The New Zealand Calligraphers is a non-profit group of calligraphers, lettering artists and people who share a love of creating beautiful words and letters.
About the Society
The New Zealand Calligraphers has been an organisation since the early 1990’s.
The society meets monthly at a central location in Auckland, conducts regular workshops in calligraphy and complementary arts, organises exhibitions, and generally supports and promotes calligraphy and excellence in lettering.
The New Zealand Calligrapher’s members include professional lettering artists, commercial calligraphers, illustrators and designers, tutors and hobbyists and their interests range from the most traditional types of calligraphy, to contemporary and experimental forms.
We invite you to browse this site – which contains information about our society, membership, current events, workshops and other relevant topics – and to consider joining the New Zealand Calligraphers.
Monthly Meetings
Members are encouraged to attend the Society’s monthly meetings. Meetings and workshops are held on the first Sunday of each month to allow members outside of Auckland to join in.
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Meetings are a social, friendly affair and usually feature guest speakers or a workshop.
We normally meet from 2 to 4pm when no workshop or longer demonstration scheduled.
SUN 6TH SEPTEMBER 2026
PROJECT AT LARGE
VENUE: The Gifford Gallery, 27a Poronui St, Mt Eden
2 to 5pm
Come along with your ‘Project at Large’, those unfinished ‘stuck for ideas’ works.
We will seek to find a way to completion, a time to encourage each to find a solution to ‘Where to from here?’
SUN 1ST NOVEMBER 2026
CHRISTMAS GOLD
VENUE: The Gifford Gallery, 27a Poronui St, Mt Eden
2 to 5pm
Christmas Gold themed meeting.
Gilding / gold foiling of Christmas items, decorations, etc. Begin designing of your Christmas Cards for our December Christmas Card Exchange.
Come, join us and let your Christmas Gold ideas flow, as our creative minds come together in preparation for Christmas festivities, using our gilding skills.
SUN 6TH DECEMBER 2026
CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION & CARD EXCHANGE
VENUE: The Gifford Gallery, 27a Poronui St, Mt Eden
3 to 5pm
A Celebration of our year, our achievements and completions…
Bring along our completed ‘Project @ Large’, and join us all at this festive time.
Next year
SUN 7TH FEBRUARY 2027
No formal MEET due to Waitangi day
SUN 7TH MARCH 2027
LIFE MEMBERS INSPIRATION GATHERING
VENUE: The Gifford Gallery, 27a Poronui St, Mt Eden
2 to 4pm
We have contacted our life members and invited them to this our 2027 Beginning.
A time to reconnect with those who laid the foundation for us in previous years and who can offer us much insight as we go forward into this a New Year for us as a Society.
Past events
JUN 2026
2026 AGM
Contact
We love to hear from people interested in calligraphy so please get in touch.
email: newzealandcalligraphers@gmail.com
post: New Zealand Calligraphers, 13 Allenby Avenue, Devonport, Auckland, 9010.
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