Calligraphers’ Guild of Manitoba
Fostering creative expression through hand lettering and related arts
The Calligraphers’ Guild of Manitoba offers instructional workshops and classes with local and national artists.
Classes offered include: traditional and contemporary calligraphy, and book and paper art. Classes are offered from September to June.
The CGM has made the decision to hold virtual classes and gatherings for the next few months. For more information, email Calligraphers’ Guild of Manitoba.
Upcoming Zoom workshop:
Stylized Bensgothic Lettering
Class instructor: Violet Smythe
Saturday, October 29 and Sunday, October 30, 2022
1:00pm to 4:30pm CDT
The fee is $35/person, based on an attendance of 10 students. Please register by October 26th. Students will have access to the recording of the workshop for 30 days.
Information sheets (PDF), Stylized Bensgothic Lettering
Violet Smythe
Past workshops, 2019-20
Italic | Formal, Fun and Friendly
February 15, 2020
Class instructor: Kathie McIlvride
Pointed Brush
January 11, 2020
Class instructor: Kathie McIlvride
Bookbinding
November 16, 2019
Class instructor: Janet Carroll
Modern Calligraphy
October 19, 2019
Class instructor: Kathie McIlvride
Past workshops, 2018-19
Freewheeling: Design Without Fear
April 27 and 28, 2019
Class instructor: Lily Yee-Sloan
The Three Faces of Copperplate:
Formal, Friendly and Fun, March 9, 2019 (AM)
Class instructor: Kathie McIlvride
Tangled Garden, Zentangle® Inspired Art (ZIA)
February 9, 2019 (AM)
Class instructor: Carol Graham
Valentine inspired card-making
February 9, 2019 (PM)
Class instructor: Isobel Simpson
Monoline, January 19, 2019
Class instructor: Kathie McIlvride
Modern calligraphy, November 24, 2018
Class instructor: Kathie McIlvride
Paste paper and painted Tyvek, October 20, 2018
Class instructor: Edith Banman
Clear Carve block printmaking, September 22, 2018
Class instructor: Ann Rivera
Workshops, 2017-18
Button alphabet, April 28, 2018
Class instructor: Violet Smythe
Adventures in watercolour, a techniques class
April 29, 2018
Class instructor: Violet Smythe
Paper marbling, March 24, 2018
Class instructor: Janet Carroll
A handmade journal for the changeable mind!
January 27, 2018
Class instructor: Lauren Campbell
Breaking the Rules, October 21, 2017
Class instructor: Kathie McIlvride
Mark and letter making with a ruling pen.
Beginner’s Uncial, September 16, 2017
Class instructor: Kathie McIlvride
Fun variations on this traditional script.
Workshops, 2016-17
Landscaping the Page, April 28 and April 29, 2017
Class instructor: Laura Eriksson
Fraktur (a form of Gothic lettering), February 25, 2017
Class instructor: Theresa de Guzman
Crossed Structure Book Binding, November 5, 2016
Class instructor: Lauren Campbell
Roman Capitals, October 15, 2016
Class instructor: Ike Derksen
Paste Paper and Painted Tyvek, September 17, 2016
Class instructor: Edith Banman
Workshops, 2015-16
Calligraphy on the GO! and Developing a Personal Script,
May 7 and May 8, 2016
Class instructor: Sharon Zeugin
Course details, PDF
Lettering on Occasion: Copperplate for Beginners, Saturday, March 19, 2016
Class instructor: Kathie McIlvride
Sign Painting, February 13, 2016
Class instructor: Ike Derksen
Pens, Paint and Paper, January 16, 2016
Class instructor: Kathie McIlvride
Beginner’s Gothic, November 14, 2015
Class instructor: Kathie McIlvride
Beginner’s Uncial, October 17, 2015
Class instructor: Kathie McIlvride
Workshops, 2014-15
Beginner’s pointed brush, May 16, 2015
Class instructor: Kathie McIlvride
Bookbinding, March 14, 2015
Class instructor: Janet Carroll
Decorating book covers with Tyvek, January 17, 2015
Class instructors: Edith Banman and Charlotte Konrad
Beginner’s Italic, November 8, 2014
Class instructor: Kathie McIlvride
Strong Lines, Working with the Pilot Parallel Pen, October 4–5, 2014
Class instructor: Alice Young
Workshops, 2013-14
Fun with capitals, April 12, 2014
Class instructors: Charlotte Konrad and Kathie McIlvride
Paper marbling, March 8, 2014
Class instructor: Janet Carroll
Neuland, February 15, 2014
Class instructor: Ike Derksen
Foundational script, January 11, 2014
Class instructor: Kathie McIlvride<
Painted letters and words, November 9–10, 2013
Class instructor: Lorraine Douglas
Workshop participants, starting with basic monoline letters, created unique watercolour painted letters, words and quotes.
Creating a handmade journal, October 19, 2013
Class participants, following the instruction of book artist Charlotte Konrad, created two unique journals using two types of binding, and an abundance of beautiful paper and decorative bits.
Workshops, 2013
Monoline, May 20, 2013
Twelve dynamic letter art layouts were presented by Kathie McIlvride at her monoline workshop. Using these layouts as a starting point, participants filled their hand-crafted journals with lettering.
Uncials, April 6, 2013
After completing a beautifully prepared workbook, participants created perforated monograms at calligrapher Kathie McIlvride‘s full day Uncial workshop.
Italics, March 2, 2013
Class instructor: Kathie McIlvride
Paste paper, February 16, 2013
Class instructor: Edith Banman
Last updated: 2022-10-10
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