Lama Tashi Norbu at WCMA

We are so excited to host artist and ordained monk Lama Tashi Norbu for a residency at WCMA this week.

On Tuesday and Wednesday, April 25 and 26, come meet Lama Tashi during the afternoon, when he will be painting in the Rotunda from 1 to 4 p.m., and in the evening, when he will lead drop-in meditation sessions in the Across Shared Waters gallery from 5 to 6 p.m.

Then, on Thursday, April 27, Lama Tashi will tattoo Isaac Rivera ’26 during a public performance that also will feature local musicians. Light refreshments will be served following the tattoo session. 

Tashi chose Isaac to be the recipient of the tattoo from a pool of 37 applicants and will be working with him throughout the week to design a tattoo for him based on Tibetan astrology and Isaac's personal mantra.

Tibetan Sacred Tattoo

Preschool art in the museum

We are proud to support a group of developing artists!

Over the past four months, our young friends at the Williams College Children's Center have been engaging in a woodworking study. During their exploration, they visited the woodshop at Williams college facilities, and just recently visited the museum to look at works in the collection that are made of wood. Throughout their exploration, the children learned about the many tools used in woodworking, which they ultimately used to create a one-of-a-kind work of art.

We invite you to stop by the museum on Friday, April 28, during our open hours of 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. to see their wonderful creations on view in our Faison Gallery. At 10:45 a.m., the young artists will be talking about their work.

Disease Thrower #10 Sound Baths

Guadalupe Maravilla’s sculpture Disease Thrower #10, on view in Remixing the Hall, will be activated by Maravilla’s sound healer collaborator Michael Jay as part of three sound baths in the WCMA Rotunda.

While undergoing treatment for cancer, Maravilla was introduced to sound therapy, a healing practice that uses vibrations produced by gongs. According to the artist, this practice “cleanse[s] the water in our bodies, which can carry stress, impurities, and, in some cases, diseases.” Now a trained sound healer, Maravilla regularly holds therapeutic workshops for undocumented immigrants, cancer patients, and those in need. The gongs played by the artist and his collaborators are tuned to specific frequencies that resonate with the moon and other planets in our solar system and will create an immersive soundscape within the artist’s sculptural installation.

The sound baths will be held Saturday, May 6, at 5:30 p.m. and Sunday, May 7, at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Advance registration is required and late entrance will not be allowed. Click here to sign up for the May 6 sound bath, and please click here to sign up for either of the two May 7 sound baths. Please create a separate registration form for each member of your party. Registration is limited to 25 people per event.

Learn More About Disease Thrower #10