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”
SAVE THE DATE!
SOME SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE
11 – 17 June 2025
more details HERE
INFO/REGISTRATION AT mail@lagouraxi.com
OCTOBER 1ST | 15TH
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE “LA MAISON DES CALLIGRAPHIES DU MONDE”
LA BASTIDONNE (VAUCLUSE) FRANCE
Artist in residence with a poet working together in a commun project . More details coming
OCTOBER 5|6 2024
CALLIGRAPHY WORKSHOP “ORDER & CHAOS”
Salle Polyvalente Mandela | LaBastidonne | VAUCLUSE
info-registration
Bernard Vanmalle vanmalle@orange.fr
OCTOBER 21|25 2024 NUREMBERG (GERMANY)
CALLIGRAPHY GROUP
contact and registration:
NOVEMBER 15|17 2024 NAMOUR (BELGIUM)
PLUMES ET CALAME
contact and registration:
ONLINE WORKSHOP
NOVEMBER 29 / DECEMBER 13-20 | 2024
HONG KONG “THE GENTLE PENMAN “
contact and registration:
JANUARY 25 | 26 2025 TORINO
PALAZZO MADAMA ART MUSEUM
THEME NOT DECIDED YET
contact and registration
madamadidattica@fondazionetorinomusei.it
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
FEBRUARY > MARCH 2025
USA WEST COAST TOUR : LOS ANGELES – SAN FRANCISCO – SEATTLE – PORTLAND
APRIL 26 2025
>OPENING EXHIBITION
APRIL 27-28 2025
>CALLIGRAPHY WORKSHOP “PLAYING WITH CAPITALS”
AUSTRIA- PETTENBAC
Bartlhaus Calligraphy Museum https://bartlhaus.at/
MAY 08|09|10
ROUEN (FRANCE) – ESPERLUETTE CALLIGRAPHY SOCIETY
FLUXES CALLIGRAPHIQUES
contact and registration https://www.esperluette-calligraphie.fr/
CALLIGRAPHY IN GREECE 2025
LAFKOS- PELION REGION – LAGOU RAXI HOTEL
“BYZANTINE LETTERS BETWEEN TRADITION AND CONTEMPORANEITY”
SOME SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE
11 – 17 June 2025
more details HERE
INFO/REGISTRATION AT mail@lagouraxi.com
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
- 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
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