UPCOMING WORKSHOP SCHEDULE

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INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL WORKSHOP

CERTOSA 1515 TURIN | ITALY

MAY 19th | 24th 2025 SOLD OUT !

A SECOND EDITION ON

SEPTEMBER 8th | 13 th 2025

IT IS SOLD OUT !

ASK FOR MAY 2026 EDITION 🙂

Discover the art of calligraphy in an exclusive five-day workshop led by Massimo Polello. This residential workshop will be at the historic Certosa 1515, a 16th century convent nestled next to the lakes of Avigliana, a 40 minutes drive from Turin city center.

This unique event offers a deep dive into the silence and peace of a place steeped in history and art, ideal for inspiring your creativity.

Students will stay at the convent. Certosa 1515, surrounded by lush greenery, with its ancient monastic cells overlooking the valley and the cloister of the church, provides an unparalleled residential experience. You will sleep where monks once sought refuge and contemplation, surrounded by artworks that narrate centuries of devotion and culture.

During your stay, you will enjoy fresh, authentic foods prepared with local products that will delight your palate and enrich the sensory experience of the workshop.

Additionally, a guided tour is planned to the nearby 10th century Abbey of the Sacra di San Michele, a historic symbol of Piedmont. This excursion will allow you to briefly explore the history of one of the most fascinating spiritual sites in Italy. https://sacradisanmichele.com/en/la-sacra/

Lastly, the proximity to the city of Turin, the first capital of Italy with an international airport, makes arrival and departure convenient. You may also consider extending your trip to discover the cultural and architectural wonders of this historic metropolis, or the beautiful Piedmont Region before or after the workshop.

Join us for a journey through the beauty of calligraphy, in a setting that celebrates history, art, and tranquility.

See more about Certosa 1515 here

https://www.certosa1515.org/en-gb

Our Workshop

WORDS: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE

The focus of this five-day course will be making a book exploring the transformation of words, meanings and ideas over time. Beginning with the Humanist script, we will experiment with unique coloring techniques (such as using rusty inks and shellac) as the workshop moves from your words of the past, to the present to the future. The result of our work will be bound in a book representing the unity of the three periods.

Please bring to the workshop words and images that have special meaning to you across time: past, present and future.

PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR REGISTRATION AND DETAILS polello@lacalligrafia.com

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CALLIGRAPHY IN GREECE 2025

LAFKOS- PELION REGION

LAGOU RAXI HOTEL

“BYZANTINE LETTERS BETWEEN TRADITION AND CONTEMPORANEITY”

(dates not decided yet)

more details HERE

INFO/REGISTRATION AT mail@lagouraxi.com

FEBRUARY 01 | 02 2025 TORINO

SEGNO SCRITTURA CALLIGRAPHY SOCIETY

CAPITALIS ROMANA

https://www.segnoscrittura.com/corsi/workshop-internazionali/capitale-romana-e-cosi-difficile

contact and registration : info@segnoscrittura.com

APRIL 26 2025

>OPENING EXHIBITION

APRIL 27-28 2025

>CALLIGRAPHY WORKSHOP “PLAYING WITH CAPITALS” (in English)

AUSTRIA- PETTENBAC

Bartlhaus Calligraphy Museum https://bartlhaus.at/

MAY 08|09|10

ROUEN (FRANCE) – ESPERLUETTE CALLIGRAPHY SOCIETY (in French)

FLUXES CALLIGRAPHIQUES

contact and registration https://www.esperluette-calligraphie.fr/

JULY 17|21

JULY 22|27

LAUENBURG (GERMANY) in English

contact and registration info@maribohley.de

OCTOBER 15|17

EINSIEDELN ABBEY (SWITZERLAND) (in French/English/Italian)

contact and registration p.jean-sebastien@kloster-einsiedeln.ch

ONLINE CLASSES

PLEASE VISIT MY SHOP ONLINE FOR BUY MY

RECORDED AND SCHEDULED

WORKSHOPS

DETAILS HERE

https://massimocalligraphystore.bigcartel.com/category/classes-workshop

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Contact Massimo to get any informations and details about the upcoming workshops.

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ALSO

YOU CAN PLAN A PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL GROUP WORKSHOP AT MY STUDIO IN TORINO: already had group from Russia, Usa, Korea

YOU CAN PLAN INDIVIDUAL LESSONS WITH MASSIMO OR TAKE PART AT THE GROUP LESSONS EVERY TUESDAY AFTERNOON FROM 2PM TO 6PM AVAILABLE ALL TIME OF THE YEAR

Workshop topics

This is a short list of the latest and more popular topics.

Please contact Massimo to require a different concept and a personalized theme workshop or something specific based on the list below.

A detailled description will be sent on request

The Calligraphy Line: The quality and the expressivity of the calligraphy line will be examined using the fabulous Classic Arabic and Syrian manuscripts
The Blue Workshop: a workshop working only with blue to design the Blue Book.
Modern and Classicism of ” Littera Antiqua”
Beyond Minuscola Romana
Playing with Romans: Roman Caps variations and beyond
The Moving Line : the space and the line in the space
Letters XXL: working with big letters only with flat brush
Order And Chaos_ Roman Capital With Brush To The Dripping Writing
The Dancing Of The Line_the Roman Cursive As Pure Line In The Space
From Calligraphy To Fonts From Fonts To Calligraphy
Rhythm, Sound And Writing
The Beautiful Alphabets: From The Manuscripts To The Contemporary Calligraphy
Emptiness And Fulness: The Calligraphy Composition
The Calligraphy Book
The African Alphabet