Clairmont Heights Civic Association

THANGKA PAINTING CLASS WITH MASTER PAINTER TENZIN NORBU

SATURDAYS, FEBURARY 27 - MARCH 27, 1 - 4 PM, Emory University Carlos Museum, TATE ROOM, PLAZA LEVEL

In this unique five-week course Master Painter Tenzin Norbu from the Norbulingka Institute in Dharamsala, India, will guide participants in creating their own thangka painting. Students will learn about the principles of design of traditional Tibetan thangkas, the pigments and tools used to create them, and the choices that each individual artist makes within the traditional art form.

The Norbulingka Institute is is the Tibetan Government-in-Exile’s premier fine arts center for teaching, training, and research and, in his role as Master Painter, Tenzin Norbu is responsible for the training many of its artists.

Fee for the five-week course: $125 for Museum members; $145 for non-members. Space is limited and pre-registration is required by calling 404.727.6118.

Emory students may attend the workshop free of charge. If interested, please submit a letter of interest and committment to Elizabeth Hornor, Director of Education at the Michael C. Carlos Museum (ehornor@emory.edu).

Tenzin Norbu's artist-in-residency is made possible through the generosity of the Shelley and Donald Rubin Foundation, the Emory-Tibet Partnership, the Michael C. Carlos Museum, the Norbulingka Institute, the Religion Department, Graduate Division of Religion, Drepung Loseling Monastery, the Tibetan Studies Program in Dharamsala (Center for International Programs Abroad), the Visual Arts Department, and Students for a Free Tibet.