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Thangde Gatsal Studio,
Tibetan Thangka Painting Studio
The mission of the Thangde
Gatsal Art Studio and School is to continue the traditional teaching
of thangka painting by training a new generation of painters. It strives
to bring greater awareness and understanding of this art form to people
around the world. "Thangde Gatsal" means "harmonious garden
of thangka painters," and is a working studio which executes commissions for clients.
Thangka painting is a century old Tibetan tradition which
is in danger of being lost. Thangde Gatsal Studio aims to preserve this
unique art form by training a new generation of painters and by bringing
thangka art to a wider audience. To do this, we
need your help.
Objectives of the Thangde Gatsal Thangka
Painting Studio
- Preservation of Tibetan culture
- Increase the number and quality of
schools teaching Tibetan traditional arts
- Provide employment options
- Provide appropriate environment for training
- Preservation of a master’s
knowledge
- Establish library and documentation centre
- Disseminate knowledge about
Tibetan cultural traditions to non-Tibetans
Studio and School Construction Update:
First Stage Complete!
 We are excited to share with you the latest developments at Thangde
Gatsal Art Studio and School. We celebrated this first stage of construction
by inviting J. Holly-Pogue, our patron, and Geyla, our master teacher,
to cut the ribbon, officially opening the first floor of the new building.
Afterwards we served lunch to over sixty of our supporters who have worked
long hours to bring the project this far.
A special thanks to R. Hill
and S. Wright of Denver, Colorado for hosting a fundraising event, collecting
over $10,000 which will be used to construct the student hostel. Also
to L. Wolfe whose generous donation secured an important land purchase—now
our school is connected to the road via a good walking path. Many thanks
to all our volunteers in Vancouver and New York City who helped to raise
awareness of our school during the teachings of H.H. the Dalai Lama.
Lastly, our heartfelt appreciation to all the founding members, their
donations will be used to make the student accommodations a reality later
this year.
Please enjoy the following photos to see how the donations
given in 2006 made such remarkable progress in our vision to create an
atmosphere where the endangered art of Tibetan Thangka painting may flourish
for generations to come.
How You Can Help
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H.H. Dalai Lama with Sarika Singh and Lobsang Choegyal, 2006
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