Nihon Shuji

 

Japanese Calligraphy Courses at Kampo Cultural Center                          2009 Winter Schedule FOR ADULTS (Tuesdays)  January 13th - March 17th  (10 sessions)  Session A 6:00-7:30 PM (Thursdays) January 15th - March 19th  Session B 2:00 - 3:30 PM  Session C 6:00 - 7:30 PM FOR CHILDREN (Thursdays)  January 15th - March 19th  (10 sessions) Session D 4:00 - 4:45 PM Click here to see our and Understand the spirit, philosophy, tradition, and discipline of Japanese calligraphy. Learn hiragana (Japanese script) and kanji (Chinese characters), techniques of the oriental brush, and correct posture. View and discuss great works of calligraphy of the past and present. Enjoy the creative expression of calligraphy and tranquillity of meditation. TUITION*  Adults: $260.00 (New Member) / $230.00 (Member)  Children: $185.00 (New Member) / $160.00 (Member) *All the tuition includes 6 month membership to NIHON SHUJI (Japan Calligraphy Education Foundation). As a member, your work will be sent to Japan during the session to be graded and critiqued by master calligraphers from NIHON SHUJI. Members will receive 6 monthly texts and also be invited to all Kampo Cultural Center events which involve calligraphy study and research. Both classes are for beginners through advanced and taught by Mr. Tsuyoshi Takemori, a fifth rank instructor in shodo or calligraphy who received his degree from Japan's premiere calligraphy academy, the Japan Calligraphy Education Foundation. Mr. Takemori has over twenty-five years of experience in the field, and has taught at the University of Rochester and at the Gannet School of Arts and Sciences at the Rochester Museum of Man and Science. He has also demonstrated calligraphy at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Asia Society in New York and throughout the United States. Calligraphy materials are on sale at Kampo Cultural Center. Payment is due at the first session. For further information, please call us at (212) 228-3063. Nihon Shuji Calligraphy Correspondence Program Those persons who would like to study Japanese calligraphy but are unable to attend classes may participate in Nihon Shuji's Correspondence Program. As a correspondence member of Nihon Shuji (The Japan Calligraphy Education Foundation), you will receive a monthly calligraphy text and assignment from Japan to be submitted at the end of the month. Your work will be sent to Nihon Shuji's Educational Headquarters where it will be evaluated and graded and sent back to you early the next month. The fee schedule for the Correspondence program is as follows: Registration Fee  Students (Kindergarten through Jr. High School): $ 8.00   Adults: $ 16.00 Membership Fee Students: $ 31.20 (6 months)   $ 57.60 (12 months) Adults: $ 60.00 (6 months)   $ 110.40 (12 months) Please make checks payable to J.C.C.I. Major credit cards accepted (Visa, Master, American Express). Please send your check or money order to: J.C.C.I . (Japan Calligraphy Center International) Attn: Mr. Takemori 31 Bond Street New York, NY 10012-2405 Tel. (212) 228-3063   Fax (212) 674-6788   Nihon Shuji Branches Nihon Shuji is the largest calligraphy organization in Japan with a membership of more than 800,000 members and branches in Belgium and the United States. Main Office: Kampo Kaikan, 35 Minamigosho-Machi, Okazaki Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan Tel. 075-771-6111    Fax 075-751-1196 In Belgium: Centre D'education de Calligraphie Japonaise, Rue Coudenberg 70, 1000 Bruxelles Belgique Tel. 512-92-30    Fax 511-79-17 In the United States: Kampo Cultural Center, 31 Bond St., New York, NY 10012-2405 Tel. (212) 228-3063    Fax (212) 674-6788 Email: clg@kampo.com San Francisco School Tel. 415 825-9276 Miyuki Otake Sacramento School Tel. 916 428-4451 Etsuko Wakayama L.A. School Tel. 303 986-6327 Junko Okinaka Colorado School Tel. 303 838-0337 Michael Sullivan

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Kampo Cultural Center, 31 Bond St., New York, NY  10012-2405

Tel. (212) 228-3063     Fax (212) 674-6788
clg@kampo.com