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The Calligraphy Initiative in Honor of Lloyd J. Reynolds, a program of the Douglas F. Cooley Memorial Art Gallery, is introducing a new generation of Reed students and community members to the study and practice of calligraphy and paleography. The Calligraphy Initiative organizes a weekly Scriptorium, free and open to all Reed College students, staff, faculty, and alumni, Thursdays, 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in Psychology 102-103. DOWNLOAD THE SCRIP TORIUM SCHEDULE FOR THE 2013–2014 ACADEMIC YEAR Throughout the Pacific Northwest, the legacy of Lloyd Reynolds and the calligraphy program he established at Reed College has been carried on by two generations of his former students. Along with the work of Reynolds' successor Robert Palladino, the calligraphy program at Reed has had an incalculable influence on the field of letter arts from poetry to digital typography. However, since the formal dissolution of the calligraphy program and its removal from the Reed curriculum in the 1980s, there is little living evidence of Reed's illustrious calligraphic heritage on the Reed campus. In an effort to reintroduce the calligraphic arts to the Reed community, a diverse gathering of interested community members bagan to meet in the fall of 2012 under the title of the Reed Scriptorium. In 1949, when Lloyd Reynolds began teaching formal calligraphy classes at Reed College, he founded the Graphic Arts Workshop with the intention that it serve as the laboratory component of the Reed Humanities program. As a lab, the Graphic Arts Workshop was a place to experience and practice the art of hand-lettering by experimenting with historical methods and materials. Through this practice, calligraphy instruction at Reed nurtured the development of intellectual, social, and sensory knowledge, exploring the iconography and symbolism of the alphabet, while studying script and typeface development throughout history. In contrast to the history of formal calligraphy instruction at Reed, the Reed Scriptorium is not a for-credit class. Instead, we welcome guest instructors—including Robert Palladino and Inga Dubay—to rigorously impart calligraphy's formal pedagogy to Scriptorium participants.		As generations of Reynolds' and Palladino's students have demonstrated, the practice of calligraphy ignites unique, embodied forms of knowing, uniting intellectual activity, bodily knowledge, and the senses, providing an integrated and disciplined means for understanding the self in relation to the origins of culture. The Calligraphy Initiative was founded in 2012 by Cooley Gallery Director Stephanie Snyder '91, as an outgrowth of the Cooley Gallery exhibition, Lloyd Reynolds, A Life of Forms in Art (2011), curated by Gay Walker '69 (Special Collections Librarian, Reed College) and Stephanie Snyder, and enriched and elucidated by the educational outreach activities of Gregory MacNaughton '89, Cooley Gallery Education Outreach Coordinator. The Calligraphy Initiative is organized by Gregory MacNaughton '89, Education Outreach and Calligraphy Initiative Coordinator of the Cooley Gallery. Please visit Reed's Calligraphy Heritage website to learn more about the history of calligraphy at Reed College, and to view a wide variety of critical resources for the study and practice of calligraphy. Please visit the Lloyd J. Reynolds Collection of Reed's Eric V. Hauser Memorial Library for a complete list of holdings. The Calligraphy Initiative, including the establishment of the position of Calligraphy Outreach Coordinator, was made possible by a generous gift from a Reed College alumnus, and was stewarded into existence with the support of the Office of the President, the Office of the Dean of Faculty, and the Office of College Relations. In addition, the following individuals offered invaluable support and wisdom to help guide the study and practice of calligraphy back to Reed College: Inga Dubay, Barbara Getty, John Sheehy '82, Sumner Stone '67, Gary Snyder '51, Georgianna Greenwood '60, Gay Walker '69, Lee Littlewood '68, Robert Palladino, Phyllis Reynolds, Judith Reynolds, Allison Tepper '11, Vice President for College Relations Hugh Porter, Emeritus Dean of Faculty Ellen Stauder, Dean of Faculty Pat McDougal, and Emeritus President Colin Diver. THE CALLIGRAPHY BLOG–ARCHIVE/INSPIRATION

THE DOUGLAS F. COOLEY MEMORIAL ART GALLERY, REED COLLEGE 3203 SE WOODSTOCK BLVD. PORTLAND, OREGON 97202-8199 HOURS: NOON TO 5 P.M., TUESDAY – SUNDAY, FREE LOCATED ON THE MAIN FLOOR OF THE REED LIBRARY The mission of the Douglas F. Cooley Memorial Art Gallery is to enhance the academic offerings of Reed College with a diverse range of scholarly exhibitions, lectures, and colloquia in its role as a teaching gallery. The gallery was established by a generous 1988 gift from Sue and Edward Cooley and John and Betty Gray "in support of the teaching of art history at Reed College, as part of an interdisciplinary educational experience that strengthens the art history component of Reed's distinctive humanities program." Exhibitions are coordinated in collaboration with Reed faculty members and courses, with attention to the needs and interests of the larger Portland and Northwest arts communities. A schedule of three to four exhibitions during the academic year brings to Reed and the Portland community work that would not otherwise be seen in the region		Stephanie Snyder John and Anne Hauberg Curator and Director Office: 503.777.7251 Fax: 503.788.6691 Cell: 503.367.7004 snyders[at]reed.edu Colleen Gotze Registrar and Program Coordinator Office: 503.517.7851 Fax: 503.788.6691 gotzec[at]reed.edu Greg MacNaughton Education Outreach Coordinator Calligraphy Initiative Coordinator Office: 503.517.7677 Fax: 503.788.6691 Cell: 503-929-3663 macnaugg[at]reed.edu Please email Registrar Colleen Gotze to be added to the Cooley Gallery announcement list and for general gallery questions.

The Calligraphy Initiative in Honor of Lloyd J. Reynolds, a program of the Douglas F. Cooley Memorial Art Gallery, is introducing a new generation of Reed students and community members to the study and practice of calligraphy and paleography.

The Calligraphy Initiative organizes a weekly Scriptorium, free and open to all Reed College students, staff, faculty, and alumni, Thursdays, 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in Psychology 102-103.

DOWNLOAD THE SCRIP TORIUM SCHEDULE FOR THE 2013–2014 ACADEMIC YEAR

Throughout the Pacific Northwest, the legacy of Lloyd Reynolds and the calligraphy program he established at Reed College has been carried on by two generations of his former students. Along with the work of Reynolds' successor Robert Palladino, the calligraphy program at Reed has had an incalculable influence on the field of letter arts from poetry to digital typography. However, since the formal dissolution of the calligraphy program and its removal from the Reed curriculum in the 1980s, there is little living evidence of Reed's illustrious calligraphic heritage on the Reed campus. In an effort to reintroduce the calligraphic arts to the Reed community, a diverse gathering of interested community members bagan to meet in the fall of 2012 under the title of the Reed Scriptorium.

In 1949, when Lloyd Reynolds began teaching formal calligraphy classes at Reed College, he founded the Graphic Arts Workshop with the intention that it serve as the laboratory component of the Reed Humanities program. As a lab, the Graphic Arts Workshop was a place to experience and practice the art of hand-lettering by experimenting with historical methods and materials. Through this practice, calligraphy instruction at Reed nurtured the development of intellectual, social, and sensory knowledge, exploring the iconography and symbolism of the alphabet, while studying script and typeface development throughout history.

In contrast to the history of formal calligraphy instruction at Reed, the Reed Scriptorium is not a for-credit class. Instead, we welcome guest instructors—including Robert Palladino and Inga Dubay—to rigorously impart calligraphy's formal pedagogy to Scriptorium participants.

As generations of Reynolds' and Palladino's students have demonstrated, the practice of calligraphy ignites unique, embodied forms of knowing, uniting intellectual activity, bodily knowledge, and the senses, providing an integrated and disciplined means for understanding the self in relation to the origins of culture.

The Calligraphy Initiative was founded in 2012 by Cooley Gallery Director Stephanie Snyder '91, as an outgrowth of the Cooley Gallery exhibition, Lloyd Reynolds, A Life of Forms in Art (2011), curated by Gay Walker '69 (Special Collections Librarian, Reed College) and Stephanie Snyder, and enriched and elucidated by the educational outreach activities of Gregory MacNaughton '89, Cooley Gallery Education Outreach Coordinator.

The Calligraphy Initiative is organized by Gregory MacNaughton '89, Education Outreach and Calligraphy Initiative Coordinator of the Cooley Gallery.

Please visit Reed's Calligraphy Heritage website to learn more about the history of calligraphy at Reed College, and to view a wide variety of critical resources for the study and practice of calligraphy. Please visit the Lloyd J. Reynolds Collection of Reed's Eric V. Hauser Memorial Library for a complete list of holdings.

The Calligraphy Initiative, including the establishment of the position of Calligraphy Outreach Coordinator, was made possible by a generous gift from a Reed College alumnus, and was stewarded into existence with the support of the Office of the President, the Office of the Dean of Faculty, and the Office of College Relations.

In addition, the following individuals offered invaluable support and wisdom to help guide the study and practice of calligraphy back to Reed College: Inga Dubay, Barbara Getty, John Sheehy '82, Sumner Stone '67, Gary Snyder '51, Georgianna Greenwood '60, Gay Walker '69, Lee Littlewood '68, Robert Palladino, Phyllis Reynolds, Judith Reynolds, Allison Tepper '11, Vice President for College Relations Hugh Porter, Emeritus Dean of Faculty Ellen Stauder, Dean of Faculty Pat McDougal, and Emeritus President Colin Diver.

THE CALLIGRAPHY BLOG–ARCHIVE/INSPIRATION

THE DOUGLAS F. COOLEY MEMORIAL
ART GALLERY, REED COLLEGE
3203 SE WOODSTOCK BLVD.
PORTLAND, OREGON 97202-8199

HOURS: NOON TO 5 P.M., TUESDAY – SUNDAY, FREE
LOCATED ON THE MAIN FLOOR OF THE REED LIBRARY

The mission of the Douglas F. Cooley Memorial Art Gallery is to enhance the academic offerings of Reed College with a diverse range of scholarly exhibitions, lectures, and colloquia in its role as a teaching gallery.

The gallery was established by a generous 1988 gift from Sue and Edward Cooley and John and Betty Gray "in support of the teaching of art history at Reed College, as part of an interdisciplinary educational experience that strengthens the art history component of Reed's distinctive humanities program." Exhibitions are coordinated in collaboration with Reed faculty members and courses, with attention to the needs and interests of the larger Portland and Northwest arts communities. A schedule of three to four exhibitions during the academic year brings to Reed and the Portland community work that would not otherwise be seen in the region

Stephanie Snyder
John and Anne Hauberg Curator and Director
Office: 503.777.7251
Fax: 503.788.6691
Cell: 503.367.7004
snyders[at]reed.edu

Colleen Gotze
Registrar and Program Coordinator
Office: 503.517.7851
Fax: 503.788.6691
gotzec[at]reed.edu

Greg MacNaughton
Education Outreach Coordinator
Calligraphy Initiative Coordinator
Office: 503.517.7677
Fax: 503.788.6691
Cell: 503-929-3663
macnaugg[at]reed.edu

Please email Registrar Colleen Gotze to be added to the Cooley Gallery announcement list and for general gallery questions.