UPCOMING WORKSHOP SCHEDULE
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INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL WORKSHOP
AT THE “CERTOSA 1515”
TURIN | ITALY
OCTOBER 5th |10th 2026
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
Workshop Topic
TRACES AND SIGNS OF NATURE
The Nature will be our muse. We will begin by exploring the potential of “ecoprinting”, or botanical printing — a natural technique that uses leaves and flowers to transfer their pigments onto fabric or paper, creating unique and unrepeatable patterns and colors.
This process is gentle and accessible to everyone, even at home.
However, we will strive to go beyond the purely decorative aspect of the printed sheets. From the shapes created by the leaves collected in the surrounding area and arranged at random, we will extract elements to develop a work focused on mark and line — forming a personal alphabetic language to be integrated into the printed pages bearing the leaf imprints.
By combining these organic signs with others of a more mechanical nature — such as letters and stamps — all will finally come together in a beautiful hand-bound book, a poetic meeting of nature, gesture, and imagination.
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CALLIGRAPHY RETREATS IN GREECE 2026
LAFKOS – PELION REGION
LAGOU RAXI HOTEL https://lagouraxi.com/
“BYZANTINE LETTERS BETWEEN TRADITION AND CONTEMPORANEITY”
MAY 03 | 09 2026
more details HERE
INFO/REGISTRATION AT mail@lagouraxi.com
JANUARY 31 | FEBRUARY 01 2026
GRENOBLE (FRANCE)
contact and registration plumedeve@orange.fr
MARCH 26 | 27 | 28 2026
TURIN (ITALY) MASSIMO’S STUDIO
“PATTERN AND EMBOSSING PRINT “
LIMITED SEATS!
REGISTRATION polello@lacalligrafia.com
APRIL 11 | 12 2026
TURIN (ITALY)
“THE LIBERTY LETTERS”
HERE MORE DETAILS https://www.segnoscrittura.com/corsi/workshop-internazionali/massimo-polello-le-lettere-liberty
contact and registration : info@segnoscrittura.com
MAY 03 | 09 2026
CALLIGRAPHY RETREATS IN GREECE 2026
LAFKOS- PELION REGION
LAGOU RAXI HOTEL
“BYZANTINE LETTERS BETWEEN TRADITION AND CONTEMPORANEITY”
more details HERE
INFO/REGISTRATION AT mail@lagouraxi.com
JUNE 30 | JULY 09 | 2026 TWO COURSES
Schreibwerkstatt Klingspor Offenbach – GERMANY
“ORDER AND CHAOS”
INFO-REGISTRATION info@schreibwerkstatt-klingspor.de
JULY 25 | AUGUST 01 2026
LURS PROVENCE (FRANCE)
MORE DETAIL REGISTRATION contact@barbedor.paris
SEPTEMBER 11 | 14 2026
CALGARY – CANADA
MORE DETAIL and REGISTRATION :
To Bow Valley Calligraphy Guild contact for more details
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ONLINE CLASSES
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RECORDED AND SCHEDULED
WORKSHOPS
DETAILS HERE
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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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