![Nuns from Jangchub Choeling Nunnery in Mundgod, South India, begin the creation of the Medicine Buddha Sand Mandala at the Peter J. Gomes Chapel in Lewiston, Maine, as part of the Jangchub Jamtse Tour, on June 24, 2024. The mandala is part of the Jangchub Jamtse Tour and aims to generate positive energy and mend physical, emotional, spiritual, and environmental ailments.The event is open to the public until June 28, 2024. (Theophil Syslo | Bates College)](https://www.bates.edu/news/files/2024/06/4x6_-200x133.webp)
Slide show: An historic week for the arts at Bates
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From the Arts Summit on Monday through the Arts Crawl on Friday evening, Bates spent Jan. 24-28 reaching “both outward and inward to celebrate art within the liberal arts,” says Kirk Read, associate professor of French and chair of the Bates Arts Collaborative.