This 2025-26 season —our 50th!—is about creating many opportunities for members to reconnect, reflect on our amazing past, and keep looking ahead to what’s next on our personal creative journeys and on the future of The Colleagues.
The Power of The Pencil - come learn about this humble yet powerful tool.
Member Jean Formo will teach a workshop, “Letters With Light” this October.
Simple book structure ornaments with member artist Georgia Greeley.
Della will be joining us on Zoom for another excellent presentation.
In this two-session class, students can create a lively variation to the italic hand and explore some florals to add to projects.
This is the program that launches our Maker U 2026 weekend.
A mini-conference conducted by our own members! Friday evening Keynote speaker presentation and a Saturday filled with lectures, demos, and hands-on.
Field Trip to Saint John’s as part of our 50th Celebration.
Annual Meeting
Annual Meeting
The James Ford Bell Library (part of the Archives & Special Collections of the Andersen Library of the University of Minnesota) makes history come alive through its premier collection of rare books, manuscripts, maps & other materials.
A mini-conference conducted by our own members! Friday evening Keynote speaker presentation and a Saturday filled with lectures, demos, and hands-on.
In this program Mike Kecseg shows how learning a formal copperplate can serve as a jumping off point to create more modern and expressive scripts.
Italian Hand with Heather Held.
Poetry in Motion-The Evolution and Development of Italian Hand: Presented by Heather Held
Della will be joining us on Zoom for another excellent presentation.
Our chance to try out some new tools and old favorites from every calligrapher’s favorite online calligraphy tool supplier, John Neal!
A presentation by Master Penman Michael Sull.
A Flourished Weekend with Master Penman Michael Sull.
Welcome back! Come see what some members did (calligraphically) this past summer!
Annual Meeting & Picnic
Luscious and rich Double Stroke Gothic Majuscules will delight you with their bounty and generosity of shape and design. Join our member Kris McDonald to explore these delightful letters.
A mini-conference conducted by our own members!
Pre-mini-conference event
We will begin by grounding ourselves in a strong, basic form of gothic: Textura. Then we will, variable by variable, morph it through a series of permutations; creating variations, modernizing it and doing projects that are anything but traditional.
Take a tour of the expressive ways calligraphers have used both traditional and contemporary gilding throughout the centuries.
Della will be joining us on Zoom with her excellent presentation, graphics and handouts. Please register for this unique opportunity to learn about the Catherine of Cleves Manuscript
No driving in snow or cold for this play date. Pjs and slippers optional but encouraged.
The fun of Gothic is that it is about rules and rhythm. Learning a gothic hand and lettering with gouache as your writing fluid are both vital skills for any calligrapher of any skill level.
In this two-day workshop, Chinese brushwork artist and instructor, Hong Zhang will offer hands-on experience in writing Chinese characters with a brush.
Hong is a Chinese brushwork artist and instructor with a passion for the cultural and poetic aspects of Asian art forms.
This will be our first in person season-opener with all the bells and whistles since 2019! This is the perfect opportunity to reunite with your friends and, well, colleagues!
Annual Meeting & Picnic
A mini-conference conducted by our own members!
Pre-mini-conference event
Tech Check for Saturday’s Maker University
Back to Basics - Uncial
Outlandish ... Wild ... Fantastical ... Grotesque .... No matter what adjective you choose to describe the Luttrell Psalter, it isn't enough.
