Dear reader,
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In this newsletter:

• The Rubin Museum of Art in NYC has closed its doors.
  I was teaching there for many years. See my text and images about it and learn about their next chapter
• Join me in Venice, Italy next month! There are still a few spaces left
• You can also still sign up for the Guan Yin thangka course in The Netherlands
• Don’t forget: there are a few days left to use your
  20% Early Bird Discount on online courses

Love, Carmen

🇺🇸 ​NOTE: this day in The Netherlands is suitable for Dutch and English speakers​ ​Read description in English​ 🇳🇱 ​Introductie in de Kunst van Thangka ​AMSTERDAM​ Zo 20 okt, 2024​ ​​ ​Een heerlijke dag waarin je leert over de traditie van thangka-kunst, hoe het is ontstaan ​​en de speciale plaats die het inneemt binnen de Tibetaans boeddh. filosofie.​ Na een korte meditatie en een lezing kun je het zelf ervaren door het leren tekenen van een traditioneel Boeddhagezicht. Tekenervaring is niet nodig. INFO & REGISTRATION

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🇺🇸 NOTE: this retreat in The Netherlands is taught in Dutch, translation is provided on request (in any other language) ​Read this description in English​ 🇳🇱 ​Guan Yin​ ​Cursus op de Veluwe​ ​27-30 okt, 2024​​ Tijdens deze vierdaagse cursus leer je deze prachtige figuur te tekenen (en wellicht te kleuren of later te schilderen). Je ontvangt je de grids van twee verschillende vormen van Guan Yin: staand en zittend. Guan Yin is te vinden in diverse boeddhistische tradities van China, Japan, Korea en Vietnam. Ze is een vorm van Avalokitesvara (Tib. Chenrezig), de mannelijke bodhisattva van mededogen. Erg interessant aan haar verhaal is hoe ze door de eeuwen heen transformeerde van een mannelijke naar een vrouwelijke vorm, en uiteraard kom je hier ook alles over te weten. MEER INFO & AANMELDEN

🇺🇸 ​NOTE: this retreat is taught in English, translation is provided on request (in Italian or other language) During this four-day course, you will learn to draw this beautiful figure (and perhaps paint it). You will receive grids of two different Guan Yin forms: standing and sitting. ​Read further in English​ 🇮🇹 ​Guan Yin​ ​Thangka Course ​VENICE, ITALY​ Nov 7-10, 2024​ ​ ​​ ​Durante questo corso di quattro giorni imparerai a disegnare questa bellissima figura (e magari dipingerla). Riceverai le griglie di due diverse forme di Guan Yin: in piedi e seduto. Guan Yin si trova in varie tradizioni buddiste di Cina, Giappone, Corea e Vietnam. ​È una forma di Avalokitesvara (tib. Chenresi), il bodhisattva maschio della Compassione. Molto interessante della sua storia è il modo in cui si è trasformata dalla forma maschile a quella femminile nel corso dei secoli, e ovviamente imparerai anche tutto su questo. INFORMAZIONI & REGISTRAZIONE

Online Courses

Early Bird Offer – 20% discount!

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Starting Nov, the following courses will be offered online at the School for Tibetan Buddhist Art.
You will get 20% discount on the following courses and course bundles when registering before Oct 14, and filling in the code EARLYBIRD20 on your checkout page (under the Order Summary).

> Last days 20% off! Buddha Face​ ​Nov 8-17, 2024​​ Start your thangka journey here and learn to draw the Face of the Buddha according to the Tibetan thangka tradition. No drawing experience needed. A very rich course that can also be purchased in a bundle with the White Tara course. INFO & REGISTRATION

>Last days 20% off! White Tara Nov 22, 202 – Jan 19, 2025 Learn all about the Buddha of Longevity and how to draw her according to the Tibetan Thangka tradition. This in-depth course that can also be purchased in a bundle with the Buddha Face course (prerequisite). INFO & REGISTRATION

> Last days 20% off! ​The Eight Auspicious Symbols​ ​Nov 22, 202 – Feb 2, 2025​​ A very rich course in ten weeks, where you’ll learn to create a new symbol each week. They can either be drawn/painted as separate symbols or in a mandala (or both!). No drawing experience needed. This in-depth, rich course can also be purchased in a bundle with the Colouring Techniques course. INFO & REGISTRATION

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The Rubin Museum of Art is closed

On Oct 6th, the Rubin Museum of Art in NYC closed its physical doors after twenty years. I’m incredibly sad about it.
I’m also incredibly thankful for the many years I was asked to teach there, each year during my classes in the US.
Last July I visited the ‘Rubin’ for the last time and took my time to say goodbye.
Check out the texts and images of its closure that I posted on my social media and learn about what will happen with their amazing collection:
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Today is the last day of the Rubin Museum of Art in NYC, the ‘Best museum on Himalayan art!’ as I always tell my students. It’s incredibly sad that they are closing.
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I was teaching there @rubinmuseumofart each year for 10+ years, offering many different classes: from short thangka workshops to long weekend courses, Tibetan amulet and mask making classes, guided tours, the wonderful teen classes, lectures for the RMA’s guides and docents, and painting demonstrations at the annual block party.
Many of my students that I met there still come to my classes.♥️
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Preparation for classes was always a joy, carefully choosing my course subjects to go with the exhibitions that were going on. I truly hope that the RMA’s wonderful collection will still regularly be on view at other places.
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I’m VERY grateful for having been (a very small) part of this special museum, and I want to thank the many fantastic people who I’ve been working with in all those years. A BIG THANK YOU to all of you and all the other staff, and hopefully our paths will cross sometime in the future. Be well 🙏🏻

What happens to the Rubin Museum’s collection?​
You can still check out the Rubin Museum’s collection online.
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There are traveling exhibitions, and pieces that will be on loan to other museums. Read more about this the Rubin Museum’s next chapter.

And I was happy to learn that the beloved shrine room has found a new, permanent home! The Shrine Room will go to the Brooklyn Museum.

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