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Winter-Spring
2003
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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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Suze
Orman Visits OUMA, Views Zen No Sho Exhibit and Tara
Mandala
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Suze
Orman at OUMA |
On March 11, personal investment
expert and best-selling author Suze Orman visited Oglethorpe
University Museum of Art in conjunction with a WABE reception
and book signing event. Museum Director Lloyd Nick gave her
a special tour including the Zen No Sho exhibition, and the
White Tara sand mandala. Before leaving the Museum, Ms. Orman
wrote in the guest book, "The most gracious and beautiful
museum I have ever seen."
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Mandala
Dismantling Ceremony Postponed - New Date to be Annnounced
Soon
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A
Members Only Event
During this special ceremony,
the mandala will be ceremonially swept up, with half the sand
being carried to a local body of water, where it is deposited.
The water carries the blessing to the ocean, which in turn carries
it throughout the world, as an offering for world peace and
harmony. The remaining half of the mandala sand will be given
to those who attend, to keep in their houses or to scatter around
their yards for healing energy. The dismandling ceremony will
be a "members only" event. Click
Here for more details.
To
Become an OUMA Member Online, Click Here
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Monks
Conduct Special Tara Healing Ceremony at OUMA on February
15
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On Saturday February 15, the
Tibetan monks from Drepung Loseling Monastery performed a special
ceremony at the mandala site in order to transfer healing energy
from the mandala to special Tara healing pills. This procedure
is based on a mystical Tibetan tradition. The pills were then
distributed to the more than 500 visitors in attendance.
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| Tibetan
Monks Complete a Healing White Tara Sand Mandala at OUMA
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Central
Figure Detail: Click
Image to View Full Mandala |
In the Museum's South Gallery, monks
from Drepung Loseling Monastery have now completed the creation
of a mandala sand painting of the healing female buddha White
Tara. The finished mandala was consecrated at a special ceremony
on December 21st.
OUMA welcomes visitors who wish to
view the finished mandala.
The mandala creation and
all associated events have taken place at OUMA in conjunction
with the exhibition The
Female Buddha: Women of Enlightenment in Tibetan Mysticism.
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| OUMA
Harpsichordist-in-Residence David Buice Offers Ongoing
Concerts at OUMA |
David
Buice |
On Tuesday evening, May 6th, OUMA Harpsichordist-in-Residence,
David Buice will
finish his season of performances at the Museum with a Bach
recital. 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.
Click Here for
more information and details of other upcoming concerts.
Hear Live David Buice Music Tracks
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| Female
Buddha Exhibition Catalog Available for Purchase
Online |
 The
catalog for the exhibition, The
Female Buddha: Women of Enlightenment if Tibetan Mysticism
is now available. 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. The
catalog may be purchased at the Museum Gift Shop, or
ordered
online and shipped directly to you.
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| Atlanta
Journal-Constitution, Swissôtel Among OUMA's Year
of Asia Sponsors |
OUMA is pleased to welcome
three new sponsors for our Year
of Asia -- The Schultz Foundation,
SetScan.com, Shambhala
Meditation Center of Atlanta, and Clear
Light Publishers. We also extend our continuing thanks
to the Atlanta
Journal-Constitution, Swissôtel, Bigelow
& Eigel, Dekalb Council for the Arts, and The Studio for
their support and sponsorship.
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The Schultz
Foundation, Inc.
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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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