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In a high-ceilinged gallery early Sunday afternoon, dozens of people crowded behind rope cordoning off a table, craning their heads as a monk in deep crimson robes cleared away bowls of brightly ...

They don’t last as long as oils or watercolors, except in photographs, but Joe Mangrum’s sand paintings are treasured art works. The New York City artist strapped on his knee pads early Sunday morning ...

The seven monks lined up in a row behind their mandala sand painting, a complex display of colors and shapes formed by millions of individual sand grains. Clad in maroon and gold robes, they let out a ...