Testimonials

It’s always nice to hear what people have to say about you! Take a look at our 2023 Annual Report for more testimonials from friends, donors, and patrons.

David F. Holland, Harvard Divinity School

“Art moved by faith—from the poetry of ancient Hebrews to the architecture of medieval mosques, from the painting of Renaissance masters to the statuary of modern Buddhists—has incomparably enriched our world. It expresses both the yearning of the eternal soul and the realities of embodied lives, pointing us to heaven and connecting us with each other. In this wonderful world of religious expression, Latter-day Saint artists have a distinctive contribution to make. The time has come for us to support these gifted Saints. Our artists can be our most eloquent representatives of the things we stand

for and the things we hope for. The Center for Latter-day Saint Arts understands this, perhaps more fully than any other institution of our generation. Its timely mission to provide material support and an encouraging community to our most creative sisters and brothers offers the prospect of a new artistic flourishing. I am tempted to say that the Center represents a signal step in the unfolding of the Restoration; at the very least, it promises a deepening of our discipleship as it promotes evocative expressions of faith and helps talented women and men explore new ways to convey our most cherished truths.”

Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, 300th Anniversary University Professor Emerita, Harvard University

As a teacher of history and American studies, I have witnessed the power of the arts to expand learning in almost every topic. I applaud the imagination and the generosity of the many volunteers at the Manhattan-based Center for Latter-day Saint Arts who are not only putting ‘the arts’ on the map for Latter-day Saints but doing so in a remarkably open, diverse, and welcoming way. I am confident that this new initiative will enrich the church and the worlds that it touches in ways both creative and practical.”

Terryl Givens, Author

“I applaud this event [Center for Latter-day Saint Arts Festival] as a seminal moment in Mormonism’s coming of age, artistically.”