At the intersection of cultural relevance and divine creativity

WORK & WONDER:

200 YEARS OF LATTER-DAY SAINT ART

OPEN NOW THRU MARCH 1

CHURCH HISTORY MUSEUM

SALT LAKE CITY

  • Church History Museum

    "Work & Wonder" at the Church History Museum

    Work & Wonder: 200 Years of Latter-day Saint Art, curates 120+ works representing three centuries of Latter-day Saint art. Make plans to visit, and explore videos, podcasts, and photos, and learn how to make your own art pairing when you visit.

  • Latter-day Saint Art

    Latter-day Saint Art: A Critical Reader

    The stunning volume includes 22 essays by scholars offering rigorous research and analysis of Latter-day Saint artistic production from the 19th century to the present. Learn more and find out how to order yours own copy.

  • Artists Residency

    Watch the Artists Residency Recap

    7 days, 6 artists, and 1 city like no other. Learn more about the annual Artist Residency at the Center that takes place in New York City, and hear from this year’s artists about what makes the program so special.

  • Featured Artwork

    Featured Artwork

    Each week we bring you a new work by an LDS artist. This week features Justin Wheatley’s Searching For Something, created in response to his time in New York with the Artist’s Residency at the Center.

  • Ariel Bybee Endowment

    The Ariel Bybee Endowment

    To honor the legacy of distinguished mezzo-soprano Ariel Bybee, the Center awards an annual prize to commission new art or original scholarship by Latter-day Saints. The 2025 prize is focused on dance.

  • Come, Follow Me Art

    Come, Follow Me (Art Companion)

    (Re)discover the Book of Mormon and scaffold your Come, Follow Me studies and lessons with works of art that will spark discussion, like this digital illustration of the Brother of Jared’s 16 stones by Brent Croxton.

  • 10 Works

    Works You Should Know

    We asked artist and BYU professor Peter Everett “what are 10 works to emerge from our culture that you think people should know?” His list is an eclectic tours through the contemporary LDS canon - including Ryan Browning’s No Exit, Maybe Shadows shown here.

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