Guilds & Organizations in US & Canada

Posted on: 19 Apr 2017

 

Webmaster’s note: This information is duplicated for searchability from a PDF found at Summit Scribes’ website here.

Information was gathered from Cynscribe.com, Special Collections and University Archives-Wichita State University Librarian, a pdf of Exchanges, and current guild presidents or representatives.

Compiled and maintained by Tammi Jo Klagnbart, Secretary for Summit Scribes in Colorado Springs, CO. Please contact her with any corrections at klajnbarts@gmail.com.

last updated: Jan 2022

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ALABAMA

Birmingham Calligraphy Guild
PO Box 660323, Birmingham, AL 35266
http://www.birminghamcalligraphy.org/

ARIZONA

Calligraphic Society of Arizona
5531 W. Gwen Street, Laveen, AZ 85339
http://www.calligraphicsocietyofarizona.org/

ARKANSAS

Calligraphy Guild of Arkansas
917 W 7th Street, Little Rock, AR 72201
https://www.facebook.com/groups/114482228637601/

CALIFORNIA

• Friends of Calligraphy
  PO Box 425194, San Francisco, CA 94142-5194
  http://www.friendsofcalligraphy.org/
• Pacific Scribes
  PO Box 3392, Santa Clara, CA 95055
  http://www.pacificscribes.org/
• Sea Scribes-Monterey Bay Calligraphy Guild
  PO Box 2581, Monterey, CA 93942
  http://www.montereybay.com/directory/sea-scribes.html/
• Society for Calligraphy Southern California
  PO Box 64174 Los Angeles, CA 90064-0174
  http://www.societyforcalligraphy.org/

COLORADO

• Colorado Calligraphers‘ Guild
  PO Box 102672, Denver, CO 80250-2672
  http://www.coloradocalligraphers.com/
• Summit Scribes
  1418 Tesla Drive Colorado Springs CO 80909
  http://www.summitscribes.org/

CONNECTICUT

Mysticalligraphers
PO Box 267, Mystic, CT 06355
https://calligraphyconnecticut.org/mysticalligraphers/

FLORIDA

• Coastal Calligraphers Guild
  PO Box 48216, Sarasota, FL 34230-5216
  https://www.facebook.com/gulfcoastcalligraphyguild
• Gulfcoast Calligraphy Guild
  5889 Greenfield Street, Pace, FL 32571-7323
  https://www.facebook.com/gulfcoastcalligraphyguild/
• Ocala Calligraphy Guild
  PO Box 1223, Ocala, FL 34478
  www.ocalacalligraphy.org
• Scribes of Central Florida
  PO Box 1753, Winter Park, FL 32790-1753
  http://www.scribesofcentralflorida.com/
• South Florida Calligraphy Guild
  PO Box 430703 South Miami, FL 33243
  http://www.southfloridacalligraphyguild.org/

GEORGIA

• Atlanta Friends of the Alphabet
  PO Box 682, Decatur, Georgia 30031
  http://www.friendsofthealphabet.com/
• Atlanta Penablers
  3330 Piedmont Road, Suite 18, Atlanta, GA 30305
  https://www.facebook.com/TheAtlantaPenablers/

IDAHO

Idaho Inkspots Calligraphy Guild
PO Box 88, Idaho City, ID 83631
http://www.idahoinkspots.org/

ILLINOIS

Chicago Calligraphy Collective
4626 N. Knox Avenue, Chicago, IL 60630
https://www.chicagocalligraphy.org/

INDIANA

• Calligraphy Guild of Indiana
  PO Box 30495, Indianapolis, IN 46230-0495
  http://www.calligin.org/
• Kentuckiana Calligraphy and Paper Arts Guild
  916 Brookwood Drive, New Albany, IN 47150
  http://kcgonline.blogspot.com/
• Michiana Calligraphy Guild
  928 Finch Drive, South Bend, IN 46614
  http://www.michianacalligraphy.com/

IOWA

Iowa Scribes
3712 Wenig Road NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
(Active without a web address Jan 2022)

LOUISIANA

• Louisiana Calligrapher’s Guild
  18690 Magnolia Estates, Prairieville, LA 70769-3216
  http://www.louisianacalligraphersguild.org/
• New Orleans Lettering Arts Association
  PO Box 9400, Metairie, LA 70055
  http://www.neworleanscalligraphy.org/

MAINE

Casco Bay Scribes
14 Roosevelt Street, South Portland, ME 04106
http://cascobayscribes.blogspot.com/

MARYLAND

Chesapeake Calligraphy Guild
8861 Blue Sea Drive, Columbia, MD 21046-1413
(Active without a web address Jan 2020)

MASSACHUSETTS

Masscribes-New England Calligraphy Organization
PO Box 67132, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
http://www.masscribes.org/

MICHIGAN

• Michigan Association of Calligraphers
  PO Box 2229, Birmingham, MI 48012-2229
  http://www.micallig.org/
• Pen Dragons Calligraphy Guild
  658 West Bridge Street, Plainwell, MI 49080-1555
  http://www.pendragonscalligraphy.org/
• Valley Scribes
  205 Nebobish Avenue, Essexville, MI 48732
  (Active without a web address Jan 2022)

MINNESOTA

Colleagues of Calligraphy
PO Box 4024, St. Paul, MN 55104-0024
http://www.colleaguesofcalligraphy.com/

MISSOURI

St. Louis Calligraphy Guild
PO Box 16563, St. Louis MO 63105
http://stlcalligraphyguild.org/

MONTANA

• Big Sky Scribes
  5070 Elk Ridge Road, Missoula, MT 59802
  http://www.bigskyscribes.org/
• Bridger Mountain Scribes
  515 West Cleveland Street, Bozeman, MT 59715
  http://www.bridgermountainscribes.org/
• Great Falls Scribes
  516 23rd Ave NE, Great Falls, MT 59404
  http://www.bigskyscribes.org/
• Missoula Calligraphers Guild
  210 Whitaker Drive, Missoula, MT 59803
  http://www.bigskyscribes.org/
• Queen City Scribes
  1122 Garfield Street, Helena, MT 59601
  http://www.bigskyscribes.org/
• Yellowstone Calligraphers‘ Guild
  1001 Senora Avenue, Billings, MT 59105
  http://www.bigskyscribes.org/

NEVADA

The Fabulous Las Vegas Scribes
PO Box 30966, Las Vegas NV 89173
http://fabulouslvscribes.weebly.com/

NEW MEXICO

• Escribiente-Albuquerque’s Calligraphic Society
  PO Box 30166, Albuquerque, NM 87190
  http://www.escribiente.org/
• Southwest Calligraphy Guild
  1140 Rainbow Drive, Las Cruces, NM 88005
  (Active without a web address Jan 2022)

NEW YORK

• Genesee Valley Calligraphy Guild
  66 Belcoda Drive, Rochester, NY 14617
  http://gvcalligraphy.org/
• Greater Rochester Penmanship & Calligraphy Club
  175 Mildorf Street, Rochester, NY 14609
  (Active without a web address Jan 2022)
• Island Scribes
  PO Box 1043, Baldwin, NY 11510-1043
  (Active without a web address Jan 2022)
• New York Calligraphers Guild (2021)
  HCR2 Box 68, Summit, NY 12175
  https://www.newyorkcalligraphersguild.com/
• Society of Scribes NYC
  PO Box 933, New York, NY 10150
  http://www.societyofscribes.org/

NORTH CAROLINA

• Carolina Lettering Arts Society
  PO Box 2234, Fairview, NC 28730
  http://www.carolinaletteringarts.com/
• Coastal Calligraphers
  216 NE 59th Street, Oak Island, NC 28465
  http://www.carolinaletteringarts.com/
• Mountain Scribes
  PO Box 250, Black Mountain, NC 28711
  http://www.carolinaletteringarts.com/
• Triangle Calligraphers’ Guild
  107 Leckford Way, Cary, NC 27513
  http://www.trianglecalligraphersguild.com/

OHIO

• Calligraphy Guild of Columbus
  PO Box 14184, Columbus, OH 43214
  https://www.facebook.com/CalligraphyGuildofColumbus/
• Greater Cincinnati Calligraphers Guild
  9467 Montgomery Road, Cincinnati, OH 45242
  http://www.cincinnaticalligraphy.com/
• Guild of the Golden Quill
  PO Box 1221, Dayton, OH 45401-1221
  https://daytoncalligraphy.blogspot.com/
• Marietta Calligraphy Society
  60674 Somerton Hwy, Barnesville, OH 43713
  (Active without a web address Jan 2022)
• Western Reserve Calligraphers
  PO Box 40275, Bay Village, OH 44140
  http://westernreservecalligraphers.blogspot.com/

OKLAHOMA

• Calligraphy Guild of Oklahoma
  2435 S. Peoria, Tulsa, OK 74114
  http://www.calligraphytulsa.com/

OREGON

• Calligraphers Guild of Ashland
  PO Box 304 Ashland, OR 97520
  http://www.roguepens.org/
• Capital Calligraphers
  PO Box 2294, Salem OR 97308-2294
  http://www.capitalcalligraphers.org/
• Portland Society for Calligraphy
  PO Box 4621, Portland, OR 97208
  http://www.portlandsocietyforcalligraphy.org/
• Valley Calligraphy Guild
  638 Sunnyside Drive, Eugene, OR 97404
  http://valleycalligraphyguild.com/

PENNSYLVANIA

• Calligraphers’ Guild of Northeast Pennsylvania
  3106 Division Street, Scranton, PA 18504
  www.facebook.com/CalligraphersGuildOfNortheasternPennsylvania/
• Calligraphy Guild of Pittsburgh
  5700 Fifth Ave. #34B, Pittsburgh, PA 15232
  http://www.pittsburghcalligraphy.com/
• Philadelphia Calligraphers’ Society
  PO Box 822, Ardmore, PA 19003
  www.philadelphiacalligraphers.org/

TENNESSEE

• East Tennessee Calligraphy Guild
  PO Box 50922, Knoxville, TN 37950
  http://www.facebook.com/etncalligraphy/
• Memphis Calligraphy Guild
  PO Box 17308, Memphis, TN 38187-0308
  http://www.calligraphyguild.com/
• Nashville Calligraphers Guild
  PO Box 41485, Nashville, TN 37204
  http://www.nashvillecalligraphersguild.org/

TEXAS

• Capital City Scribes
  PO Box 5427, Austin, TX 78763
  https://www.ccscribes.com/
• Fort Worth Calligraphers Guild
  PO Box 101732, Fort Worth TX 76185
  www.fortworthcalligraphersguild.com/
• Houston Calligraphy Guild
  PO Box 421558, Houston, TX 77242
  www.houstoncalligraphyguild.org/
• San Antonio Calligraphers Guild
  PO Box 291232, San Antonio, TX 78229
  www.sanantoniocalligraphy.com/
• Texas Lettering Arts Council
  PO Box 3126, Coppell, TX 75019
  http://www.txlac.org/
• Kaligrafos, The Dallas Calligraphy Society
  PO Box 831118, Richardson, TX 75083
  www.kaligrafos.com/
• Waco Calligraphy Guild
  PO Box 8470, Waco, TX 76714-8470
  www.wacocalligraphy.com/

UTAH

• Utah Calligraphic Artists
  4127 W. Helmsdale Circle, South Jordan, UT 84009
  http://www.utahcalligraphicartists.com/

VERMONT

• Green Mountain Scribes
  PO Box 43
  Putney, VT 05346
  www.facebook.com/Green-Mountain-Scribes-642541526164425

VIRGINIA

• Yorktown Calligraphy Guild
  5702 George Washington Memorial HWY #2474
  Yorktown, VA 23692
  www.facebook.com/groups/yorktowncg/

WASHINGTON

• South Sound Calligrapher
  PO Box 12354, Olympia, WA 98508-2354
  http://southsoundcalligraphers.com
• Peninsula Scribes
  PO Box 1794, Sequim, WA 98382
  peninsulascribes.wordpress.com/
• The Rain Writers-Calligraphers of Northwest Washington
  4508 East Oregon Street, Bellingham, WA 98226
  rainwriters.blogspot.com/
• Scripts & Scribes
  11706 S. Player Drive Spokane, WA 99223
  www.facebook.com/ScriptsandScribesWA/
• Society for Calligraphy & Handwriting
  PO Box 3761, Bellevue, WA 98009-3761
  calligraphysociety.org/
• Tacoma Calligraphy Guild
  2009 South 12th ST, Tacoma, WA 98405-3019
  tacomacalligraphyguild.com/
• Windwriters
  661 Ranch House Lane, Ellensburg, WA 98926
  (Active without a web address Jan 2022)
• Write On Calligraphers
  PO Box 277, Edmonds, WA 98020-0277
  writeoncalligraphers.org/

WASHINGTON DC

• Washington Calligraphers Guild
  PO Box 3688, Merrifield, VA 22116
  www.calligraphersguild.org/

WEST VIRGINIA

• Charleston Calligraphers Guild
  401 Bent Tree Estates, Scott Depot, WV 25560
  www.facebook.com/groups/wvcalligraphy/
• Huntington Calligraphers Guild
  401 Bent Tree Estates, Scott Depot, WV 25560
  http://www.wvcalligraphy.com/

WISCONSIN

Cream City Calligraphers
PO Box 1468, Milwaukee, WI, 53201
http://www.creamcitycalligraphers.com/

CANADA

• Alphabeas Calligraphy Guild
  20025 36 Avenue, Langley, BC V3A 2R5 CANADA
  alphabeas.blogspot.com/
• Bow Valley Calligraphy Guild
  PO Box 1647, Station M, Calgary, AB T2P 2L7 CANADA
  www.bvcg.ca/
• Calligraphers Guild of Manitoba
  1295 Pembina Hwy, PO Box 23094 RPO McGillvray, Winnipeg, MB R3T 5S3 CANADA
  calligraphymanitoba.com
• Calligraphic Arts Guild of Toronto
  56 Neilson Drive, Etobicoke, ON M9C 1V7 CANADA
  www.calligraphicartstoronto.ca
• Calligraphy Society of Ottawa
  PO Box 4265, Station “E”, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B3 CANADA
  ottawacalligraphy.ca
• Edmonton Calligraphic Society
  Box 32033, 607-2331-66th Street, Edmonton, AB NW T6K4BO CANADA
  edmontoncalligraphicsociety.ca/
• Fairbank Calligraphy Society
  PO Box 5458, Victoria, BC V8R 6S4 CANADA
  www.fairbankcalligraphysociety.com/
• Hamilton Calligraphy Guild
  PO Box 57144, Jackson Station, Hamilton, ON L8P 4W9 CANADA
  www.hamiltoncalligraphyguild.com/
• Kelowna Calligraphers’ Guild
  233 Dalgleish Court, Kelowna, BC V1X 7A4 CANADA
  groupspaces.com/KelownaCalligraphersGuild/
• La Société des calligraphes de Montréal
  PO Box 204, Snowdon Station, Montréal, QC H3X 3T4 CANADA
  societedescalligraphes.org/
• Lettering Arts Guild of Red Deer
  PO Box 242, Red Deer, AB T4N 5E8 CANADA
  www.lagrd.ca/
• Regina Calligraphy and Paper Arts Group
  1710 Parker Avenue, Regina, SK S4S 4S1 CANADA
  www.facebook.com/groups/194071997356410/
• Royal City Calligraphy Guild
  87 East Tree Drive, Breslau, ON N0B 1M0 CANADA
  royalcitycalligraphyguild.blogspot.com/
• Warmland Calligraphers of the Cowichan Valley
  PO Box 2, Duncan, BC V9L 1M3 CANADA
  www.warmlandcalligraphers.ca/
• Westcoast Calligraphy Society
  5399 Braelawn Drive, Burnaby, BC V5B 2H8 CANADA
  westcoastcalligraphy.com/
• Wheatland Calligraphy Guild
  PO Box 3445 Melfort, SK S0E 1AO CANADA
  www.cityofmelfort.ca/Directory/Wheatland+Calligraphy+Guild/

STUDY GROUPS – Study groups are designed to encourage a common interest in lettering arts. They gather as often or as little as they choose without any formal structure, but perhaps with enough interest, a guild could come to life.

• CA Study Group
  (Sonoma County) Rick Paulus- rspaulus@gmail.com
• FL Study Group
  (Citrus Springs) Jennifer Daniels- doglady418@gmail.com
• MD Study Group
  (Columbia) Louise Harris- louikecole@comcast.net
• OH Study Group
  (Akron) Kim Helms- gskah@att.net
• OK Study Groups
  (Oklahoma City) Sheila Brown- sheila@fancyscrawl.com
  (Grove) Kay Dingwell- kdingwell@msn.com
• OR Study Group
  (Coos County) Holly Rodenkirk- hrodenkirk@yahoo.com
• SC Study Group
  (Greenville) Ashley- Sellars-ashleylsellars@gmail.com
• VA Study Group
  (Norfolk) Christen Turney- tidewaterscribes@gmail.com
• WA Study Group
  (Sequim) Linda ONeill- fontluvr@aol.com