The CLAS Certificate of Calligraphy offers you the opportunity to have your work evaluated by a CLAS Fellow or CLAS Accredited Tutor. This is of particular benefit to beginners in calligraphy. Nevertheless, individuals at any skill level are also welcome to submit their work for review at this level. We encourage you to be a member of CLAS, but this is not mandatory for the Certificate of Calligraphy.

Assessors provide individual marking and assessment for each entry. The assessors will also provide comments and suggested areas for improvement. This is to support your ongoing progress and enjoyment of calligraphy. It takes approximately eight weeks from the entry deadline to return your submitted work, with the completed assessment form and your certificate.

It can be valuable to have a tutor for guidance and support before you submit your work, but this is not a requirement.

Deadline dates for the entries each year are 30TH APRIL and 30TH NOVEMBER.

Please refer to the example of the customs declaration form on the right if you need to fill one out. Pay special attention to stating the value as “none,” indicating “no commercial value,” and listing the package contents as “examination papers.”