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CAPITAL LETTERS 2023

Saturday 17th June 2023
10.00 – 16.00
at Goodenough College,
Bloomsbury, London, WC1N 2AB

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Cypher of King Charles II

After a very successful meeting at Goodenough College in 2022, we are delighted that Capital Letters Day will be returning to the same venue in 2023. There is a great deal of work going on behind the scenes to ensure that it will be an interesting, entertaining and enjoyable for everyone and more details will be published as soon as possible. We can confirm that the day will feature:

  • The Daubney Lecture given by Timothy Noad FSSI. Tim is a Herald Painter at the College of Arms and recently designed His Majesty’s Royal Cypher, shown above.
  • The Lay Members’ Exhibition with commentary by Tanja Bolenz FSSI.
  • Regional Groups Display by South London Lettering Arts.
  • Recent graduates of the Advanced Training Scheme will be showing work in progress. 
  • Work by the 2022 Study Days group.
  • A variety of demonstrations by calligraphers and letterers including the Copperplate Special Interest Group.
  • and more …..

Lay Members’ Exhibition

Remember that all Lay Members are welcome to enter work for the Lay Members’ Exhibition, whether you are a beginner or an expert! Follow the links below to download all the information to enter.

LMX docs

Topics
Rules
Entry Form

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The SSI sales table
Julia Baxter demonstrating blackletter
Hanging the Lay Members' Exhibition
The Bring & Buy sale at Capital Letters
ATS students' display at Capital Letters
Alejandra Gonaldi demonstrating copperplate
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You can see previous Lay Members’ Exhibitions here: 2022 2021 2020

Click here to see the 2022 Lay Members’ Exhibition

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