Diversity in LDS Art
By Michelle Franzoni Thorley From a speech given at the Center for LDS Arts in New York City, 2019. Shared here to publicly add to the conversation about the newly announced requirements for meetinghouse...
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Guest Post: Art, Authority, and Institutional Sexism
by Mindy May Farmer When someone excitedly shared Anthony Sweat’s painting, “Relief Society Healing” in the Exponent II Facebook group a couple of weeks ago, I only wanted to feel joy. The image depicts...
Guest Post: Mormons, Nudity and Sexuality
by Lizza Jacobs This gorgeous drawing was a wedding gift from a BYU art professor. Jared and I met during his show and he very generously and graciously told us to choose our favorite...
Exponent II 2019 Annual Fall Retreat Announcement
Edited for clarity on 5/22/19 Over the past year, our Facebook discussion group has grown, well, exponentially… It is exciting to have new people join the group, and each arm of the Exponent II...
Journeys of Faith: Portraits of LGBTQ Mormons
Last Friday, I had the opportunity to go to the exhibition opening of Journeys of Faith: Portraits of LGBTQ Mormons, a collection of portraits by Seattle-based artist, Melinda Hannah. The project is funded through...
Activity Days Lesson Plan on Heavenly Parents
I have a very special group of Activity Day girls. Many only come to Wednesday activities (because my co-leader and I pick them up). There was a time when I would have worried about...
Book Review: Understanding Temple Symbols Through Scripture, History, and Art by Jack M. Lyon
I love reading and reviewing books. When I write a review, I often gush if I love the book. Even if I don’t, I try to balance the review with positive and negative comments....
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