Dharmapeople Latest News : April 2009   NASACRE : Recruitment and Training Programme (East, South-East, South-West) Cultural : The Many Faces of Buddhism : LONDON •various venues • 25 April - 17 May 2009 RE: A day for Primary Teachers at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery   Spiritual Care Conference in Killarney Ireland, 27th - 28th April INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS TAKE PART IN FORUM ON BUDDHISM AND THE ARTS AT THE V&A   ~ 0 ~ NASACRE : Recruitment and Training Programme (East, South-East, South-West) You may be aware that NASACRE has received funding from the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) and the Curriculum Cohesion Unit to develop its recruitment and training programme designed to build SACRE capacity.  This funding is phased over two years and the second year is about to commence. The programme will be focused principally on filling vacancies on Group A in the East of England, in the South East and the South West. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_regions) You will find information on what a SACRE (Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education) does on the National SACRE web site : www.nasacre.org.uk You might also want to have a look at the following documents :  http://www.dharmapeople.com/ftp/SACRE_RE/NASACRE/NASACRE_training.htm, and http://www.dharmapeople.com/ftp/SACRE_RE/Lewisham_SACRE.doc If you or someone in your group would like to become Buddhist Representative on your local Authority SACRE , and you live in one of the mentioned Regions please let me know as soon as possible, sending me any details about yourself and your experience that would enable your local authority to make on informed decision about your application  : please send it to  mmarcigaglia(_at_)yahoo.co.uk where the (_at_) stands for @;   Maraiano M. , Tel 020 72520804 (evenings and weekends) Cultural : The Many Faces of Buddhism LONDON •various venues • 25 April - 17 May 2009 The Many Faces of Buddhism – a city-wide celebration of Buddhist ideas and values through the arts. It is sponsored by The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation whose new Gallery of Asian Buddhist Sculptures at the V&A opens on 29 April. A series of arts events including an International forum on Buddhism and the Arts Today and A Day of Rare Buddhist Dances will be held at the V&A in celebration of the Gallery inauguration while International Buddhist Film Festival (IBFF 2009) will take place at East London’s cultural hub The Barbican. These programmes include: 25 April: An International Forum on Buddhism and The Arts Today 29 April: Buddhist Sacred Dance Traditions - A Talk by Joseph Houseal 29 April: The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Gallery opens 1 May: A Day of Rare Buddhist Dances 7 - 17 May: International Buddhist Film Festival For more details : http://www.rhfamilyfoundation.org/manyfaces RE: A day for Primary Teachers at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery Friday 15th May 2009   This one day event aims to provide: An overview of Buddhist teachings for Primary School Teachers Some example activities and lesson plans A tour of the Amaravati Monastery An overview of Wesak and Kathina festivals An opportunity to join the community of monks and nuns for the main meal An understanding of the Sangha of monks and nuns and their relationship with lay-people Guidance on Buddhist resources for KS 1/2 Questions and answers   There is no charge for the day. To book a place or for information please email: Info@buddhacommunity.org This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or Administrator@triplegem.org.uk This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it The day will commence at 10am3.30pm and will be led by Gill Williamson, Head of Breakspeare School and Buddhist representative on Hertfordshire SACRE, and Chris Ward, Buddhist teacher and writer. and finish at   We anticipate that one or more ordained monks or nuns will contribute to parts of the day.   Amaravati Monastery Contact Details Amaravati Monastery, Great Gaddesden, Hemel Hempstead, HertfordshireHP1 3BZ, Office Phone : 01442 842455 Websites: www.buddhacommunity.org www.amaravati.org   Spiritual Care Conference in Killarney Ireland, 27th - 28th April You may like to make a note of the dates of an upcoming Spiritual Care Conference in Killarney Ireland, 27th - 28th April,  and on the Sunday evening, Sogyal Rinpoche will give a key note talk.  The conference will ask the question "What is authentic spiritual care, and what benefits can it bring to health care professionals and those in their care". http://www.spcare.org/ http://www.spiritualcareconference.com/section/18   INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS TAKE PART IN FORUM ON BUDDHISM AND THE ARTS AT THE V&A on Saturday 25 April 2009 at 13:oo   Press Release 3 March 2009 International artists take part in forum on Buddhism and the Arts at the V&A As part of The Many Faces of Buddhism, a season of arts and cultural events presented in London by The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation, artists from around the world will take part in an international forum at the V&A on Saturday 25 April 2009. The forum will bring together four distinguished international artists: Lin Hwai Min, choreographer and founder of Cloud Gate Dance Theatre in Taiwan; Meredith Monk, internationally acclaimed composer, singer and choreographer of new opera; Sanford Biggers, multi-media African-American artist who fuses aspects of Buddhism with global pop culture; and Kimsooja, South Korean artist who addresses issues of the displaced self through performance, video and installation. Each of the four panellists will explore the role of Buddhism in contemporary art, and discuss how the teachings of the Buddha have been a resource of inspiration for them in their own work. They will address questions of how spirituality and creativity inspire and inform one another as well as the potential of applying Buddhist theories to the teaching and presentation of art. Independent scholar and Director Emeritus of the University of California Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, Jacquelynn Baas will lead an audience response and discussion session to conclude the forum. The platform will provide a space for artists who have thought deeply about Buddhism and the art experience to express and share their views. It will also help stimulate new debate on the influences of Asian and Buddhist worldviews within the art of the modern era. The Many Faces of Buddhism season running from 25 April to 17 May includes visual arts, dance, film, talks and coincides with the opening of the Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Gallery at the V&A, the first gallery for Buddhist sculpture in the UK. The new day-lit gallery will display highlights from the V&A’s world-class collection of Buddhist sculpture ranging from monumental Chinese temple sculptures to small portable gilded Buddhas and will include rare pieces which will go on display in the Museum for the first time. Around 50 sculptures created by master craftsmen between AD 200 and 1850 will go on shown in the new gallery to explore how the Buddha has been represented in Asian art. The Gallery will tell the story of the life of the Buddha and the spread of Buddhism from India to the other regions of Asia. International Forum on Buddhism and the Arts Today Presented by The Robert H.N. Ho Family Foundation Hochhauser Auditorium, Sackler Centre V&A Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 2RL Saturday 25 April 2009 14:00 – 17:00, following a 13:00 preview of the Gallery Book online www.vam.ac.uk Ticket prices: £20, Concessions £15 Press Enquiries: Jane Quinn/Stephanie Poon, Bolton & Quinn 020 7221 5000 jq@boltonquinn.com This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it <mailto: jq@boltonquinn.com This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it > or stephanie@boltonquinn.com This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Notes to Editors Robert H.N. Ho Family Foundation The Robert H.N. Ho Family Foundation is a Hong Kong based private philanthropic organization. The Foundation has a mission to foster and support Chinese arts and culture, in particular cross-cultural understanding between China and the world. It has taken an active role in supporting arts programmes internationally since its inauguration in 2005. Among the Foundation’s recent activities have been the endowment and naming of the Centre for Buddhist Studies at Stanford University in October 2008; The Dragon’s Gift – The Sacred Arts of Bhutan, a conservation project which includes a major touring exhibition of some of Bhutan’s most sacred Buddhist objects; and support of major exhibitions such as Cai Guo Qiang: I Want to Believe at the Solomon R Guggenheim Museum New York in 2008; and Britain Meets the World: 1714–1830 at the Palace Museum in Beijing in 2007.   www.rhfamilyfoundation.org http://www.rhfamilyfoundation.org