Workshops

Dates for Workshops 2026 held by New Zealand Calligraphers Society at
Gifford Gallery, 27a Poronui Street, Mount Eden, Auckland

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WED 27TH MAY 2026

BEGINNERS CALLIGRAPHY CLASS – ITALIC HANDS with
Jan Leonard

The Gifford Gallery, 27A Poronui St, Mt Eden
10am to 2pm

We encourage you to take this opportunity in collaboration with the NZ Fellowship of Artists. They are running a beginner’s workshop with our own Jan Leonard teaching you the basics of the Italic Hand.

All calligraphy equipment is provided but please bring: a pencil, ruler and a medium sized paint brush for loading ink.


How to Register for the Class – NZ Fellowship of Artists
  • $50 for Visitors or $40 as a NZ Fellowship of artists member
  • NZ Fellowship of Artists Inc 12-3011-0975763-00
    Particulars: Your name
    Ref: T2CA

Please email admin@artistsfellowship.nz to indicate that you will attend and deposit the fee into their account.

TBD DATE — Keep posted

LETTERING ON FABRICS with Margaret Woollett

VENUE: The Gifford Gallery, 27a Poronui St, Mt Eden

A practical application for our letters

Our workshop format will be one of looking at examples, demonstration and then doing. So come prepared with some small, around A3 size- pieces of fabric… usually I like to work on natural woven fabrics, cotton, linen, a mix of these, wool, silk, calico, canvas etc.

Bring along:
Your favourite tools, brushes, both flat ferrule and round pointed ones, folded pens, ruling pens… anything that you think might write well for you. Small nibs are not really suitable and will be hard to manage.

A larger piece of old cloth to place under to catch the pigment that might go through. I use artificial felt piece.. it also ‘holds’ the top fabric stopping it from shifting around as you write.

Pigments, acrylics- Golden colours, Tube acrylics, and small containers to mix and dilute the pigments, Flache paint, if you have it.

I will supply the fabric medium required. And some other supplies to share…
I am so excited to to be able to share my process and samples for my play and artwork.