I AM: The Journey

a celebration of global, Latter-day Saint

voices through art, music, and dance

Conference Center Theater
Salt Lake City Utah
June 18, 2022

A woman dancing in traditional Hawaiian hula attire, wearing a black top, floral skirt, yellow lei, and a hibiscus hair accessory, standing in front of a large stone wall.

The Mission: Building Bridges

The Center for Latter-day Saint Arts presented, I AM: The Journey, a celebration of global, Latter-day Saint voices through art, music and dance to honor diverse cultural legacies through our shared artistic community. A family-friendly event, sponsored by Deseret Book and private donors, I AM: The Journey took place at the Conference Center Theater in SLC on June 18, 2022. 

The mission of I AM: The Journey follows President Russell M. Nelson’s recent counsel to “root out racism and […] to work tirelessly to build bridges of understanding rather than creating walls of segregation.” Using the arts as a form for conversation, community and celebration, I AM: The Journey invited audiences to come and see; come and hear; and come and feel.

Watch the full performance on BYUtv

Inspiring dance, music, poetry and song await in this multicultural, connecting concert.

Featured Videos

Discover the creative voices and talents of I AM through behind-the-scenes interviews.

This documentary by KSL TV shares stories from global artists sharing what it means to be a BIPOC, LDS creator during the making of I AM.

I AM artists share how their culture and creativity intersect.

A young boy in glasses wearing a blue shirt and khaki pants stands in an art gallery, looking at framed artwork on a black display wall. The gallery has a wooden doorway in the background and a colorful hanging mobile sculpture near the top left.
A large artwork of a woman in a flowing dress surrounded by tropical leaves, seen through a beaded curtain.

Explore the Grant Winners of

I AM: The Exhibition

Twenty grants were awarded to visual artists, writers, composers, dramatists, and scholars for works that are on display throughout the exhibition. Together, and alongside other artists of color, they form the I AM project.

Explore I AM: THE EXhibition
A group of nine people dressed in colorful, traditional African attire are sitting on a low stone wall, playing drums outdoors in a park with green trees and lampposts in the background. Others are standing or walking nearby.

Acknowledgements

I AM: The Journey was led by the Center’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee, and co-produced and co-directed by Kevin and Lita Giddins.

Special thanks to our community production partners - KSL, BYUtv, and the Conference Center - who are likewise devoted in sharing the more global story of the Latter-day Saints.

Photo: Rebecca Reed Photography

Video Production: Camlyn Giddins, Eric Betts, Angie Denison.