Welcome to Escribiente

Meetings are held on the first Wednesday of the month, and we welcome guests and members of the public who have an interest in learning more abut the fine art of beautiful writing. Please see our Meetings page for full details and directions and download our Newsletters for reviews and photos from our workshops and programs.

 

Meetings

Monthly programs take place in two sessions from August through November, and from February through June. Check our Meetings page for more details on upcoming meetings.

Program: Wednesday, May 6, 2026 @ 6:30pm * Online via Zoom

Members are encouraged to log in @ 6:15pm for social time

Borders & Other Hands

Presentation by Kalo Chu

Kalo is a Hong Kong-based calligrapher, specializing in Engrosser's Script and Spencerian. She founded "Kalo Make Art" in 2015 to promote calligraphy, handwriting and penmanship. Since attending her first IAMPETH conference in Portland in 2016, Kalo has been captivated by the warmth of the calligraphy community. IAMPETH Certified ES, Spence, B&I
Her Instagram handle is kalomakesart.

Members receive email notices for all programs and workshops.

Live Zoom meetings are open to members only. The Zoom replay will be available for a limited time to members after the meeting. An edited replay may be posted to our YouTube channel after editing, provided permission is granted from the presenter.

 

Upcoming events – please check your email for more details!

View previous programs from 2025–2026 Meetings Archive page.

For more details and upcoming programs, please see our Meetings page...

 

Latest Newsletter

Back issues are available for download on our Newsletter page.

Download PDFSpring 2026-1 (April)

Download Print Resolution PDF (17MB)
(or right-click and select Download Linked File)

Edited by Lynda Lawrence.

  • Workshop Review: Drum Leaf Book Binding with Beth Lee; review by Elizabeth McKee
  • Photo Gallery: Holiday Card Exchange
  • Photo Gallery: Holiday Party 2025
  • Photo Gallery: Valentines 2026
  • Caryl McHarney’s 100th Birthday Celebration
  • Beth House Remembrance Book
  • Poets’ Picnic 2026 Preview
  • Reviews of recent programs & meetups & more!
  • Cover art: Caryl McHarney (Etegami)

 

New Mexico State Fair – September 2025

Escribiente exhibit every year at the State Fair at Expo New Mexico in the Creative Arts Building.

All skill levels welcome. Exhibit entries are open to all New Mexico residents.

See our Exhibits page for more info.

See the Winter 2025-2 Newsletter for a photo gallery of the 2025 exhibit.

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Escribiente members exhibit each year at the New Mexico State Fair in the Creative Arts Building during the show.

 

Weathergrams Installation

Open Space Visitor Center, 6500 Coors Blvd. NW, Albuquerque NM

In conjunction with local poets, each year Escribiente members calligraph dozens of Weathergrams that are hung on trees around the Open Space Visitor Center grounds as a temporary art installation.

Images from 2025 installation are included in the June 2025 Newsletter.

Images from 2024 installation are included in the June 2024 Newsletter.

Images from 2023 installation are included in the July 2023 Newsletter.

In conjunction with LIBROS Book Arts group, our members provide original artwork that is included in a handmade poetry chapbook. Illustrations for the 2022 chapbook (some are shown below) was provided by Esther Feske, Elizabeth McKee, Caryl McHarney, and Trish Meyer.

All proceeds from the Poets’ Picnic event benefit Open Space Alliance, a nonprofit organization whose purpose is to promote public awareness and conservation of Open Space lands.

If you haven’t been to the Open Space Visitor Center on Coors Blvd NW, check out their website.