CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS TO SHAMBHALA ARTS FESTIVAL EXHIBITION MARCH, 2007

Every year Shambhala Centers around the world celebrate the Arts. 2007 marks the second such occasion for our San Diego sangha. The San Diego Shambhala Arts Festival will take place during the weekend of March 16, 17, 18 2007. As part of the celebrations we are organizing an Art Exhibit in the gallery space at the front of 3139 University Avenue. If you are an artist please submit your work in any medium for consideration to Pasquale Verdicchio by Wednesday, February 7th. The submissions can be dropped off on any Sunday directly at the Shambhala Center or by other arrangements through Pasquale (pverdicchio@yahoo.com or 619 865 5194). The exhibition will be installed at the beginning of March in time for the Ray at Night walkabout and will remain on display for the month of March.

from DHARMA ARTS by Chögyam Trungpa

“Dharma Art refers to art that springs from a certain state of mind on the part of the artist that could be called the meditative state. It is an attitude of directness and unselfconsciousness in one’s creative work.” (Chögyam Trungpa, Dharma Art pg. 1)

“Art is produced by a student with an interest not only in his own creation, but in the basic necessity of expression – that is, what needs to be shown to others.” (19)

“Awareness practice is not just sitting meditation or meditation in action alone. It is a unique training practice in how to behave as an inspired human being. That is what is meant by being an artist.” (25)

“Dharma art is not purely about art and life alone. It has to do with how we handle ourselves altogether: how we hold a glass of water, how to put it down, how we can hold a note card and make it into a sacred scepter, how we can sit on a chair, how we can work with a table, how we do anything.” (128)