april 2010

There’s a lot going on behind the scenes with The Mandala Project right now. While we continue to support use of the mandala in a variety of ways, from personal mandala-making to group art projects, we have decided to focus our attention primarily towards education, specifically K-6. Here’s a taste of what we’re up to:

World Class Mandala Project: We are developing an innovative, international program that utilizes art as a vehicle to teach core curriculum with an emphasis on lessons of unity and respect for diversity. The project will be unveiled in early 2011.

Fundraising: Since its creation in 1996, The Mandala Project has been funded solely by the founder. In order to expand the project, we will soon be accepting tax deductible gifts and contributions to support our programs. In the meantime, you can help support the project by making purchases from amazon by clicking through our website... Thank you!

New Website: We are currently in the process of doing some spring cleaning on the website to prepare for a complete redesign with a fresh new look. Please let us know if you come across old links or would like to suggest new ones. We are interested in all resources that are related to, or representative of, mandalic concepts as they relate to education.

I would also like to thank the many folks that have contacted me over the years with kind words and personal mandala stories. I enjoy hearing from everyone and would like to encourage you to sign on to our facebook page, where I look forward to engaging with mandala enthusiasts.

Keep the circle moving!
Lori Bailey Cunningham
Founder

PS: Check out my new book, Mandala: Patterns of the Universe, to be released in November 2010... It's chock full of juicy images, mostly from nature - all related to the mandala in shape or concept.

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The children are so vibrant and full of life despite their difficult circumstances

march 2006:
Mandala Workshop in Armenia

In March 2006, my family and I visited our ancestral homeland of Armenia. We spent almost two weeks visiting rural towns as well as exploring the capital city of Yerevan. While there, I was able to do a mandala workshop in Yerevan at a community center called Orran. Orran is a non-governmental organization that generously helps children, families and elderly folks. Orran has created a safe haven for children who have been abused or have been the sole support of their families by begging on the streets. They provide food, clothing, educational support in the form of after school care and scholarships, and especially love and nurturing. It was such an impressive operation, and I was very happy to be able to share mandala-making with them.

Youth for
a New World
The Mandala Project is now operating under the 501c3 non-profit umbrella of Youth for a New World. YNW is a wonderful organization, founded by Mike Seymour that is dedicated to promoting peace through education for youths.