In-person meetings are held at St. Andrews Hall, 2504-13 Avenue NW. Our online enrichment offerings will continue in January, February, and March of 2025. The online BVCG Procreate Club meets every month. Please look at the online and in-person gatherings and mark your calendar now with these important opportunities. Do watch for updates on this website and in our bi-weekly eBulletins. Thank you to all members, near and far, for your support!
2025
JANUARY
Tuesday, Jan 7: 6:30 pm ZOOM Exec Meeting
Wednesday, Jan 8: 9 am - noon Tara Hayden Trust The Process II class
Saturday, Jan 11: 10 am - noon - Elmo Van Slingerland from the Netherlands will lead us in an overview/introduction to Roman Minuscules (Foundational and beyond). Check out his website at Elmovanslingerland.com. This session and the recording are available for Members only.
Saturday, Jan 18: 10 am – approx 3 pm at St. Andrews Heights Community Hall. Drop-In Calligraphy Day - Click HERE for more details.
Sat & Sun Jan 25 & 26: 9 am - 4pm Kerri Forster - Folded Pen class - Come learn the incredible range of the folded pen, a versatile tool created for modern gestural lettering but capable of much more. We’ll explore the various letter styles and mediums as we learn the range of folded pen possibilities. Location: St. Andrews Heights Community Hall, 2504 – 13th Avenue NW, Calgary Cost: $95.00 for members; $115.00 for non-members
FEBRUARY
Tuesday, Feb 4: 6:30 pm - Zoom Exec Meeting
Wednesday, Feb 5: 9 am - noon Tara Hayden Trust The Process II class
Saturday, Feb 8: 10 am - noon - Lily Yee-Sloan of Toronto, Ontario, will present a program she has titled "An Artist's Journey: The First Forty Years." Check out her website at idesignquest.wordpress.com. This session and the recording are available for Members only.
Saturday Feb 22: 10 am – approx 3 pm at St. Andrews Hall. Drop-In Calligraphy Day. Click HERE for more details.
MARCH
Wednesday Mar 5: 9 am - noon Tara Hayden Trust The Process II class
Saturday, Mar 8: 10 am - noon - Pat Blair of the Eastern US will teach us how to paint a Spring Iris with a wedge brush. Check out her website at Patblaircalligraphy.com. This session and the recording are available for Members only.
Monday Mar 10: Online Galleria - One Word, Five Ways. Choose a word, and letter it in five different ways on one piece of paper. You can use a different tool and lettering style for each version of the word. To add variety, consider the various elements of design. Consider space, size, texture, line, shape, and colour. Create your entire design on a single sheet of paper, or if you prefer, work on each design of the word separately and then combine them digitally or collage all five onto one piece of paper..
This will be an online Galleria, so members near and far are encouraged to send a digital image to be shown at the March 10 meeting.
Deadlines: Please send your work by Friday, March 7, 2025, so it can be shared at the March 10 online meeting. Sunday, March 16, 2025, is the deadline for your artwork to be considered for a future BVCG Journal (even if it was not submitted for the online meeting).
All images should be high resolution (at least 1MB in file size and 200 dpi) and submitted to Annette at bvcggalleria@gmail.com.
Tuesday, Mar 11: 6:30 p.m. Zoom Exec Meeting
March 15 and 16: Lorraine Douglas will lead a two-day workshop focusing on creating pieces inspired by the imaginative work of artists like Paul Klee and Hans Schmidt. See the Workshop page for more details.
Saturday Mar 22: 10 am – approx 3 pm at St. Andrews Hall. Drop-In Calligraphy Day. Click HERE for more details. Journal pick up.
APRIL
Wednesday Apr 2: 9 am - noon Tara Hayden Trust The Process II class
Tuesday Apr 8: 6:30 pm ZOOM Exec Meeting
Wednesday Apr 16: In person Enrichment
Saturday Apr 26: 10 am – approx 3 pm at St. Andrews Hall. Drop-In Calligraphy Day. Click HERE for more details.
MAY
Wednesday May 7: 9am - noon Tara Hayden Trust The Process II class
Monday May 12: 6:30 pm - ZOOM Exec Meeting
Saturday May 24: 10 am – approx 3 pm at St. Andrews Hall. Drop-In Calligraphy Day. Click HERE for more details.
Wednesday May 28: Annual General Meeting & In-Person Enrichment
JUNE
Monday June 9: 6:30 pm - ZOOM Exec meeting
Wednesday June 11: In-person Pot Luck & Journal pick up
