“Calligraphy is the most intimate, private, and spontaneous expressive means. Like a fingerprint or voice, it is unique with every person”
— Hermann Zapf
Membership Benefits Include:
Only members in good standing are eligible to participate in Pacific Scribes workshops. Note, members also pay a fee to participate in each workshop.
Generally published twice per year, the Pacific Scribes newsletter includes descriptions of past activities and workshops, information on upcoming activities and workshops, and other opportunities involving calligraphy in which you can participate. Newsletters are posted online in the members only area of this website. Sometimes newsletters are printed and mailed to members living in the US. (Overseas members may view the newsletters on the website.)
Find pertinent member-only information as well as past and current issues of P.S., our newsletter.
The Directory is printed one time per year and mailed to members. Members who join or renew by July 1 are included in the printed directory. Periodic updates are emailed or posted with the newsletters. Members have the option to request their contact information be withheld from the Directory. Directory information is solely for the personal use of members—is not for sale—and cannot be used for commercial purposes.
Pacific Scribes offers an option to list your calligraphic freelance skills and/or the workshops and classes you teach on the website’s find-a-calligrapher page.
You may choose to exhibit original artwork on our website gallery page as well as at local calligraphy exhibitions which the guild organizes occassionally.
Pacific Scribes members are invited to participate, at no additional cost, in informal independent study groups that meet monthly. Together, the group chooses the projects on which they will work.
Our meetings and workshops are held online via Zoom or at various community facilities in the San Jose, California area. For specifics, see the events page. Non-members are very welcome to attend general meetings (aka Community Gatherings). We look forward to seeing you and invite you to join and take part in our many activities.
Become a Member of Pacific Scribes
Our membership year runs from July 1 to June 30. Memberships are not prorated.
All memberships are retroactive to the beginning of the membership year in which they are received. However, anyone submitting a new application or renewal and related dues after April 30 but before June 30 will be enrolled as a new or returning member for the upcoming fiscal year, July 1 to June 30.
If the member is submitting a new membership or renewal because they are registering for a workshop that will be held between May 1 and June 30 of the current membership year and wishes their membership to be assigned to the current year, they may do so by contacting the membership chair at psmailadmin@pacificscribes.org.
Membership Application or Renewal Form:
Complete the online form below to become a member or renew your membership. Alternatively, you can download, print, and mail our membership form and a personal check to the address on the form. If you cannot open the PDF, download Adobe Reader.