us as we wend our way through a series of exercises exploring the tempo and voice of our unique line - story, script, gesture and mark - developing flow - letting go of the familiar long enough to greet the unexpected. Our focus will lie not only with line and space, but also with heartbeat, breath, and resonance - that energetic quality, that vibration seemingly so illusive.

We will also investigate and incorporate the meditative underpinnings of the hidden laws of nature - sacred geometry, exploring these forms, synthesizing the linear with the artistic aspect of pattern and beauty. A variety of tools for writing and calculating forms will be employed with graphite, ink, and watercolor to create a portfolio of your own unique expression.

February 18 and 19, 2012

Park Ridge Center
720 Garden Street
Park Ridge, IL
In conjunction with the Chicago Calligraphy Collective

In this class you’ll explore the distinctive and bold expressions of spontaneous marks using walnut and sumi inks, combined with layering alternative image processes. You will explore and extrapolate your handwriting and mix in personal ephemera through the Xerox transfer process culminating in a folded, wrapped and stitched accordion book. (Your originals won’t be harmed.)

This class will help you loosen any rigid body postures and sidestep predictable outcomes. You’ll be given the guidance in scoring countless variations of rhythmical marks and patterns originating from intuition and response to music—or silence. Sink art techniques will also be introduced for creating blurring, dripping and running marks for breathtaking texturing effects on your papers. After some critique sessions, editing and cropping exercises, we’ll move beyond the mark into image Xerox transfers. From here you’ll begin to work with your own personal ephemera to create an array of words and images, that might reflect, interact with or interpolate your mark making influences—culminating in a book that provides an intuitive story telling piece—unfolding with layered marks, handwriting, and images into a dimensional accordion book. All skill levels welcome.

The Artful Retreat, Boyne Falls, MI
October 16-22, 2011

As calligraphers we eke out moments in our busy lives and escape to work in the quietude of our studio, kitchen table, desk or whatever horizontal surface can give up the three square feet that we need for ink, paper and elbow room. With pen or brush in hand we grace this precious time with our favorite selection from Enya, Pavarotti or perhaps even Cheap Trick for inspiration. Depending on the mood of the day we may choose silence.

Have you ever considered how music, sound or silence affects, informs and directs you? In the pristine northern Michigan woods we have the unique advantage of entraining our bodies to the healing frequencies and harmonics of nature—creating a more centered and grounded awareness within our work and our lives.

Through a series of simple energetic exercises—both indoors and out—we will learn to quiet our minds and ground our bodies. Guided visualizations and meditations—sound and silence—will be used to entrain us to the heartbeat of mother earth—listening with our feet and connecting with our hearts. In this heart-centered space we will wend our way through exercises designed to help us investigate our handwriting, text, and the spontaneous mark scoring the inner and outer landscape. Coke pens, brushes, sticks, and other unusual writing implements will be the tools of choice with sumi and walnut ink. Instruction on Xerox transfer process will be explored in combination with a variety of techniques to layer images. During the course of the day the instructor will work with students to clarify and crop into their work to create their intended image or phrase for dialog. We will have time to critique, celebrate and discuss every student's work created in the course. Two-and-a-half days will be filled with guided group exercises working towards creating an assemblage style composition—creating a uniquely intuitive accordion book and small deck of cards.

The remaining days will begin with a group meditation for those interested in inviting the muses and time for individual exploration.

In conjunction with The Chicago Calligraphy Collective's Tiny Workshops

September 24, 2011
9:30 am - 12:30
Westminster Presbyterian Church
8955 Columbia Avenue
Munster, IN

We will create a colorful accordion book with stitching, pockets and lots of creative possibilities and surprises. This structure can stand up and be stretched out, making perfect for display. In this workshop, each participant will leave the class with completed book and lots of new ideas. No previous experience is required.

Whispering Woodlands
1600 Speedway Rd, Verona, WI 53593
Phone: (608) 848-9761

Sat/Sun September 10/11, 2011
10am - 4:30pm

Ghost Ranch
Abiquiu, NM
June 13-19, 2011

EXHIBITIONS

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May - October 2013
Székesfehérvár, Hungary

March 11–June 8, 2013
Mon, Fri, Sat: 8:15am – 5:30pm
Tues, Wed, Thurs: 8:15am – 7:30pm

Opening Reception in Ruggles Hall
Saturday, April 13, 11:00am – 3:00pm
Calligraphy demonstrations from 11:30am – 1:00pm
Program begins at 1:00pm with Jane Ewing’s presentation, “The Fine Art of Calligraphy,” along with “A Collaborative Journey.” Awards presentation to follow.

Newberry Library • 60 West Walton • Chicago, Illinois
East Gallery

The Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center
9800 Willow Springs Rd., Willow Springs, IL

July 27 through October 31, 2012

May 26 - August 26, 2012
Opening Reception: June 1, 5-8pm (CT)

Lubeznik Center
101 W. 2nd Street
Michigan City, IN 46360

Contemprary book and paper art by Doug Beube, Beatrice Coron, Brian Dettmer, Andrea Dezco, Lesley Dill, Dawn Gettler, Richard Minsky, Audrey Niffenegger, Pamela Paulsrud, Andrea Peterson, Shawn Sheehy, Robbin Ami Silverberg and Buzz Spector.

Exhibition opening: PenClub, Budapest
Monday, August 27, 2012

Pen Club Gallery, Budapest, Hungary
August 24-Sept. 16, 2012

Minnesota Center for Book Arts
1011 Washington Ave. S., Ste. 100
Minneapolis, MN 55415

May 19 – July 15, 2012; on display in MCBA’s Star Tribune Foundation Gallery
Shin Jidai is a juried exhibition of works from over 50 regional, national and international artists, highlighting such traditional Japanese artistic practices as moku hanga (watercolor woodcut printing), origami, kirigami (paper cutting), hand papermaking, paper and fabric marbling/decorating, unique artist’s books, calligraphy, brush painting and more.

Featured artists include: Sheila McNellis Asato, Annie Bissett, Barbara Bussolari, Carolee Campbell, Susanne Clawson, Béatrice Coron, Joyce Cutler-Shaw, Angela Eastman, Gene Epstein, Andy Farkas, Lisa Giles, Emily Hoisington, Jill Kambs, Preston Lawing, Mary Ellen Long, Su Lund, Kitty Maryatt, Kyoko Matsunaga, Anna Mavromatis, Jan Melville, Hanne Niederhausen, Pamela Olson, PD Packard, Candida Pagan, Jill Parisi, Won Park, Pamela Paulsrud, Sonja Peterson, Yuka Petz, Gina Pisello, Marija Prelog, Johanne Renbeck, Josie Rodriguez, Jane Rosemarin, Ruth Scott, Scripps College Press, Robbin Ami Silverberg, Motoko Tachikawa, Terri Tibbatts, Elizabeth Tomasetti, Elizabeth Uhlig, Lizanne van Essen, April Vollmer, Michael Waltz, Jake Weigel, Lee Anne Willson, Rutherford Witthus, Constance Woo, Aleksander Wozniak and Benjamin Wuest.

Artist reception: Saturday, April 7 from 11:00am-3:00pm
Chicago Calligraphy Collective Juried Exhibit
Newberry Library
60 West Walton
Chicago, IL

March 12th - June 8th, 2012
Opening Reception, Sat., April 7th, 11am - 3 pm

9 MIĘDZYNARODOWY FESTIWAL SZTUKI KSIĄŻKI KORESPONDENCJA 2012-2014

oraz Wystawę Jurorów: [Along with the Jurors Exhibition]
Prof. Ewa Latkowska, Prof. Włodzimierz Szymański, Ania Gilmore,
Jadwiga Tryzno, Marek Gajewski, Radosław Nowakowski, Alicja Słowikowska

Wernisaż 07.01.2012 o godz. 16tej [Opening Reception: 01.07.2012 at 4pm]

08.01.2012 – 29.01.2012
[Exhibition Open: 01.08.2012 – 01.29.2012]

Płocka Galeria Sztuki
ul. Sienkiewicza 36, 09-402 Płock, Poland

Tel: 24 364 60 41 | www.plockagaleria.com

Kuratorki [Curators]: Alicja Słowikowska, Jadwiga Tryzno (Poland), Ania Gilmore (USA), Sarah Bodman (UK)

Wystawy Festiwalu w 2012: [2012 Exhibition Schedule]
Marzec [March] – Galeria Miejska, Tarnów
Kwiecien [April] – Książnica Pomorska, Szczecin
Maj [May] – Biblioteka Miejska, Lublin
Czerwiec [June] – Galeria Dwór Karwacjanów, Gorlice
Lipiec/Sierpień [July/August] – Szklany Dom, Centrum Edukacyjne, Ciekoty, Dworek Żeromskiego w planach Kielce – towarzyszące w nowym Centrum Design
Wrzesień [September] – Biblioteka Śląska, Katowice
Listopad [October]– MCK BWA, Nowy Sącz

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March 2012
Mortola Library at Pace University, Westchester Campus
Pleasantville, NY
Curated by Dr. Deborah M. Poe
Featured Artists: Abraham Avnisan, Alexander Jorgensen, Amy Wright, Andreas Jacobs, Anne Gorrick, Benny Lichtner, Bushra Rehman, Charles Hobson, Daisy Atterbury and Mugi Takei, Diane Schoemperlen, Friedrich Kerksieck, Gorrick, Behrendt and Cotten, Helen White, Holly Woodward, JenMarie Davis, Jesse Patrick Ferguson, Jill Magi and Jonny Farrow, Joan Fiset, Kate Hargreaves, Lori Anderson Moseman, Maureen Alsop, Meredith Stricker, Monica Ong, Nate Zoba, Nico Vassilakis, Pamela Paulsrud, Scott Helmes, Stephanie Schlaifer, Toby Fitch, Ward Tietz, Zarmina Rafi



Sister exhibit is at the Brodsky Gallery, Kelly Writers House in Philadelphia. The Kelly Writers House is at 3805 Locust Walk on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania
Curated by JenMarie Davis, of Fact-Simile Editions

Bridge and Joutras Galleries in the Regenstein Center at the Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe, Illinois

January 14 through April 8, 2012

Group exhibition in conjunction with the Chicago Calligraphy Collective.
Munster Center for Visual & Performing Arts
1040 Ridge Road
Munster, IN 46321

Reggie Ezell, Rita Foltz, Linda Hancock, Judith Joseph, Janet Kasper, Mike Kecseg, Catherine Keebler, Rosie Kelly, Janice Kiska, Lisa Kivland, Carl E Kurtz, Kathy Mandell, Gerry Moscato, Ellen Mott-Jablonski, Karen Ness, Pamela Paulsrud, Marcia Smith, Corinna Taylor, Valerie Weilmuenster, Julie Wildman, Mary Zabrin, Luce Zolna,


January 13-March 4, 2012

Chicago-based paper and book artists, Melissa Jay Craig and Shawn Sheehy, will organize and curate an exhibition of paper arts. The exhibition features artists who create paper and handmade books using sustainable materials.
Ryerson Woods
21850 N. Riverwoods Rd.
Deerfield, IL 60015

Participating Artists: Lisa Barcy, Heather Bella, Zina Castanuela, Suzanne Cohan-Lange, Melissa Jay Craig, Erin Cramer, Marnie Galloway, Karen Hanmer, Regin Igloria, Jill Lanza, Elisabeth Long, Leah Mayers, Teresa Pankratz, Pam Paulsrud, Andrea Peterson, Shawn Sheehy, Doug Stapleton, Jen Thomas, Jamie Thome, Sarah Vogel, Cecile Webster, Scott Wolniak

November 6 through December 23, 2011

Raday Kepeshaz, 1092 Budapest, Raday utca 25.

Opening reception: Wednesday, August 24 at 7:00pm
Opening remarks by Gyorgy Orban
Curator: Beata Szechy - HMC, Istvan Sziranyi -president of the
Hungarian BookArt Association

Exhibiting International Artists:
Bandy Laszlo-H, Marton Barabas-H, Lorena Carbajal-GB, Laara Cassells-
CDN, Michael Connors-WI, Nick Davies-UK, Andrea Eis-MI, Melissa
Gasparotto-NY, Gert-Jan van den Bemd-NL, Liz Goldberg-PA, Cynthia
Gregory-KY, Susan Hase-AUS, Matthew Herring-UK, Enrico Hirashima-SGP,
Melanie Irwin-AUS, Sandee Johnson-NC, Naomi Kasumi-WA, Csilla
Kelecsenyi-H, Roberta Lavadour-OR, Andras Lengyel-H, Kichung Lee Lizee-
TN, Kate Morrell-UK, Catherine Nicolas-F, Tibor Pataki-H, Pamela
Paulsrud-IL, Roland Ruisz-D, Miklos P Simon-IL, Melissa Smith-TX,
Valeria Sovaradi-H, Holly Streekstra-IN, Beata Szechy-H, Istvan
Sziranyi-H, david K (Thompson)-CT, Christopher Troutman-IL, Nancy Kay
Turner-CA, Laszlo Sandor Vasvari-H, Alice Chebba Walsh-NY, Deborah
Whistler-IN
AIR/HMC, Budapest:
Pip Brant-FL, Elaine Byrne-IRL, Joan Edlis-UK, Michal Gavish-CA, Julia
Hitchcock-TX, Benjamin Page-CA, Jinhee Park-UK, Tilley Stone-KY, Paulo
Cesar Teles-BR, Joshua Watts-UAE
Video Artists:
Ophir Agassi-NY, Lesley Ash-OH, Charlotte Cornaton-F, EQUΔLΔTERΔL
(Emily DiCarlo, WJ Wilson, Jacqui Arntfield)-CDN, Rajorshi Ghosh-OH,
Liz Goldberg-PA, Yunna Kim-NY, Christine Lucy Latimer-CDN, Levy Li Sva-
IL, Valeria Lopez-CA, Sebastian Mundwiler-CH, Bridget Riversmith-MN

The exhibition is supported by Raday Konyveshaz Kft. - www.radaykonyveshaz.hu
& HMC - www.hungarian-multicultural-center.com

August 24 - September 16, 2011

Cuesta College
Fine Arts Department
San Luis Obispo, Ca.

July 11th – August 26th, 2011

International juried exhibition
Abcedarian Gallery
910 Santa Fe, #101
Denver, Colorado, USA

April 15 - June 4, 2011

May 1-31, 2011
Arlington Heights Memorial Library
500 N. Dunton Avenue, Arlington Heights, IL 60004-5910

June 1-30, 2011
Oak Lawn Public Library
9427 South Raymond Avenue
Oak Lawn, IL 60453
Phone: 708-422-4990

July 1-31, 2011
Palatine Public Library District
700 N. North Court
Palatine, IL 60067

Columbia College Chicago Library
624 S. Michigan Ave
Chicago, IL 60605
(312) 369-7900

Opening Reception April 8th, 4-8 p.m.
April 8 - August 29, 2011

Chicago Calligraphy Collective Juried Exhibit
Newberry Library
60 West Walton
Chicago, IL

March 21st - June 25th, 2011
Opening Reception & 25th Anniversary Celebration, Sat., April 9th, 11am - 3 pm
Calligraphy demonstrations and activities from 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Special anniversary program and awards presentation to follow
For more information, contact Cathy Feeman, Exhibits Director

Conrad Wilde Gallery
210 N. 4th Ave.
Tucson AZ 85705
520.622.8977

February 5th - February 26th
Opening Reception February 5th, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Artist talk at 5:00 pm

Conrad Wilde Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of modified, found-object books featuring local and national artists. Featured artists include: Jody Alexander, Todd Christensen, Miles Conrad, Jessica Drenk, Lisa Kokin, Kim Largey, Carol Morgan, Pamela Paulsrud, Emily Payne, Margaret Suchland.

Nicolet Area Technical College
5364 College Drive
Rhinelander, WI 54501
715-365-4410 or 800-544-3039

October 22 - November 13
Opening Reception: October 23, 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm

Gallery Hours
Fall and Winter Hours

Monday - Thursday 8:00 am - 8:00 pm
Friday - Saturday 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Area HS students, Nicolet students, faculty and general public will be invited to work with Eagle River artist and papermaker Debra Jircik to create work which will be included in the exhibit. Participants will be able to make paper and/ or decorate the finished paper and/or write their stories/poems on the paper.

Treewhispers is an ongoing international collaboration involving handmade paper, art and stories honoring trees as a symbol and a resource. Treewhispers was initiated in the year 2000 by artists Pamela Paulsrud and the late Marilyn Sward. The project has been presented in a multitude of venues while gathering round, handmade papers from participants around the world. On the papers, contributors have remembered a tree or the spirit of a tree.

Some contributions are simply a magnificent example of beautiful handmade paper and some include text and/or imagery. Some suggest tree rings, depict leaves or illustrate a personally significant tree; others are imprinted with a poem or a meaningful story relating to trees.

Lesher Center for the Arts
1601 Civic Dr
Walnut Creek , CA 94596
(925) 295-1415

July 11 – August 29th
Opening reception: Wednesday, July 14, 6-8pm (soft open on the 11th)

Just as Walnut Creek opens its doors to our new downtown Walnut Creek Library this summer, the Bedford will open Unbound: a National Exhibition of Book Art. This survey celebrates the book as art-form and includes artists who make one-of-a-kind art books as well as artists who disassemble pages, covers, and spines to create three-dimensional works. Artists include: Ed Rushcha, Andy Warhol, Doug Beube, Lisa Kokin, Emily Payne, Nancy Selvin, Alison Yates, and Jina Valentine, among others.

Donna Seager Gallery
June 4 - July 31
Reception for the Artists: Saturday, June 12, 6 to 8pm
Gallery Talk and "reading" by Nance O'Banion Friday, July 9, 6 to 8pm

Gallery Hours: 11 to 6, Tuesday through Saturday, closed Sunday and Monday. Artwalk, Second Friday, 5 to 8pm

Melissa Jay Craig & Pamela Paulsrud
Morgan Conservatory
Cleveland OH

June 4 – July 30

Melissa Jay Craig (a native of Cleveland) and Pamela Paulsrud are Chicago area artists whose works are drawn from nature; specifically from a shared sense that there is much more to be read within the environment than is currently understood. Craig, a book and installation artist who is nearly deaf, is intrigued by our often trivialized sensory and intuitive capabilities, and by the cyclical phrasing of natural organisms. In her sculptural works, she combines these concerns, often with double-edged humor, to suggest narratives authored by our beleaguered planet. Paulsrud, who began her career as a lettering artist, views handwriting as a language within a language. She has sought to capture the unseen resonance in nature through experiments with cymatics, allowing sound frequencies to directly reveal the poetic and philosophical principles of nature. Both artists are papermakers, who use specifically-processed fibers as their primary medium.

Center for Book and Paper Arts
1104 S. Wabash, 2nd floor
Chicago, IL

Opening Reception
Wednesday, June 9th, 5:30-8:30 p.m.

Exhibition: June 9 - August 21, 2010
Gallery Hours: Mon. - Sat. 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.

A rich collection of the late Marilyn Sward's artwork is soon to be exhibited at the Columbia College Chicago Center for the Book and Paper entitled Speaking in Paper. Mark your calendars for the quickly approaching opening reception, on June 9 from 5:30-8:30pm.

Join in a celebration of Marilyn's incredible journey that touched and inspired so many — her life woven through the creative process while simultaneously building community. She was an important artist during a critical period when hand papermaking was coming into its own as a fine art medium. Her passion is exhibited in her artwork, alternative photographic process on handmade paper, travel journals that contain the richness of the excursions and the forest of Treewhispers which continues to grow, gathering handmade paper with artwork, poetry, stories — connecting still.

An exhibition of accordion-style books by artists from around the United States and Canada
Kalamazoo Book Arts Center Gallery
April 2 - 30, 2010
Opening Reception: April 2, 6:00-9:00 p.m.
The accordion book is a simple folded structure that can be viewed sequentially, turning the pages like a regular book, or opened up and displayed all at once. First invented by the Chinese in the 9th century, accordion books have a long history, and are particularly popular with artists who use their display quality to exhibit the pictures inside.
Over 20 artists from around the US and Canada are included in this exhibition including Peter and Donna Thomas of Santa Cruz, Mario Laplante of San Francisco, Rhonda Miller of Halifax, and Marlene Yuen of Vancouver.
This exhibition will be on display in the KBAC Gallery from April 2 - 30. The opening reception is Friday, March 2, 6 - 9 p.m., during Art Hop. The reception will be held in conjunction with our 5th Annual Edible Book Festival. Gallery hours during the week are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

Letters to Chequamegon Bay, Invitational Calligraphy Exhibit
January 1 - 31, 2010
Artist recetion, Saturday, January 16
Washburn Cultural Center
1 East Bayfield Street
Washburn, WI 54891
715-373-5591

August 18 - September 18
Vespine Gallery
1907 S. Halsted 1st Floor
Chicago, IL, 60608
Curated by Jenn Morea and UCM Department of Art & Design Alumnus Jamie Lou Thome, The Convergence Project features ten artists and eight poets reflecting on the theme of convergence.
Opening Reception:
Thursday, August 20. 4 pm to 6 pm

The 24th Annual Juried Exhibition of the Chicago Calligraphy Collective
March 15-May 28, 2010
The Newberry Library
60 West Walton, Chicago, IL
Opening Reception, Sat.,March 27, 11am-3pm

August 15- Sept. 17, 2009
Gallery Ten Exhibition
12625 Highway 42
Gills Rock, Wisconsin 54219
920.854.9907

Hear about it at Door County Style

Judge: Maura Heffner, Exhibition Manager, Whitney Museum of American Art, NYC
August 1-30. 2009
Reception August 8
b.j. spoke gallery
299 Main St., Huntington, NY 11743
631.549.5106

Curated by found-objects artist Michelle Stitzlein, this exhibition features work by contemporary artists from across the country.
July 12–August 23, 2009
Ohio Craft Museum
1665 W. Fifth Avenue
Columbus Ohio 43212

Read about it in The Columbus Dispatch

Chicago Calligraphy Collective's 23nd Annual Juried Show & Treewhispers Exhibition
February 9 – March 28, 2009
Newberry Library
60 West Walton
Chicago , Illinois

Dec 5, 2008 – Feb 13, 2009
Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library
1515 SW 10th Ave
Topeka, KS 66604-1374
(785) 580-4400

July 25 - September 12, 2008
CENTER FOR BOOK & PAPER ARTS
Columbia College Chicago
1104 SOUTH WABASH AVE., 2ND FLOOR
CHICAGO, IL 60605
312 344 6630 / Fax 312 344 8082

This exhibition features works by Melissa Jay Craig, John DeVylder, Agnieszka Jachymczyk, Michael Montenegro, Pamela Paulsrud and Issac Williams.
Curated by Chie Curley and Barbara Goldsmith
September 18 though November 11, 2008
Noyes Cultural Art Center
927 Noyes St
Evanston, IL 60201
(847) 491-0266

Read about it here The Noyes Blog

Jurors: Robert McCamant, Pamela Paulsrud and Max Yela
July 25 - September 12, 2008
CLOSING RECEPTION: Friday, September 12, 5:30–7:30PM
Fifty-nine art works from the papermaking and artists’ book genre will be exhibited during the 5th International Book & Paper Arts Triennial. This juried exhibition features fine and letterpress printed and bound books, broadsides, artists’ books, book objects, sculptural paper, paper cuts, pulp painting and altered books that have been selected from an international base of the most recognized artists working in the medium today. Paper vessels that dangle from ceiling to floor; sculpture that is 2 inches tall; a book “written” in broken glass; another containing the mnemonic bird calls of Midwest songbirds; etchings of Paris gardens; a taxonomy of urban fowl (of the human kind); illustrated poems;corn stalks made of paper; a photo journey through a car wash—all can be viewed and enjoyed. A catalog of the exhibition will be available for purchase during the closing reception on Friday, September 12.

Forty-four finalists:
&Lyn Ashby, M.K. Augustine, Alice Austin, Fairley Barnes, Jana Brubaker,
Rob Buchert, Elaine Chong, Margaret Couch Cogswell, Archie Granot,
Karen Hanmer, Mary Hark, Mary Heebner, Judy Bergman Hochberg,
Craig Jobson, David B. Johnson, Peggy Johnston, Wendy Kawabata
Ellen Knudson, Carole Kunstad, Angela Liguori and Silvana Amato,
Elaine Langerman, Claudia Lee, Marie Marcano, Kim Matthews, Daniel Mellis, Tim Mosely, Elizabeth Munger, Sabina U. Nies, Jan Owen, Anne Pelikan, Sumi Perera, Sandi Rigby, Regula Russelle, Scripps College Press: Kitty Maryatt, Shawn Sheehy, Richard Shipps, Areujana Sim, Tricia Smout, Diane M. Stemper, S.C. Thayer, Jennifer Vignone, Laura Wait, Beata Wehr / Linney Wix%
CENTER FOR BOOK & PAPER ARTS
Columbia College Chicago
1104 SOUTH WABASH AVE., 2ND FLOOR
CHICAGO, IL 60605
312 344 6630 / Fax 312 344 8082

PUBLICATIONS

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Wax and the Artist Book II, curated by Catherine Nash

LR23-1. LAR Issue 23 Number 1
Cover artist: Pamela Paulsrud; A conversation with Sam Fink By Rosemary Kracke; Photo essay: Letters from Croatia By Holly Cohen-Roochvarg; Kanteiryu By Christine Flint-Sato; Briefly noted: Collaborative pieces hand-carved in stone by Adam Heller and Tracy Mahaffey; Themes in the lettering arts: Humor; Review: Bindings at the Morgan Library; Parting shot: Linda Renc

Inspiring Interpretations of a Timeless Form, juried by the esteemed Steve Miller.
Publisher:Lark
Published: July 2008
ISBN: 1-57990-877-2
ISBN13: 9781579908775

PRESENTATIONS

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Book and Paper Arts Guild
Lisle Library
777 Front Street Lisle, IL
6:30 pm, September 8, 2011

For further information contact Cheryl Mahowald

Wednesday, June 30, 2010
1:00 until 3:30 p.m.
4Chicago Cultural Center
Renaissance Court
78 E Washington Street (Randolph St. Side)

In conjunction with Exploration
Chicago Calligraphy Collective's Juried Exhibition

Newberry Library
60 W. Walton St.
Chicago, IL