Tibet, Monks in Exile are Theme of Exhibitions, Programs Feb. 27-May 29 at Centenary's Meadows Museum of Art

A Tibetan monk in India looks over a current brochure from Centenary's Meadows Museum of Art. The photo was taken by Jam Yang Norbu for Meadows' director Diane Dufilho and those at Centenary who have worked several years to bring the Monks in Exile photographic exhibit to the museum.

Tibet, Monks in Exile are Theme of Exhibitions, Programs Feb. 27-May 29 at Centenary's Meadows Museum of Art

SHREVEPORT, LA — Two exhibitions — Tibet: A Photographic Essay through the Eyes of Monks in Exile and Men Against the Clouds: Photographs by Early Explorers to Tibet — will be on display at the Meadows Museum at Centenary College Feb.27-May 29.

These exhibitions have been organized for presentation to the Northwest Louisiana community by the staff of the Meadows Museum of Art at Centenary in cooperation with Joe Mickey, founder and president of the Tibetan Photo Project.

Along with the photographic exhibition, the Museum will host a number of special guests, events and lectures. These will complement an upcoming three-week "May Module," which includes a student trip to Dharmsala, India, home to a large community of monks in exile.

On hand until March 10 will be Tenzin Wangden Andrugtsang, a second-generation Tibetan exile living in Dharmsala. He will present a series of lectures and gallery walkthroughs on "The Religion, History and Politics of Tibet."

Joe Mickey, founder of The Tibetan Photo Project, will be on hand for the opening and will return for a slide lecture on April 3.

From April 5-8, monks from the Drepung Loseling Monastery will create a sand mandala in the museum's downstairs gallery. A related community event will be held Sunday, April 24, from 2-4 p.m. at the Strand Theatre, which will present the Richard Gere and Drepung Loseling Production of the Mystical Arts of Tibet Sacred Music Sacred Dance for World Healing by the multiphonic singers of the monastery.

The Exhibition Calendar follows:

Saturday, Feb. 26
Members' Preview of Tibet: A Photographic Essay Through the Eyes of Monks in Exile and Men Against the Clouds: Photographs by Early Explorers to Tibet
Available through May 29

Sunday, Feb. 27
2-3 p.m.
Lecture entitled Buddhist-Christian Dialogue Today with Dr. Peter Huff, T. L. James Chair of Religious Studies, Centenary College, in the museum

3-4 p.m.
Preview of the film Voices in Exile by Tenzin Wangden Andrugtsang, introduced by Joe Mickey, founder of the Tibetan Photo Project, in the museum

Saturday, March 5
10 a.m.-4 p.m.
at Kilpatrick Auditorium
and
Sunday, March 6
10 a.m.-4 p.m. in the museum
Religious Studies Conference The Dharma in Dixie: Buddhism and Hinduism in the Deep South with keynote speaker Dr. Benjamin Wren of Loyola University of New Orleans; presentations by Neil Guidry, president of the Louisiana Himalayn Association; films and panel presentations; Indian lunch. Cost: $30 for two days, $15 for one day.

Sunday, March 13
2-3 p.m. in the museum
Lecture entitled Healing the World, Healing the Self: Comparing Sand Painting in Tibetan and Navajo Traditions with Dr. David Otto, professor of religious studies, Centenary College.

Sunday, April 3
2-3 p.m in the museum
Slide lecture: The Tibetan Photo Project with founder Joe Mickey.

Week of April 5-8
10 a.m.-5 p.m. viewing
A Richard Gere and Drepung Loseling Production of the Mystical Arts of Tibet Mandala Sand Painting by the Monks of the Drepung Loseling Monastery in the museum’s downstairs gallery.

Sunday, April 24
2-4 p.m. at the Strand Theatre
A Richard Gere and Drepung Loseling Production of the Mystical Arts of Tibet Sacred Music Sacred Dance for World Healing by the multiphonic singers of Drepung Loseling Monastery. Tickets available at the museum and the Strand, $12.50, $15 and $17.50 for assigned seating.

Spring 2005
Tenzin Wangden Andrugtsang, teacher and Tibetan exile, will be on campus. Call 318-869-5169 for more information.

Funding for pubic and educational programs has come from the Shelley and Donald Rubin Foundation of New York and from Rose-Neath Funeral Homes of Shreveport. Additional funding for educational public programs and for the printing and design of informational and promotional materials has come from the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities, a state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

The Meadows Museum of Art receives general operating support from the Shreveport Regional Arts Council with funds from the City of Shreveport. The Museum receives annual support from the Friends of the Algur Meadows Museum. The Museum seeks and receives funding from public and private sources on a project-by-project basis.

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