Calligraphy workshops in the North East
If you would like to give the art of beautiful writing a go yourself, Creative Calligraphy founder Angela Reed teaches calligraphy throughout the north east of England.
Regular venues include Re-Create Today in Whitley Bay, North Tyneside, From Loft to Loved in Sedgefield, County Durham, Elvet & Bailey in Durham City and Newcastle Arts Centre in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
Weekly classes are also held on Thursday and Friday mornings at Mortimer Community Centre in South Shields. If you would like to add your name to the waiting list for a place, please get in touch.
Angela is also happy to offer private workshops for individuals and groups, as well as community organisations and schools.
Check out the gallery page to see what you can expect at a workshop.
Upcoming events are published below and you can also join the mailing list or follow Creative Calligraphy on social media for updates.
Download our supplier list here
Calligraphy Short Course: Carolingian
Join me at The Art Room Sunderland for a six-week short course focusing on Carolingian – one of the finest medieval scripts.
It is named after Charlemagne, King of the Franks (764 AD – 814 AD), who was a great patron of literature and the arts, despite being illiterate himself.
His scribes developed the script in the late eight century for clarity, regularity and readability. It reached England around 950 AD.
It is largely based on the half-uncial, but with longer ascenders and descenders and a slight slope.
There are also shared elements with Foundational Hand and Italic scripts.
The course will run on Tuesdays, between 1pm and 3pm, on the following dates: January 13, 20, 27 and February 3, 10 and 17.
It is suitable for beginners and improvers and all materials will be provided.