Recent Press
The Center for Latter-day Saint Arts strives to promote LDS artists on a global stage.
To receive press releases or for inquiries, please contact Mykal Urbina, executive director.
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August 28, 2024
"Living Life Blindfolded: A Conversation with Eduardo Alvarez of the Center for Latter-day Saint Arts," LinkedIn by Diana Risotto. Read the article.
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August 15, 2024
"'Deep dive' into LDS art," The Salt Lake Tribune, by David Noyce. Read the announcement.
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July 29, 2024
“The Center for Latter-day Saint Arts's new exhibit,” Fresh Living, KUTV by David Osmond. Watch the interview.
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July 12, 2024
“Spain to Decolonize Museums, Ex-Mormon Artist Cancels Her Show, Churchill Never-Before-Seen Paintings Go on View, and More: Morning Links for July 12, 2024,” Artnews by the editors of ArtNews. Read the article.
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July 11, 2024
“Ex-Mormon Artist Pulls Exhibition from Arizona Museum over Concurrent Mormon Art Show,” The Art Newspaper by Gabriella Angeleti. Read the article.
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June 24, 2024
“How—and Why—a Contemporary Art Museum in Arizona is Amplifying Mormon History and Theology,” Southwestern Contemporary by Lynn Trimble. Read the article.
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June 22, 2024
“Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum Summer 2024 Exhibitions,” Raising Arizona Kids. Read the announcement.
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June 18, 2024
“Materializing Mormonism: Trajectories in Contemporary Latter-day Saint Art,” Visit Mesa: City Limitless. Read the announcement.
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May 28, 2024
“Arts Partners with BYU for NYC Vocal Masterclass: Acclaimed Soprano Rachel Willis-Sørensen Mentors BYU Graduate Students in Manhattan,” BYU College of Arts and Communications, by Rebecca Packard. Read the article.
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May 10, 2024
“Center for Latter-Day Saint Arts: Materializing Mormonism,” Mutual Art. Read the announcement.
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May 8, 2024
“Exploring Contemporary Latter-day Saint Art: Materializing Mormonism at Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum, Mormon Life Hacker. Read the article.
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May 7, 2024
“Faith based art to be displayed in Mesa, Arizona this weekend,” ABC4, Good Things Utah, by Nico DeGering. Read the article.
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April 26, 2024
“‘I just sing whatever I can get my throat around’: Rachel Willis-Sørensen might be the greatest American soprano right now who doesn’t sing much in America.” Parterre Box, by Kevin Ng. Read the review and interview.
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April 26, 2024
“BYU Alumni Accomplishments, Winter 2024,” BYU School of Music. Read the article.
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April 15, 2024
“The Center for Latter-day Saint Arts awards the Ariel Bybee Endowment,” Utah Public Radio, by Caitlin Keith. Listen/read the interview.
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April 15, 2024
“From singing in a Subway restaurant to Carnegie Hall, this Latter-day Saint opera star is on a mission,” Deseret News, by Lottie Elizabeth Johnson. Read the article and watch performance excerpts.
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April 8, 2024
“Soprano Rachel Willis-Sørensen on Debut Carnegie Hall Recital,” WNYC, All of It, by Kousha Navidar. Listen to the interview.
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April 8, 2024
“Rachel Willis-Sørensen performs on CBS New York: Acclaimed soprano Rachel Willis-Sørensen is making her New York recital debut for one night only at Carnegie Hall on April 9. CBC News, New York. Watch the interview.
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April 5, 2024
“Composer Set to Debut Piece Dedicated to ‘The Hound of Heaven’", EWTN News Nightly. Watch the interview.
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April 4, 2024
“Rachel Willis-Sørensen and The Center for Latter-day Saint Arts Present World Premiere of Amaranthine at Carnegie Hall,” Provo Music Magazine, by Michael Luce. Read the article.
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April 3, 2024
“Tamar Sanikidze to perform at Carnegie Hall in April,” The Daily Texan, by Sarah Cooley. Read the article.
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April 1, 2024
“New piece by Mormon composer draws inspiration from Catholicism,” Our Sunday Visitor, by Katie Yoder. Read the article.
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March 31, 2024
“Celebrating the Savior Through Music: Andy Lloyd’s Story,” Latter-day Lights: Inspirational Stories for Latter-day Saints. Listen to the podcast.
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March 14, 2024
“Rachel Willis-Sørensen to Make Carnegie Hall Debut,” Opera Wire, by Francisco Salazar. Read the announcement.
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March 13, 2024
“Center for Latter-day Saint Arts Presents Rachel Willis-Sørensen at Zankel Hall in New York City!,” Mormon Life Hacker, Dyejo. Read the article and watch performance excerpts.
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November 10, 2023
“BYU alumna premieres dance short film about complexity of her faith,” The Daily Universe, by Emma Butler Price. Read the article.
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October 11, 2023
“Utah women aim to combine faith, art in New York City residency,” KUTV, by Daniel Woodruff. Watch the interview.
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September 7, 2023
“Two artists from Utah chosen for LDS art residency program,” Utah Public Radio, by Caitlin Keith. Listen to the segment.
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August 28, 2023
“Six Latter-day Saint Artists Selected for NYC Residency Program,” LDS Daily, by Aleah Ingram. Read the article.
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July 15, 2023
“The Center for Latter-day Saint Arts chooses artists for New York City residency,” Lehi Free Press, by Ryann Anderegg. Read the article.
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June 22, 2023
“The Center for Latter-day Saint Arts Chooses Six Inaugural Artists to Join Them for Residency in New York City This Fall,” Mormon Life Hacker, Dyejo. Read the article.
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March 19, 2023
“Brandon Flowers - Stories and Songs at Symphony Space in NYC (Interview),” tkillers music. Watch the interview.
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Spring 2023
“Abstraction in Latter-day Saint Art: An Interview with Chase Westfall,” Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought, by Margaret Olsen Hemming. Read the interview.
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Fall 2022
“The Great Awakening of the LDS-Mormon Art Scene | Chase Westfall, Great Awakening: Vision and Synthesis in Latter-day Saint Contemporary Art,” Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought, by Heather Belnap. Read the review.