Founded in 1976, the Washington Calligraphers Guild is a nonprofit organization of more than 500 U.S. and international lettering artists of all skill levels, from professional scribes to enthusiastic beginners and non-calligraphers who appreciate the lettering and book arts.
President | Marilyn Davis | |
Vice President | Jodie Lide | |
Treasurer | Barbara Enyeart | |
Secretary | Karen Garvey | |
Member at Large | Elissa Krieg |
Workshop Chair | vacant |
Workshop Registrar | vacant |
Membership Chair | Gretchen Elson |
Mailings | Patricia Swanson |
Audit | vacant |
Budget & Finance | Barbara Enyeart |
Registered Agent | Barbara Enyeart |
Website Chair | Lorraine Swerdloff |
Bulletin Liaison | Pamn Klinedinst |
Scripsit Liaison | Tamara Stoneburner |
Library | Lucinda Wright |
Exhibits | vacant |
Programs | Didi DiVirgilio |
Hospitality | vacant |
Education | vacant |
Zapf Scholarship | Marta Legeckis |
Social Media | Pamn Klinedinst (Facebook) Erin Cassidy (Instagram) |
Publicity | Felecia McFail |
Fundraising | vacant |
Nominating Chair | vacant |
Archivist | Lucinda Wright |
Parliamentarian | Margaret-Ann F. Howie |
Graceful Envelope Contest | Erin Cassidy |
P.O. Box assistant | Anne Trotter |
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We are looking for members interested in helping with the website and treasury, in addition to all vacant positions. |
Interested, but not sure if you know how? Training is available! Contact Marilyn Davis and read this Message from the President.
PLEASE NOTE:
Judging of 2022 contest entries has been delayed until October. Contact Erin Cassidy if you have questions.
• 2020-2021 Graceful Envelope Contest winners are online.
Left: Christy Robb's winning entry for the 2020/2021 contest. The theme was Double Vision, a take on 2020.
Right: Envelope by Elaine Beermann, Enumclaw, WA was named Best in Show in the 2003 Graceful Envelope Contest. Theme: The Written Word.
WCG members: Don't miss emails from the Guild:
– Put [email protected] in your contacts or address book
– Look in promotional and spam folders for emails
from "Washington Calligraphers Guild"
Contact InformationWashington Calligraphers GuildP.O. Box 3688 Merrifield, VA 22116 |
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See you in the Fall!
Above: "Remembering" by Gerry Jackson Kerdok, a poppy listing pivotal WWII battles, appears in WCG's 45th Anniversary Scripsit.
New Scripsit celebrates WCG's 45th anniversary
Julian Waters edited and designed Scripsit Vol 43 No 2 (Fall 2021), a tribute to WCG's 45th Anniversary and the calligraphers it has nurtured. The full-color 60-page magazine showcases the artwork of 26 invited and juried calligraphers interpretating the theme, "Letters Nurtured in Solitude." Their creations will also appear in a virtual exhibit.
Above: Scripsit's cover is a wraparound of Elizabeth McKee's "Long Live the Weeds No.2."
Left: Marta Legeckis' alphabet, done in what she calls "Carolingian Punk," appears in the issue.
Below: Sherri Trial's "Into The Forest" also was chosen for WCG's 45th Anniversary Scripsit.
Website administrator: Lorraine Swerdloff
WCG logo by Sheila Waters.
"abcxyz" artwork by Charlie Hughes and © Washington Calligraphers Guild.