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Print, Print, Print! at Saturday Family Art Labs!
The slow days of summer are quickly dwindling down and I cannot think of a better way to have spent a Saturday afternoon than learning about printing in Family Art Labs! We examined both relief printing and woodblock printing (common … Continue reading
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Tagged Art Making, Buddha, Education, Education Center, Families, Family, Family Art Labs, family learning, feel deeply, Gateway to Himalayan Art, look deeply, Mandala, printing, printmaking, relief printing, think deeply, woodblocks
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Making Mountain Music at Saturday Family Art Labs!
I think we can all agree that New York city is going through an excruciatingly hot spell. All the better to spend an afternoon in our “cool” museum and Education Center learning about Himalayan musical instruments and making damarus at … Continue reading
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Tagged Art Making, damarus, Education, Education Center, Families, Family, Family Art Labs, family learning, found materials, Ganesha, Gateway to Himalayan Art, Himalayan instruments, instruments, look deeply, Making Mountain Music, Music, T, think deeply
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Cool Culture Family Day at the Rubin!
Over the weekend Family Programs held our spring Family Day with Cool Culture. We worked hard the past few months preparing for the event, and were finally rewarded in a fun and successful day! The families of Little Star … Continue reading
Posted in Art Making, Education Center, Family, Museums, Outreach, Uncategorized
Tagged Art Making, community, Cool Culture, Education, Education Center, Family, family day, family learning, Four Friends, gallery tours, Gateway to Himalayan Art, Partnership, storytelling
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Tibetan Felting at Family Art Labs!
I have been hearing about how cool felting is since I began my work here at the Rubin Museum (back in September 2012). I learned how to felt through a mini workshop with my fellow coworkers and was very inspired by … Continue reading
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Tagged Art Labs, Art Making, Education Center, Family, Family Art Labs, family learning, feel deeply, felt, felting, Gallery, Gateway to Himalayan Art, Tibet, Tradition Transformed
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Collaborative Sand Mandalas at Family Art Labs!
Nemo who!? Despite blizzard conditions over the weekend, Family Art Labs was in full swing. We had a small, yet brave group of families who trudged through the snow to help us begin the celebration of Losar (the Tibetan New … Continue reading
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Tagged Buddha, drawing, Education, Education Center, Family, Family Art Labs, Gateway to Himalayan Art, look deeply, Losar, Mandala, Mandalas, Sand Mandalas, think deeply, Tibet
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Saturday Family Art Lab Puppeteering Workshop!
It’s January already!? Another year has come and the Family Programs team has just finished hosting our monthly Saturday Family Art Lab. This month’s theme was Shadow Puppets, a personal favorite of mine. We began the workshop by discussing the … Continue reading
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Tagged Art Labs, Education, Education Center, Family, family day, Family Programs, feel deeply, Gallery, gallery tours, Gateway to Himalayan Art, look deeply, Saturdays, storytelling
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Green Greetings at Saturday Family Art Labs! (Family Programs in Action)
On the second Saturday of each month, the Family Programs team hosts a Saturday Family Art Lab. Each month has a different theme and December’s was Green Greetings! During this Art Lab, families came together to make eco-friendly holiday cards … Continue reading
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Tagged Education, Education Center, Gateway to Himalayan Art
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Brahma Shrine in Las Vegas
While at a conference last week in Las Vegas, I was intrigued to find out about a Brahma Shrine located outside of Caesars Palace Hotel & Casino. Laura had mentioned that she had a friend who had heard about this … Continue reading
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Tagged Brahma, Gateway to Himalayan Art, Shrine
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Getting to Know the Rubin Museum of Art
I recently joined the Rubin Museum of Art as the newest member of the Full-Time Guide team. I have had an incredible time the last 6 weeks becoming acquainted with the museums collection through the six exhibitions currently on display … Continue reading