“It really was one of the most sacred experiences of my life.”

Playwright Alex Mackenzie Johns spent hours interviewing individuals who had experienced a faith crisis and then returned to their faith. She then turned their transcripts into a play telling their stories. All The Beautiful Things, created in part at the Artists Residency at the Center, runs October 16-30 in the new Arts Building at BYU in Provo, Utah.

  • Michael Hicks’ Archive of Cultural Treasures

    🎙️ The Center’s Studio Podcast S9 E14

  • Bringing your art into the business world

    Office Hours with Kevin Giddins

  • Experience Verbatim Theater in New BYU Arts Building

    With support from the Center

Gospel Teaching + Art

A new guide for using art in Sunday School, Primary, and everywhere you teach Come, Follow Me

10 Works You Should Know

We ask scholars, curators, and other experts one simple question: “What are 10 works to emerge from our culture that you think people should know exist?”

Scholarly Articles

Thoughtful, longer form articles by contemporary voices that cut to the heart of current conversations.

The Center’s

Studio Podcast

Conversations with artists, scholars, and experts on art & faith hosted by Glen Nelson.

Latter-day Saint Art:

A Critical Reader

What was the Paris art mission? How has Temple design changed? Is there global LDS art?

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ANNUAL REPORT 2025

2025 was a year of doors opening—where the Center continued its work of bringing LDS culture into clearer view.

Look back on 2025 with us through the annual report.