The association

ciac logoOur aim at CIAC is to promote handwriting and letterpress printing.

Freehandwriting, as developed by Monica Dengo, where the free movements of the hand are important as a gesture of self expression in themselves.

Letterpress printing, based on Amos Paul Kennedy's ideas about art as a natural, spontaneous and ethical process.

We also organize classes in: Handwriting, historical latin calligraphy, creative book art, bookbinding and many other events.

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Arezzo Pubblic Library

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The Arezzo Library represents one of the main book collections in Tuscany. We are collaborating for the creation of a calligraphy artist books archive.

Events & News

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Scrittura Corsiva

Monica Dengo with Laura Bravar and Riccardo Olocco contributions, developed a Web Site to discover, learn and teach italic cursive in the schools.www.scritturacorsiva.it

Act Now!

ACT NOW ! is a calligraphy and painting workshop, held in the medieval art city of Arezzo, in Tuscany, Italy. with Monica Dengo e Olivia Petrides

Lettering, Calligraphy, Bookbinding 9 week-ends, annual course in Venice 2013

with Monica Dengo Study of the main historical hands: Carolingian, Roman Capitals, Cancelleresca. Historical and Contemporary Book Design. Bookbinding with no glue.

Workshop: The Art of Handwriting, 2013, Venice

with Monica Dengo This workshop in VENICE, Palazzo Minotto ai Tolentini, will be dedicated to experimentation with squared point instruments. We'll produce alphabets, textures and a book every day. November 4th through 10th, 2013.

2013 Courses

Upcoming CIAC workshops.

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Books by Hand 2013

This is an international calligraphy and bookbinding workshop which offers to study directly from the historical manuscripts and to explore contemporary calligraphy and bookbinding. Read more...

Letterpress typography

Letterpress workshops with Paolo Lazzarelli 2012

Letterpress workshops Paolo Lazzarelli at the Tipografia Sociale in Arezzo. Read more...

Handwriting in the schools

CIAC is dedicated to the teaching of handwriting and calligraphy in the schools.  Read more...