This weekend, 10 Tibetan Buddhist monks from the Drepung Loseling Monastery return to Dallas for a week-long artist residency at the Crow Collection of Asian Art. They will be constructing a Tantric Buddhist mandala sand painting for The Mystical Arts of Tibet exhibit. During their time at the museum, millions of grains of crushed colored marble will be painstakingly laid into place in this ancient spiritual art form to generate energies for global healing.
The opening ceremony is this Saturday, October 2nd when the monks will begin constructing the painting and blessing the space. The dismantling of the painting will be on Saturday, October 9th. Activities throughout the week will include: meditation with the monks, a special Silk Road Lounge event at Booker T. Washington, a free tour of the Tibet: The Land Closest to the Sky exhibition, and more.
What: The Mystical Arts of Tibet Opening Ceremony
When: Saturday, October 2, 1-2 p.m.
Tickets: $30 for public, $15 for friends of the Crow. Reservations required.
RSVP: 214.979.6435
Other events:
Thursday, October 7th, 7-9 p.m.: Silk Road Lounge- Sacred Music Dance Special Event at Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts
Saturday, October 9th, 1-3 p.m.: Dismantling of the Mandala Sand Painting at the Crow Collection of Asian Art - the monks will dismantle the sand mandala. After the ceremony, the sand will be dispersed at the Turtle Creek in Dallas.
Call: 214.979.6435 for more information.
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