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Category Archives: Himalayan Art
Family Day: Festival of Lights!
Earlier this month we hosted our fall Family Day, a huge celebration for Diwali, the Hindu New Year (also known as the “Festival of Lights”). It was truly a day of fun with loved ones and friends. What better way to spend … Continue reading
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October 2013 Thangka-Making Workshop with Carmen Mensink
Over two weekends this October visitors not only had a chance to view Tibetan paintings, called thangkas, in the Rubin Museum galleries, they also were able to create their own thangkas during The Buddha of Ultimate Healing: A Thangka-Making Workshop … Continue reading
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Nepali Paper Making at Family Art Labs!
Last Saturday Family Programs hosted a Family Art Lab on one of my favorite art-making processes, paper making. This family workshop provided the perfect opportunity to learn more about the paper making traditions in Nepal and adapt these to art-making … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, Art Making, child, children, Education, Education Center, Families, Family, Family Art Labs, family learning, family-friendly, feel deeply, Gallery, gallery tours, kids, look deeply, Nepal, paper, paper making, Papermaking, storytelling, think deeply, Tibet, workshops
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Join us on Saturday for Nepali Paper Making at Family Art Labs!
This Saturday, November 9th, from 2pm -4pm don’t miss out on our Nepali Paper Making Family Art Lab! This month we will be learning the art of traditional Nepalese paper making, beginning with an exploration of the exhibition, Flip Side: The … Continue reading
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Tagged Art Making, child, children, Education, Education Center, Families, Family, Family Art Labs, family learning, feel deeply, flip side, Gateway to Himalayan Art, kids, look deeply, Nepal, Nepalese, paper making, Papermaking, Tibet, Tradition Transformed, traditional
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Mandalas All Day!! with Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth
This past Saturday, School Programs led an exciting all-day workshop for parents and students through Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth. The theme of the day was … MANDALAS!!! To begin the day, Marilyn led the group in a movement … Continue reading
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Family Day: Festival of Lights is almost here!
November is quickly approaching and we are gearing up for our biggest family event of the year, Family Day: Festival of Lights, happening this Saturday from 12pm-4pm. We will be celebrating Diwali, also known as the Festival of Lights, with a … Continue reading
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Tagged Art Making, child, children, dance, Diwali, diyas, Education, Education Center, Families, Family, family day, family learning, feel deeply, Festival of Lights, Gallery, gallery tours, Gateway to Himalayan Art, kids, look deeply, marigold, performances, rangoli, storytelling, students
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Ekphrazein: A Meeting of Poetry and Image
Chantal Lee, Rubin Museum Guide, and Giada Shaver, Apprentice Museum Educator at the Rubin Museum, conceived and organized a magical evening of poetry on September 20, 2013, at the C.G. Jung Foundation inspired by ARAS, the Archive for Research in … Continue reading
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Bead Dazzle at Saturday Family Art Labs!
Last Saturday afternoon at Family Art Labs we took an in depth look at prayer beads from around the world through an exploration of the exhibition, Count Your Blessings: The Art of Prayer Beads in Asia. Following our exploration, we … Continue reading
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A Parade for Ganesh at Family Art Labs!
The excitement of the fall season is in the air and what better time to celebrate the beloved Hindu figure, Ganesh!? We had a full group at this month’s Family Art Lab, with a lot of fans of the helpful … Continue reading
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Tagged Art Making, Education, Education Center, Families, Family, Family Art Labs, family learning, feel deeply, Gallery, gallery tours, ganesh, Ganesha, Gateway to Himalayan Art, look deeply, Sculptures, Shrine, storytelling, think deeply
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Art in Context: A Day at Palyul Ling Retreat Center
The following entry was written by Visitor Experience Associate, Anne Brink. Tibetans are known for crafting beautiful microcosms of their culture in just about any place outside their native Himalayas. There are many Tibetan Buddhist monasteries located in North America; … Continue reading
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