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The Poetic Pen: Celebrating Calligraphy and Poetry On View Through July 28, 2012 Artists Reception: First Friday, July 6, 2012, 5:00-8:00 p.m. Online Catalog: http://23sandy.com/works/poetic-pen-exhibition The word calligraphy comes from the Greek *kalli* meaning beautiful and * graphia* referring to writing. From the traditional to the experimental, calligraphy today has moved beyond communication into an expressive fine art form requiring dedication and commitment to achieve the level of skill, creative excellence and quality needed for harmonious and skillful execution. Calligraphers throughout history have employed poetry to illustrate the art and fine craft of lettering, letterforms and calligraphic design. Whether original or borrowed, excerpted or unabridged, poetry, when combined with either traditional or expressive contemporary lettering, is the beautiful voice of the written word. This international juried exhibition includes unique and editioned artist books, wall-hung works and sculpture by 36 artists from as far away as Finland, Argentina and Australia. The exhibition is being held in conjunction with the Calligraphy Northwest Calligraphy Conference, which will bring over 500 practitioners to Reed College June 24 – July 1, 2012. Learn more about the conference at: http://www.2012calligraphyconference.com/ Preview an online catalog for all the works featured in The Poetic Pen at: http://23sandy.com/works/poetic-pen-exhibition ARTIST ROSTER: Sherry Barber, Frisco, TX Heather Barton, Canby, OR Anita Bigelow, Portland, OR Annie Cicale, Fairview, NC Fiona Dempster, QLD, Australia Laurie Doctor, Prospect, KY Kristen Doty, Chehalis, WA Inga Dubay, Portland, OR Carol Dutoit, Salem, OR Matthew Eveleigh, Aurora, OR Cari Ferraro, San Jose, CA Linda Hancock, Madison, WI Thomas Ingmire, San Francisco, CA Susan Steinhaus Kimmel, West Richland, WA Joanne Kluba, St. Louis, MO Drora Kopernik, Skokie, IL Marika Koskimäki-Ketelä, Ilmajoki, Finland Carl Kurtz, Excelsior Springs, MO Nancy Leavitt, Stillwater, ME Aleanna Luethi-Garrecht, Highland, NY Chris McDonald, Berkeley, CA Jeanne McMenemy, Walla Walla, WA Suzanne Moore, Vashon, WA Jan Owen, Belfast, ME Pattie Palmer-Baker, Portland, OR Deb Parsons Menke, Helena, MT Sally Penley, Olympia, WA Rod Sawatsky, Canby, OR Stephen Sidelinger, Venice, FL Alice Simpson, South Pasadena, CA Marina Soria, Buenos Aires, Argentina Deborah Watkins, Kennewick, WA Rebecca Wild, Portland, OR Beverly Womack, Placentia, CA Marilyn Zornado, Portland, OR ### Laura Russell 23 Sandy Gallery 623 NE 23rd Avenue Portland, OR 97232 Phone: 503-927-4409 Email: [log in to unmask] Keep Up With 23 Sandy Gallery News Web site: www.23Sandy.com Blog: www.23sandy.com/works/blog Facebook: www.facebook.com/23sandygallery Twitter: www.twitter.com/laurarussell23 Google+: www.gplus.to/LauraRussell ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] For information about joining ARLIS/NA see: http://www.arlisna.org/join.html Send administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to [log in to unmask] ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: http://lsv.arlisna.org Questions may be addressed to list owner (Judy Dyki) at: [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~