Being a member of the Guild provides a range of benefits, including :
Participation in Guild workshops
Contribute to exhibitions organised by the Guild
Receive the Guild’s monthly edition of the newsletter ‘Quillo Talk’
Meet others with the common interest of all things calligraphic, such as penmanship, lettering and associated crafts.
Enjoy a 15% Discount on purchases from the following stores:
Jacksons Drawing Supplies, Oxlades and Art and Craft World. Please provide your membership card at point of purchase.
You also have the option to be involved in the Guild’s birthday card exchange. Register your name and birthdate with the Quillo talk editor. Members hold a birthday card exchange where members giving or send hand made cards If members receive a card(s), they are encouraged to bring them to be displayed and shared at monthly meetings.
Membership allows access to the Guild’s extensive library.
The Guild has subscriptions to many excellent reference journals such as Letter Arts Review and Bound & Lettered published by John Neal Booksellers in the US. Also ‘The Edge’, a journal produced by the Calligraphy & Lettering Arts Society in the UK. These are the most current publications on calligraphy with wonderful examples of the latest work being created worldwide. We also receive the newsletters and journals from calligraphy groups in other states of Australia and New Zealand. The library has over 400 books covering the following:
Beginners guides to calligraphy,
Historical manuscripts,
Collections and examples of calligraphic work from renowned calligraphers.
A small section on other crafts – paper, materials, lettering arts etc.
These books and journals are available for loan on a four weekly basis.
Membership fees are currently $55 (AUD) per annum (pro rata half yearly).
Fees are due in February each year. To become a Guild member, please use
the Membership Form and we will be in touch with you shortly.
For more information e-mail Membership Secretary at membership@calligraphywa.asn.au