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Painting a thangka of Kalachakra and his lineage

• Introduction (below)
• Statue Making
• Thangka Painting
• Tailoring
• Woodcarving
• Woodwork and Carpentry
• Metalwork
• Silk-screen Printing Workshop

Centre for Arts

Four master artists, L-R:Temba Chophel, Thangka painting; Pemba Dorje, Statue Maker; Choe Phuntsok, Carving Master

Norbulingka Institute's first efforts to preserve Tibetan culture centred on the visual arts. Using the structure of the guild systems of Tibet as a guide we provide the needed tools, materials and physical environment to enable teams of artists and students to work together under the direction of a master to create significant works of art. Due to the unique opportunity created by this system, Norbulingka Institute has become home to some of TibetĚs most accomplished master artists. Some of these masters brought established teams of accomplished artists and students-in-training with them to the Norbulingka, giving the institute a firm foundation early in its history.

Silk brocade appliquè work

The Centre for Arts has been operating at Norbulingka Institute since 1990. However, until 1995, the artists mostly worked on the various buildings under construction, creating furniture, wall paintings and the fourteen-foot statue of the Buddha in the temple. The Centre for Arts consists of seven sections dealing with metal statue making, thangka painting, tailoring, woodcarving, carpentry, metal craft, and silk-screen printing.