Maybe this isn't quite what you are looking for, but the University of
Denver hosted some Tibetan monks last year who created a sand mandala.  You
may also want to contact the Denver Art Museum's Asian department- they have
a permanent installation of a sand mandala that was created by Tibetan
monks.  

Angela Steinmetz
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On 1/10/06 1:09 PM, "Keni Sturgeon" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Dear Fellow Museum Professionals:
> 
> My name is Keni Sturgeon and I am the Curator for Programs and Education at
> Brown University's Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology.  The museum's director
> and deputy director are very interested in bringing in Buddhist monks to
> create a mandala as a cultural program this coming fall.  I know this has been
> done at several museums around the US and I could really use some contact
> information.
> 
> I am hoping some of you might have some information on who(and how) we might
> approach to see if they would be interested in (and available) doing something
> similar at Brown.  Or, if any of you have any other ideas for who I might
> contact I would love to hear them. I look forward to hearing from you.
> 
> Sincerely,
> Keni Sturgeon
> Curator of Programs and Education
> Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology
> Brown University
> 300 Tower Street
> Bristol, RI 02809
> 
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