Journey India

Artistic Traditions of the Himalayas

Program for 2012 - TBD

A collaboration between Pratt and Global Learning Across Borders(G-LAB)

There has never been a more important time to explore and learn beyond our cultural and political borders and boundaries. This program is designed to cultivate in small groups of "global learners" a genuine appreciation for the increasingly interconnected and interdependent nature of our world community, both human and natural.

 

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The Program

We live in an extraordinary time.  The world's cultures from each corner of the globe call out to our inner spirit of adventure and understanding.  But with the privilege of this knowledge comes greater responsibility.  At the same time, there has never been a more important moment to explore and learn beyond our cultural and political borders and boundaries.

Artistic Traditions of the Himalayas, is a program that will carry students and teachers on a 26 day pilgrimage to northern India where we will visit and study with many of the finest masters who are responsible for keeping this region's rich artistic heritage alive and well. Photographers will also find this a valuable journey to explore and find insight into the people of the area from a unique perspective, tour and explore sacred architectural and cultural sites.

Program Overview

Our flight takes us to Delhi where we will spend one day touring the markets and museum. Our travels then take us to Dharamsala and McLeod Ganj where students will enter into home stays to begin studies and tour local cultural sites such as the Norbulingka Institute, Namgial - the Dalai Lama's monastery and Bhagsunag Falls among others. Students will be given the option to choose to study in one of the following media:  thanka (sacred drawing on scroll), stone carving, jewelry making, woodcarving, or sewing and textile design.

We will then travel to Ladakh, a remote area in the Himalayas, close to the Tibetan border where we will do excursions to cultural sites including the Leh Palace, Hemis Gompa, Thiksey Monastery, Alchi Gompa, and others. From Ladakh we begin a 5 day trek of the Markha Valley in the Himalayas. Returning to Ladakh students will have a free day in Leh to shop, etc. We fly back to Deli where we spend our last day before catching our flights back to the US.

The program is offered as NON-CREDIT .
(8 C.E.U.'s available for CCPS students)

 

The Curriculum

Students will be given the option to choose to study in one of the following media:  thanka (sacred drawing), stone carving, jewelry making, woodcarving, or sewing and textile design. The trip is also available for photographers who are interested in a cultural journey and photo essay. Structured class time is held for 5-6 days of the trip for 4-5 hours a day with Master Himalayan artists. During our time in Dharmsala we will also study Tibetan Buddhist iconography and discuss the foundational philosophies of this esoteric but accessible religion with teachers from local monasteries and universities. We then travel to Ladakh, a remote area in the Himalayas, close to the Tibetan border where we will do excursions to sites including the Leh Palace, Hemis Gompa, Thiksey Monastery, Alchi Gompa, and others. A Himalayan trek through the Markha Valley will complete our trip.

Itinerary  (dates subject to change)

1.     July 1^st  - Depart US - Fly to Delhi
2.     July 3^rd - Arrive for a full day in Delhi - rest/ tour market /museum
3.    July 4^th - Travel to Dharmsala - stay in guest house (TBA)
4.     July 5^th - Walking Tour of Dharamsala. Late afternoon enter into home stays with our families in Mcleod Ganj.
5.     July 6^th  - July 10^th Dharamsala/Mcleod Ganj - during these 5 days students will study their chosen art form with local master artists. Students will work for 4-5 hours a day and tour local cultural sites including:

       a.     Norbulingka Institute - Keeping Tibetan Culture and values alive
       b.     The Tibetan Museum
       c.     Namgyal monastery-(the Dalai Lama's monastery)
       d.     Library of Tibetan Works and Archives (LTWA)
       e.     Bhagsunag Falls
       f.      Tibetan Children's Village
       g.     Potential other sites
6.     July 11^th Leave Dharmsala. Stop at Amritsar. Visit the Golden Temple
7.     July 12^th Return to Delhi
8.     July 13^th  - July 17^th  Fly to Leh, Ladakh - (6 am) - acclimate at a guest house (TBA). Afternoon stroll. During our time in Ladakh we will visit the following sites including:
       a.     Leh Palace
       b.     Hemis Gompa
       c.     Thiksey Gompa
       d.     Alchi Gompa
       e.     SECMOL -the Student and Educational Movement of Ladakh)
       f.      Likir Monastery (optional)
9.     July 18^th - 23 Trek Markha Valley
10.  July 24^th  free day in Leh to shop, etc
11.  July 25 - Fly back to Delhi at 8am tour markets, bazaars, etc
12.  July 26th  - Return to US

(Itinerary is subject to change)

Program Costs - $TDA + $25 application fee and group airfare.

Includes all room and board, in country travel and course work.

 

Deadlines and Dates

TBA - Application Due, $25 non-refundable application fee due at Pratt Manhattan CCPS to the attention of Cheryl Stockton. Please note that program may fill before this date. To secure your placement send in your application ASAP.

Work samples emailed to Cheryl Stockton at stockton@pratt.edu.

Upon Acceptance to the program, $500 non-refundable deposit is due at the Pro Studies office in Brooklyn.
April 12th, 2010 - remaining balance due at CCPS
April 12th, 2010 - purchase airline ticket

 

 

 

Registration

You can register and pay by phone, e-mail, or fax by contacting:

The Brooklyn office
Telephone: (718) 636-3453/3775
FAX: (718) 395-4410
E-mail: Prostudy@pratt.edu
or by mail at

Pratt Institute - CCPS Center for Continuing and Professional Studies
200 Willoughby Avenue
ISC 2^nd floor
Brooklyn, NY 11205

Or the Manhattan office

Pratt Manhattan
144 West 14th Street
Room 209
New York, NY 10011
(212) 647-7199

For more information email Cheryl Stockton at stockton@pratt.edu or call 212-242-6259.