Hundreds of students and adults interested in calligraphy attended the opening ceremony. More than one hundred pieces of calligraphy work were on exhibit, including one hundred pieces by Chinese and American students (fifty each), their teachers’ as well as some local calligraphers’ excellent works. The scripts of the exhibited works ranged from regular, clerical, and seal to running and cursive.
Forest Kitzis and his work Tony Bandele and his work Maximiliam Pointer and his work
Naropa University student University of Denve student Naropa University student
The Chinese visitors were very impressed by the calligraphy works of American students, who had only taken calligraphy class for only one or several semesters. The majority of them were done by students of Prof. Harrison Xinshi Tu. He is a well-known calligrapher currently teaching Chinese calligraphy and culture at Naropa University and Colorado College in Colorado. There were also three pieces of work by students of Rutgers University in New Jersey teaching by Prof. Yuru Wu.
middle: Colorado College student Chelsea Kuiper and her art work
left : calligraphy work of China young student 马宇虹 (12 yr)
right: calligraphy work of China young student 王妍婷 (6 yr)
Following the opening ceremony was a panel discussion on issues related to the heritage and the spreading of Chinese calligraphy. All the panelists enthusiastically participated in the discussion and wished that this kind of significant cultural exchange through calligraphy should continue and expand in scope in the future. They also expressed their thanks to people who had contributed to the success of this exhibition, especially to Prof. Harrison Xinshi Tu, who was honored as “Sino-American Cultural Ambassador”. He was presented a framed tablet by the Shanghai Calligraphers’ Association for his strenuous efforts to promote Chinese calligraphy in the United States and the cultural exchange between the West and the East.
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(a) Jeanna Vecchro’s work, Colorado college student
(b) Nicole Adams’s work, Naropa University student
(c) Ben Bedrano’s work, Naropa University student
(d) Hanna Thomas’s work, Rutgers University student
(e) Katherine Elliott’s work, Colorado college student
(f) Bao Mguyen’s work, Naropa University student
(g) Brenyn Schultz’s work, Naropa University student
(h) Celeste White’s work, Naropa Univ student
(i) Chelsea Kuiper’s work, Colorado college student
(j) Keistie Baker’s work, Naropa University student
(k) Thigo Leao’s work, Naropa University student
(l) Johanna Altgelt’s work, Colorado college student
