Press Release

International Calligraphic Exhibition.

"Man's beauty is in the beauty of his writing."

Date: September 16 - 21, 2008.

Organizers: National Union of Calligraphers and MVK Exhibition Company.

Venue: Repin St. Petersburg State Academic Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture .

Address: Universitetskaja Naberegnaya, 17, St.Petersburg, 199034.

Media partners:

• Newspaper "Rossiyskaya gazeta"
• Newspaper "Argumenty i Fakty"
• Baltic Information Agency (BIA)

Partners:

• MGIMO Graduates Association
• Federal State Institution "Russian National Library"
• International Club of Petersburgers
• Federal State Institution "Russian State Library"
• Hotel Astoria
• Sokolniki Culture & Exhibition Centre
• Modern Museum of Calligraphy

The mission: is to form a perfect healthy society.

The project aims: to revive the lost art of calligraphy in Russia, make it widely available and create conditions for its development.

Calligraphy (from Greek καλλιγραφία - "beautiful handwriting") - is the art of beautiful and clear writing. The exhibition will feature the works of well-known calligraphers from Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine. We want people to fully understand and feel this fine art, so at the exhibition there will be works from foreign calligraphic schools - Europe, the Baltic states, the USA, Israel, China, Japan, Syria, Mongolia, the UAE, Turkey, India, Taiwan, Australia and Palestine.

The large museum exposition will include historic specimen of manuscripts of different ages, utensils for writing and lettering and specialized library. The applied calligraphy is represented by embroidery, calligraphic engravings on household items.

Master-classes of the foremost calligraphers of the world is planned as well as educational lectures together with the practical lessons for adults and children.

There will also be introduced the first handwritten Constitution of the Russian Federation. This unique project prepared by the National Union of Calligraphers, The Rare Book from St. Petersburg publishing house promises to be the symbol of the restoration of Russia and be preserved for ages.

The art of calligraphy offers the opportunity to develop one's personality at any age.

A new quality of life is not merely possible, but it is in fact a reality. MVK is not forcing its new project. We just call talented people to shape a beautiful healthy society.

Sergey Smirnov,