Calligraphy Copying and Creation, Fundamentals of Calligraphy Theory, The Art of Chinese Calligraphy, Calligraphy in the Making — Closing Exhibition of the Workshop on Contemporary Experiments and Future Narratives in Calligraphy within a Context of Human-Machine Co-creation

·Calligraphy Copying and Creation

This core hands-on course embodies the principle of "strengthening foundations while drawing on the past to open new possibilities." Through thematic, research-driven copying, students trace the evolution of calligraphic styles across dynasties and explore the historical and cultural contexts behind canonical works. Structured around a three-dimensional learning framework of technique, aesthetics, and culture, the course integrates textual philology, material studies, and stylistic analysis. It guides students toward independent aesthetic judgment through sustained engagement with classical models, laying a solid foundation for their graduation projects and long-term artistic practice.

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·Fundamentals of Calligraphy Theory

This foundational course in calligraphy studies covers four core modules: ancient scripts, calligraphic literature, epigraphy, and poetic inscriptions and colophons. It offers systematic training in textual reading and source-based research. Grounded in canonical texts, the course constructs a comprehensive framework for calligraphy studies. It equips students with the methodological tools to distinguish scholarly traditions and trace, strengthening their theoretical foundations, academic awareness and cultural confidence in preserving and advancing China's fine traditional culture.

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·The Art of Chinese Calligraphy

This flagship general education course traces more than 5,000 years of Chinese writing and calligraphic tradition through live demonstrations, close readings of canonical works, and cultural and historical interpretation. Taking the aesthetics of the brushstroke line as its point of departure, the course connects calligraphic technique with character development through aesthetic education. It bridges in-person instruction with bilingual open-access digital resources, equally addressing domestic public engagement and international cultural exchange. In so doing, it articulates to a global audience the unique humanistic spirit and enduring artistic value embodied in Chinese calligraphy.

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·Calligraphy in the Making — Capstone Exhibition of the Workshop on Contemporary Experiments and Future Narratives in Calligraphy within a Context of Human-Machine Co-creation

Rather than seeking to replicate tradition through digital tools, this workshop deploys them as a lens to interrogate calligraphy's core aesthetics—its expressive vitality (yìqù). By bringing together literary studies, historical inquiry, design thinking, and artificial intelligence, it explores new expressive possibilities for traditional brush-and-ink art in the digital age. It yields contemporary calligraphic works that are at once critically reflective and boldly experimental.

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