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Extra special thanks goes to Core Contributor Joy Deneen for her diligent work in compiling these lists! Thanks also to Summit Scribes and The Society of Scribes & Illuminators. Contact us if you know of a guild not listed here.
Calligraphy Guilds & Associations
United States & Canada
CANADA
Alberta
Bow Valley Calligraphy Guild
Edmonton Calligraphic Society
Lettering Arts Guild of Red Deer
British Columbia
Alphabeas
Fairbank Calligraphy Society
Iranian Calligraphers Association of North America
Kelowna Calligraphers Guild
Warmland Calligraphers of the Cowichan Valley
Westcoast Calligraphy Society
Western Canada Chinese Calligraphy Association
Manitoba
Calligraphers’ Guild of Manitoba
Ontario
The Calligraphic Arts Guild of Toronto
The Calligraphy Society of Ottawa
The Hamilton Calligraphy Guild
Royal City Calligraphy Guild
Shodo Canada
Québec
La Société des calligraphes de Montréal
Saskatchewan
Regina Calligraphy & Paper Arts Group
UNITED STATES
Alabama
Birmingham Calligraphy Guild
Arizona
Calligraphic Society of Arizona
California
Friends of Calligraphy
Pacific Scribes
San Diego Fellow Calligraphers
Society for Calligraphy, Southern California
Wanto Shodo Kai
Colorado
Colorado Calligraphers’ Guild
Summit Scribes – Colorado Springs Calligraphy Guild
Connecticut
Mystic Calligraphers
Florida
Coastal Calligraphers
Ocala Calligraphy Guild
Scribes of Central Florida
South Florida Calligraphy Guild
Georgia
Friends of the Alphabet
Idaho
Idaho Inkspots
Illinois
Chicago Calligraphy Collective
Indiana
The Calligraphy Guild of Indiana
Michiana Calligraphy Guild
Louisiana
New Orleans Lettering Arts Association
Massachusetts
Masscribes, Inc – New England Calligraphy Association
Michigan
Michigan Association of Calligraphers
Pen Dragons Calligraphy Guild
Minnesota
The Colleagues of Calligraphy
Missouri
St. Louis Calligraphy Guild
Montana
Big Sky Scribes
Bridger Mountain Scribes of Montana
Nevada
The Fabulous Las Vegas Scribes
New Mexico
Escribiente Calligraphy Society
New York
Genesee Valley Calligraphy Guild
New York Calligraphers Guild
Rochester Calligraphy and Penmanship Society
Society of Scribes
North Carolina
Carolina Lettering Arts Society
Triangle Calligraphers Guild
Ohio
Calligraphy Guild of Columbus
Greater Cincinnati Calligraphers’ Guild
The Western Calligraphy Guild
Oklahoma
Calligraphy Guild of Oklahoma
Oregon
The Calligraphers’ Guild
Capital Calligraphers
Portland Calligraphy Society
Valley Calligraphy Guild
Pennsylvania
Calligrapher’s Guild of Northeastern Pennsylvania
Calligraphy Guild Pittsburgh
Philadelphia Calligraphers’ Society
Tennessee
East Tennessee Calligraphy Guild
Memphis Calligraphy Guild
Nashville Calligraphers’ Guild
Texas
Capital City Scribes
Fort Worth Calligraphers Guild
Houston Calligraphy Guild
Kaligrafos, The Dallas Calligraphy Society
San Antonio Calligraphers’ Guild
Texas Lettering Arts Council
Waco Calligraphy Guild
Washington D.C. / Virginia
The Washington Calligrapher’s Guild
Washington
Meito Shodo-Kai Calligraphy Association
Nib ‘N’ Inks
Peninsula Scribes
Scripts & Scribes
The Society for Calligraphy & Handwriting
Tacoma Calligraphy Guild
Wisconsin
Cream City Calligraphers
Europe
Belgium
Kalligrafia
WITRUIMTE
England
Calligraphy & Lettering Arts Society
Society of Scribes & Illuminators
Calderdale Calligraphers
Cinque Ports Scribes
Eden Valley Scribes
Exeter Letterers
Gloucestershire Lettering Arts
Hampshire Calligraphers
Lingfield Scribes
The Marches Scribes
Mendip Calligraphy Group
Mercian Scribes
Nottingham Calligraphers
Norfolk Scribes
North Downs Calligraphers
Oxford Scribes
Plymouth Calligraphers
Shropshire Scribes
The Society for Italic Handwriting
The Society of Northumbrian Scribes
South London Letter Association
Sussex Scribes
West Country Scribes
York Scribes
Finland
Suomen Kalligrafiayhdistyksen
France
Association Ductus
La Maison de Calligraphie
Germany
Scheibwerksatt Klingspor Offenbach
Italy
L’Associazione Culturale Dal Segno alla Scrittura
Calligrafia
Centro Internazionale Arti Calligrafiche e del Libro
Ireland
Cuan Scribes
Peannairí Association of Irish Calligraphers
Netherlands
Vereniging Mercator
Poland
Fundacja Sztuka Kaligrafii
Russia
Calligraphy School St. Petersburg
Scotland
Glasgow Scribes
Switzerland
Schweizerische Kalligraphische Gesellschaft
Spain
Asociación Alcuino para la Recuperación de la Caligrafía Antigua
Africa
South Africa
Cape Friends of Calligraphy
Asia
Hong Kong
Alpha Beta Club
India
Aksharaya
Pakistan
Calligraphers Association of Pakistan
Philippines
Pagtitipon
Singapore
The Chinese Calligraphy Society of Singapore
Thailand
Thai Lettering Club
Calligraphy Club Thailand
Caribbean, Mexico, Latin America & South America
Argentina
Roballos Naab
Brasil
Associação Shodô do Brasil
Mexico
Calígrafos de Monterrey
Puerto Rico
Sociedad de Calígrafos de Puerto Rico
Calligraphy Programs, Conferences & Retreats
Cheerio Calligraphy Centre
These week-long retreats are held twice a year in North Carolina (USA), led by world-renowned calligraphers and book artists.
European Lettering Institute
Located in Bruges (Belgium), this institute offers a three year professional training course in calligraphy and digital lettering design as well as short term courses and workshops.
Ghost Ranch
This retreat center in Abiquiu, New Mexico (USA) often offers calligraphy workshops as well as a summer program.
International Lettering Arts Conference
This annual conference changes names and locations each year. The 2019 conference was Rendez-vous, which took place in Sherbrooke, Québec.
IAMPETH Conference
The annual convention is held in a different city each year. Membership to IAMPETH (International Association of Master Penmen, Engrossers and Teachers of Handwriting) is required, and scholarships are available.
Ink Academy
Located in Berkeley, California (USA), this academy offers an Academic Series, Master-Student Study and À La Carte Workshops with Master Penmen and Penwomen from around the globe.
Museums & Permanent Calligraphy Collections
Austria
Schrift- und Heimatmuseum Bartlhaus
England
Modern Calligraphy Collection (The National Art Library at the Victoria and Albert Museum)
Egypt
The Manuscript & Rare Book Exhibition Gallery (Manuscript Museum)
Germany
Berlin Calligraphy Collection
Klingspor Museum Offenbach
Italy
Venetiae Incipit Scriptorium
Japan
Naritasan Museum of Calligraphy
Taito Ward Calligraphy Museum
The Netherlands
Allard Pierson Collection of Calligraphy and Typography
Russia
Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy
United Arab Emirates
Sharjah Calligraphy Museum
United States
Letterform Archive
Hill Museum and Manuscript Library
The Morgan Library & Museum
Newberry Library
The Saint John’s Bible
The Richard Harrison Collection of Calligraphy and Lettering (San Francisco Public Library)
Calligraphy Scholarships
Dancing Letters Scholarship Fund
This fund provides financial assistance to those wishing to further their knowledge of calligraphy and its related arts through attending workshops, lectures, classes, or international, regional and local conferences. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.
IAMPETH Scholarship Fund
Three convention scholarships are awarded to IAMPETH members each year: local, general and international. The application period closes near the end of each calendar year.