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Winter
2004
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The
Flying Mystics Arrive at OUMA
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Oglethorpe University Museum
of Art is currently hosting the exhibition The
Flying Mystics of Tibetan Buddhism, featuring Tibetan
art of various media which depicts the literary and oral
legacy of levitation and flight among Tibetan mystics.
The exhibition, which will
be on display in both galleries through August 8, 2004,
includes works from important private collections including
the Rubin
Museum of Art, New York, and is accompanied by a book
authored by curator and Tibetologist Glenn H. Mullin.
Public
Lecture Series underway.
CLICK HERE
for details
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Lloyd
Nick Selected "Lexus Leader of the Arts" for
June 2003
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Lloyd
Nick |
Museum Director Lloyd
Nick was named Lexus Leader of the Arts for June
2003 by Public Broadcasting Atlanta. Established in 1999 by
Public Broadcasting Atlanta in association with Atlanta area
Lexus dealers, this special award recognizes figures in our
community whose exemplary dedication to the arts has enriched
the cultural life of metropolitan Atlanta. The first award in
January of 1999 went to Kenny Leon and Elton John for their
collaboration in the production of "Aida" at the Alliance
Theater, which then moved to its Broadway success.
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| Grand
Hyatt Atlanta Joins OUMA Sponsors |
OUMA is pleased to welcome
a new sponsor -- Grand Hyatt Atlanta
in Buckhead. We also extend our continuing thanks to all of
our sponsors for their support and sponsorship.
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The Schultz
Foundation, Inc.
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Zen
No Sho Exhibition Brings World Renowned Calligrapher
and Zen Master to OUMA
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Fukushima
Roshi |
Between February 25 and May 11,
2003, Oglethorpe University Museum of Art presented the first-ever
exhibition of the calligraphy of Fukushima
Roshi, head abbot of Japan's Tofukuji Monastery and venerable
Zen Master.
Fukushima Roshi launched the exhibition
of his works with three very special events, including a live
calligraphy demonstration to a standing-room-only audience,
followed by a half-day Zen meditation session and evening
Zen lecture.
Exhibition
Catalog
Dr. Jason Wirth, Associate Professor of Philosophy, and chair
of the Division of Philosophy, Communications and
Fine Arts at Oglethorpe University, has edited the Zen
No Sho exhibition catalog, available for purchase
at the Museum Gift Shop, and also now available from our online
store.
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| 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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| For
Your Viewing 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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