ABOUT THE SOCIETY

The Calligraphy and Lettering Arts Society exists to promote the study, practice and teaching of the subject in all its forms and to generate awareness and appreciation with the widest public. The Society is a charity registered with the Charity Commission No. 1046526 and is therefore a properly constituted, non profit organisation. It belongs to its members who each have equal voting rights.

The current Trustees of the Society are

Penny Price, Chairman
Charles Huff, Treasurer

Lorna Bambury
Marlene Gray
Vivienne Hanreck
Patricia Lovett
Janet Mehigan
Gilly Middleburgh
Mary Noble
Kathy Sedar
Maggi Sheppard
Sylvia Thomas

Membership is open to anyone, wherever they may live. CLAS sees itself as an international organisation reaching out to the world. Members of all abilities are welcomed regardless of how new a beginner or how famed a practitioner they may be. There is an important role for everyone.

CLAS is especially encouraging of teachers. It is the belief of the Society that an adequate supply of good teachers is the most productive influence to the benefit of the art.

The perspective of CLAS is forward looking and progressive. Study of the many centuries of wonderful work which is still available in museums and libraries is greatly encouraged but not so much to indulge a return to ancient practice, as to inform and energise contemporary modern work whether motivated by aspirations of Art, or Craft. The watchword of the Society is QUALITY.