Journal
My Grandmother, Minerva Teichert
I'm going to try to tell you something you haven't heard before about my grandmother, Minerva Teichert.
She's my maternal grandmother, and after her death in 1976, she became very popular in LDS circles. She has been the subject of articles, theses, lectures, books, videos, and multiple exhibits, with copies of her works appearing in many meeting houses and temples. Forgive me if I use the terms Minerva, Grandma, and Teichert interchangeably.
Out of Ashes: An Artist’s Witness from Grand Blanc
After a life-changing residency in New York, one choreographer’s dance became a meditation on loss, faith, and the ashes left behind after a tragedy in Grand Blanc, Michigan.
Speaking over Silence: A Conversation with Susana Silva & Gonzalo Silva
On August 5, 2025, Argentine artists and siblings Susana and Gonzalo Silva opened their first collaborative art show, Instrumentos de silencio, at Sargent’s’ Daughters, a gallery in lower Manhattan. Throughout the evening, visitors peered close to see the intricate details of Susana’s geometric paper cutting and Gonzalo’s photography and 3-D printed works, all of which explore themes of language, translation, technology, and the role of those modes in preserving the stories of communities across time and space in warm hues of red, silver, orange, black, and gold.
Alice Merrill Horne: A Pioneer for LDS Arts Advocacy
Alice Merrill Horne was a prolific advocate for the arts in early Utah. Learn more about her important work and how she helped discover artist Minerva Teichert.
Olá. Eu sou Hildebrando de Melo
We are pleased to announce that the Mormon Arts Center has granted its first artist's residency to the painter and sculptor Hildebrando de Melo. The residency will consist of the Center bringing Hildebrando from his home in Luanda, Angola to New York City to create ...