It also organises events and classes, such as Arabic, calligraphy, yoga, photography workshops and film screenings.
There are young people in Egypt who are learning basket weaving and storytelling, calligraphy and photography.
Taazyeh also plays a significant role in preserving associated crafts, such as costume-making, calligraphy and instrument-making.
Reed College at that time offered perhaps the best calligraphy instruction in the country.
But the middle section, "The Calligraphy of Aoyama San'u, " is where the angels reside.
As an instrument of calligraphy and painting, the seal is a work of art in itself.
This 12th-century incense burner is incised with calligraphy that identifies its maker and first owner.
Pollock was the child of poor drifters, but his elder brother, Charles, had a talent for calligraphy.
But if brevity is to be deplored, what should we make of haiku, sonnets, and ink-brush calligraphy?
They will try their hand at calligraphy and African drumming and hear songs and stories from various countries.
Among the items in the first category are more than a dozen Koran folios, all with exceptional calligraphy.
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Calligraphy and the arabesque a continuous leaflike design dominate Islamic art, yet there are many figurative works here as well.
First, "A Discerning Eye: The Aoyama San'u Collection, " works of ancient Chinese painting and calligraphy from Aoyama's private holdings.
The title pages and chapter-heads featured the swirling calligraphy of Professor Lal himself, done with a Sheaffer fountain pen.
Today, in addition to traditional master-apprentice instruction, calligraphy is also taught at school.
To battle this dark hopelessness, I started Chinese calligraphy and taichi lessons to calm down and maintain some social contact.
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In its distinctive Chinese form, calligraphy offers an important channel for the appreciation of traditional culture and for arts education.
Any representation of the human form has traditionally been discouraged in Islamic art, helping Arabic calligraphy to thrive in its place.
Hussein's handwritten "Allahu Akbar, " or "God Is Great, " was replaced by the same phrase printed in green but in different calligraphy.
The first wing, inevitably, houses a permanent exhibition on China, and temporary displays of other cultures (Islamic calligraphy at the moment).
Not only a good motto, but a beautiful artistic piece of calligraphy.
The Centre organises cultural events such as the screening of Safar: A Journey through Popular Arab Cinema in 2012 and Arabic language and calligraphy classes.
With the sun setting, the sky is etched with a calligraphy of pink clouds, their reflection a soft wash on the river surface.
Instead of developing a narrow specialization, they study, say, calligraphy (as Mr. Jobs famously did) or hang out with friends in different fields.
The exhibit is structured chronologically, and the progression of Aoyama's work away from traditional cursive calligraphy toward less constrained, freer expression is clear.
Instead Jiang took Barshefsky to a private pavilion for viewing swans and chatted cordially to her about calligraphy scrolls hanging on the walls.
Indeed, calligraphy is no longer the basic tool of intellectuals and officials but has become the preserve of professional artisans and amateur enthusiasts.
Within the fort's walls are fascinating weapon displays featuring beautiful old silver khanjars (curved daggers) with camel-bone decoration, and swords inscribed with calligraphy.
The traditional collection includes Buddhist art, metal works, calligraphy and watercolor scrolls, and spans prehistory to Korea's last royal dynasty, which fell in 1910.
Many ceremonies that mark national celebrations and religious rituals incorporate the practice and calligraphy has itself proved influential on modern art, architecture and design.
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