Events
Festivals, Exhibitions, Art Retreats and much more
To promote the principles of meditative art and make it a more tangible experience, we organize regular exhibitions, festivals, workshops and art retreats for art lovers, meditators, and all those who would like to explore the concept.
Art performance
Dairafest. Mysteries of the East:
Meditative Art, Music, and Dance
December 21, 2017
19:30-21:30
St. Petersburg, Russia
Sacred music by outstanding performers Ahmad Sham Sufi Qawwali Group (Afghanistan) and a beautiful singer Nawal (Comoro Islands), meditative art by world-renowned Budart painters and Sufi whirling merged into one. Eternal and unceasing, moving, resonating, manifesting itself in myriads of forms, the flow of meditation engulfed us all.
Charity
The Spirit of Kindness Budart Festival for Children
September 30, 2017
13:00-19:00
Hathaway-Sycamores Child and Family Services
Los Angeles, CA, United States
Happiness is only real when shared. And what can be more uplifting that putting smiles on children’s faces? The Spirit of Kindness Festival was our way of bringing the joyful and creative atmosphere of our major event Budart Fest to children in foster care.
Exhibition
Piprahwa Relics of the Buddha on Display in Major Buddhist Temples of LA
For the first time in the history of the US
September 23-25, 2017
Los Angeles, CA, California
The Piprahwa relics of the Buddha were on public display at Budart Exhibition and in three major Buddhist temples of Los Angeles. Thousands of people came to receive the blessing of the Relic and to experience the illumination and serenity of meditation simply by being in their presence.
festival
Budart: Meditative Art Festival
September 16-21, 2017
University of the West,
Los Angeles, CA, United States
The inaugural Budart Festival featured an international exhibition of meditative artworks curated with a dynamic series of programs to reflect on the beauty, richness and significance of meditation. The Festival invited everyone to experience a a wide range of art and meditation workshops, meditative music concerts, talks by prominent speakers and performances. The centerpiece of the Festival was the first display in the U.S. of the Piprahwa Buddha relics considered to be the sacred remains of the historical Buddha Sakyamuni.
Exhibition
Budart: International Meditative Art Exhibition
September 16-21, 2017
University of the West,
Los Angeles, CA, United States
The Budart Exhibition creates a space where one can experience the fusion of art and meditation in a way never seen before. Paintings and sculptures on display are produced by an international group of artists, who practice meditation and translate their exciting and very personal spiritual journeys into shapes and colors.
Art Retreat
Meditative Art Creation 2: Colors of Music
July 1-2, 2017
St. Petersburg, Russia
In St. Petersburg, we brought together over 20 outstanding musicians and painters and asked them to pour their hearts into collaborative pieces of art. Artists were painting sounds, musicians were playing colors… All of us were meditating and trying to feel that which is beyond music, beyond forms, and colors.
Charity
Colors of Joy Art Workshop for Children in Foster Care
June 13, 2017
Moscow, Russia
We enjoy sharing our inspiration and knowledge with those who need it most. That is why on June 13th 2017, Budart team visited one of the orphanages in Moscow to hold a series of workshops called “The Colors of Joy”. More than 90 children from a Moscow orphanage joined us for entertaining classes in painting, music, and dance.
ART Retreat
Meditative Art Creation
March 13-14, 2017
Moscow, Russia
Budart Project was launched at the first “Meditative Art Creation”, an art retreat and a reality show featuring professional artists, musicians and meditators. We wanted to show how meditative art is born, who are the people behind it, and how meditation can be used to enrich creative process.