| Tibetan
Monks Building a Healing White Tara Sand Mandala at OUMA
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Tibetan
monks perform Black Hat Dance, Mandala Opening Ceremony,
Nov. 9, 2002 |
In the Museum's South Gallery, monks
from Drepung Loseling Monastery have begun creating a mandala
sand painting of the healing female buddha White (Sita) Tara.
The mandala will be completed on December 21st. On the afternoon
of November 9th, the monks performed the Black Hat Dance,
sacred chanting, and special ceremonies for the purpose of
consecrating the mandala site.
OUMA welcomes visitors who wish to
watch the mandala creation process unfold in the Museum's
South Gallery, daily between 1:30
and 5:00 pm, except Mondays. The Museum is open Tuesdays
through Sundays, 12:00-5:00 pm. (Hours will be extended
on days which include special evening events.)
The mandala creation and all
associated events are being held at OUMA in conjunction with
our current exhibition The
Female Buddha: Women of Enlightenment in Tibetan Mysticism.
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| "The
Female Buddha" Lecture Series Underway at OUMA... |
Five New Lectures Just Added...
Head
Loseling Lama Geshe Choegyal to lecture Nov. 20 |
All are invited to explore more fully
the ancient and ongoing traditions of the "Land Above the
Clouds" by participating in OUMA's ongoing lecture series,
held in conjunction with our current exhibition,
The Female Buddha: Women
of Enlightenment in Tibetan Mysticism.
The lectures are open to the public, and are free for OUMA members,
$5.00 for non-members.
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Fall-Winter 2002-03
Women of Enlightenment Lecture Series Schedule
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Click
Here
to visit our Programs page for more details.
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Date
/ Time:
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Lecturer:
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Topic:
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Wed,
11/6:
7:30 pm |
Glenn
H. Mullin |
Love,
Sex & Enlightenment in Tibetan Mystical Art |
Wed,
11/13:
7:30 pm |
Dr.
Stephen Herschler |
Between
Dharamsala & Beijing: The Struggle for Shangra-La |
Wed,
11/20:
7:30 pm |
Geshe
Lobsang Choegyal |
Myth
of the Rainbow Body: Mind & Matter in the Mystical
Tradition |
Wed,
12/4:
7:30 pm |
Geshe
Lobsang Tenzin |
Meaning
of Mandala: A Road Map to Cosmic Excellence |
Wed,
12/11:
7:30 pm |
Geshe
Lobsang Choegyal |
Esoteric
Wisdom & Compassion in Tibetan Mysticism |
Wed,
12/18:
7:30 pm |
Glenn
H. Mullin |
The
Tara Mandala: Mantra, Meditation & the Yogic Tradition |
Wed,
1/22:
7:30 pm |
Glenn
H. Mullin |
The
Dancing Female Mystics in Tibetan Sacred Art |
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Wed,
1/29:
7:30 pm
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Dr.
Jason Wirth
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Dharma
Art |
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Wed,
2/5:
7:30 pm
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Dr.
Dewey Kramer
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In
God There Is No East or West: Hildegard's Illuminations
as Mandalas |
Wed,
2/12:
7:30 pm |
Glenn
H. Mullin |
The
Female Buddhas: The Art, the Book & the Yogic Tradition |
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| Now
Showing: The Female Buddha: Women
of Enlightenment in Tibetan Mysticism
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 OUMA
is delighted to present, The
Female Buddha: Women of Enlightenment in Tibetan Mysticism,
now showing in both galleries. The exhibition
features a selection of works from the largest tangka
collection in the U.S. – owned by Oglethorpe University
alumnus Donald Rubin and Shelley Rubin. Tibetologist
Glenn
H. Mullin is curator of the exhibition, and has
authored the soon-to-be-published exhibition
catalog."
The exhibition, which launches OUMA's
Year of Asia,
will be on view from Sunday, September 15, 2002 through
Sunday, February 16, 2003.
Be sure to take advantage of
docent tours of the exhibition, available every Sunday
starting at 2:00 p.m.
A series of lectures will also
be held in conjunction with the exhibition – more
information to come...
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| Pre-Publication
Offer: Order Your Female Buddha Exhibition
Catalog Now & Save 10% |
 The
catalog for our upcoming exhibition, The Female Buddha:
Women of Enlightenment if Tibetan Mysticism is currently
being printed, and will arrive at OUMA in just a few
weeks. Authored by exhibition curator Glenn H. Mullin,
this beautiful, full color publication is a must for
anyone who loves Tibetan art. Those who have read it
agree it is destined to become a classic. You can save
10% on your purchase of the catalog by pre-ordering
online, and we'll ship it to you just as soon as
it arrives.
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| Atlanta
Journal-Constitution, Swissôtel Among OUMA's Year
of Asia Sponsors |
OUMA is pleased to welcome
the Atlanta
Journal-Constitution, Swissôtel, Bigelow
& Eigel, Dekalb Council for the Arts, and The Studio as
sponsors for our Year
of Asia.
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| OUMA
Harpsichordist-in-Residence David Buice Offers Special
Christmas Performance |
David
Buice |
On Tuesday evening, December 17th,
OUMA Harpsichordist-in-Residence, David
Buice will present "Harmonious Handel, for the
Holidays" – music of the great George
Frederic Handel, played on the OUMA hand-crafted harpsichord,
and featuring guest vocalist Susan Gary Ashe. The program
will include the "Harmonious Blacksmith" suite,
selections for solo harpsichord from Messiah, and more. The
program begins at 7:30 pm, and admission is $10.00 for OUMA
members and OU faculty/staff, and $15.00 for non-members.
Season tickets are also available. Click
Here for more information and details of other upcoming
concerts.
Hear Live David Buice Music Tracks
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Georgia
O'Keeffe Museum Shows Todd Webb's "The Artist's
Landscape"
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Georgia
O'Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe, New Mexico recently exhibited
Todd Webb's highly acclaimed photographs of his friend, artist
Georgia O'Keeffe. Taken between 1955 and 1981 at O'Keeffe's
Abiquiu and Ghost Ranch houses, these photographic images
provide a remarkably intimate view of one artist as seen through
the eyes of another. The Santa Fe exhibition included the
same collection of photos featured in the 1995 exhibit at
OUMA, Georgia
O'Keeffe: The Artist's Landscape, during which Todd Webb
visited the Museum. Webb died in April 2000 at the age of
94.
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| Announcing:
E-Shopping and Membership Renewals Live from the OUMA
Web Site |
 We
invite you to shop online using our web site's new secure
shopping cart system...
Purchase your choice of many beautiful
full-color catalogs from our past exhibitions, buy recordings
by OUMA Harpsichordist-in-Residence David Buice, become a museum
member online, or renew your existing membership. OUMA members
save 10% on online purchases of catalogs and CDs.
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| Oglethorpe
University Museum of Art Now Listed in Fodor's CityGuide
Atlanta |
Oglethorpe University Museum of Art
is pleased to be included in the"Museums & Galleries"
section of the just-published 2002 edition of Fodor's CITYGUIDE
ATLANTA. Written by local experts and critics,
Fodor's CITYGUIDE
is considered to be the ultimate guide to the city for both
residents and visitors.
| New
for View on the OUMA Web Site... |
We hope you'll enjoy these
recently added or expanded online image galleries of works
from OUMA's past exhibitions...
Note that providing high quality online images sometimes
requires that the file sizes be fairly large -- so if
you don't have a high speed internet connection, you may
have to wait briefly for the images to download to your
browser. To access all of our online image galleries,
visit our main Exhibitions
page.
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