School for Tibetan Buddhist Art

Introduction to Thangka Art Jun 20 / Tibet House, NYCEvening class incl. drawing the face of the BuddhaIn this wonderful 6 or 8-day Thangka Retreat during Arts Week at Omega Institute you will learn to draw (and color or paint) a Buddha of Compassion (such as Chenrezig or Guan Yin), according to the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. Suitable for everyone, from beginners to advanced. A comfortable stay with full board is included, or stay near in the sweet town of Rinebeck. and apart from the art...

Sign up for the upcoming lectures, workshops and retreats in the US Dear Reader, How are you? Hope you are enjoying this beautiful time of year.I just came back from Tuscany where I gave my annual thangka painting retreat -check out the pics below. Currently I'm preparing for the upcoming events at Tibet House in NYC, such as the Introduction to Thangka evening workshop, and the Lecture and Thangka Course on Milarepa, Tibet's fascinating Yogi, Mystic and Poet. After that, at the fabulous...

Join the upcoming Thangka Painting Retreats in ITALY or the US The Art of Thangka can be best learned and practiced in a retreat setting -a place where you'll also stay and where dinner is served to you so you can fully focus on your drawing/painting. In addition there's time to bond and socialize with other students, make long walks or do some sightseeing (Florence, anyone?). You can still sign up for the upcoming Thangka Art Retreats in Italy / May 10-17 and in the US / June 29-July 4 or 6...

Click here for Google Translate and use the orange button Dear Reader, Hope you enjoyed the Tibetan New Year celebrations online with me or with your family or sangha! In this email I'm letting you know who won the prizes that were in the Happy Losar 2025 Gift Pack. It may also be nice to know that you can still purchase online courses with discounts today. Winners of the Happy Losar 2025 prizes 🎉Losar -Tibetan New Tear- was celebrated on Feb 28 and it's the perfect time to exchange gifts. In...

For translation click here and use the Google Translate button Happy Losar to you dear Reader! Tibetan New Year is the perfect time to exchange gifts, and that's why the School for Tibetan Buddhist Art offers you the free course 'Happy Losar 2025' which is full of it!Read all about this year of the Wood Snake and what it entails for you, learn about serpents and nagas used in Tibetan art, explore a 17th century thangka and enjoy free lectures such as the one on Buddhas' birth, meditations,...

For translation click here and use the Google Translate button Tara's counting down to Losar 🎉This Fri it's Losar, Tibetan New Year, and as this is the perfect time to offer gifts to each other, the School for Tibetan Buddhist Art if offering you a bunch of gifts like Lectures, Mantras, downloads, Prizes and Discounts. Valid throughout the weekend. Just two more nights to go! You can already activate the link and count down with us: Count Down With US To Happy Losar 2025 🎉 If you don't have...

For translation click here and use the Google Translate button Tara's counting down to Losar: Five more nights to go! 🎉This Fri on February 28, 2025, the Lunar New Year will begin, and the Tibetans are celebrating Losar, Tibetan New year. Losar is celebrated for fifteen days, with the main celebrations on the first three days. Gifts, Prizes and Discounts for youAnd as this is a perfect time to offer gifts you can expect to get a bunch of Gifts, Prizes and Discounts at the School for Tibetan...

Which Thangka Painting Retreat are you joining this year? The Art of Thangka can be best learned and practiced in a retreat setting - a place where you'll also stay and where dinner is served to you so you can fully focus on your drawing/painting. In addition there's time to bond and socialize with other students, make long walks or do some sightseeing (Florence, anyone?). In a retreat week you can also learn to work with the traditional thangka painting techniques, so it gives a much deeper...

NETHERLANDS Amsterdam and Veluwe Jan 5 + 26 Den Haag Thangka Tekendagen Feb 16 Amsterdam Helende Planten van de Medicijnboeddha Feb 27-Mar 2 Loenen (Veluwe) Thangkacursus tijdens Losar: Geluksbrengende Symbolen en Boeddha's van Lang Leven June 1 Amsterdam Introductie in de Kunst van Thangka incl. het tekenen van het Gezicht van de Boeddha July 27-Aug 3 Loenen (Veluwe) Thangka Zomerretraite* ITALY Tuscany May 10-17 Tuscany (Florence) Thangka Painting Retreat* incl. lodging and all meals Nov...