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Annual MOA Family Arts Festival Connects Community With Creativity

July 01, 2024 02:48 PM
BYU Museum of Art Provides Enriching and Engaging Experiences for Local Children and Families at Annual Festival
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Tall Tales and Hay Bales: Family Arts Festival 2023

June 07, 2023 11:03 AM
BYU MOA’s Family Arts Festival 2023: Tall Tales Will Feature Western-American Themed Art and Activities Designed For Children
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Panel on Art and Motherhood Addresses Caregiving and Creation 

May 12, 2023 03:37 PM
Panelists Discussed Finding One’s Authentic Voice, How Caregiving Experiences Shape Their Art and Advice on Finding Success as a Woman in the Art World
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Art Roundup: Seven Free Events to Help You Relax Before Finals Week

April 11, 2023 03:33 PM
Take Some Time Before Finals to Look at Art by Students and Masters
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Lance Larsen on Maynard Dixon, Amateurism and Juxtaposition in Art 

March 22, 2023 09:47 AM
Former Poet Laureate and BYU Professor Shared His Love of Dixon’s Art Through Poetry 
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Author My Story: 'I Learned What it Means to be a Disciple-Scholar'

December 07, 2022 05:00 PM
Art History and Curatorial Studies Student Candace Brown Writes About her Experiences Working in the BYU Museum of Art
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'Rend the Heavens' MOA Exhibit to Close on May 14

May 10, 2022 12:35 PM
The exhibit was inspired by the 200th anniversary of Joseph Smith’s First Vision in 2020
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Behind the Gallery: Student Educator Joseph Rowley Shares Insights on "Across the West and Toward the North"

January 27, 2022 12:00 AM
This new photography exhibit showcases the work of both Norwegian and American photographers—Rowley shares the surprising connection between the two
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At Bethesda’s Waters: Celebrating 20 Years at the MOA

September 07, 2021 12:00 AM
Twenty years after the piece first arrived, Christ Healing the Sick at Bethesda remains a source of peace and promise to viewers
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Stroll Through Paris at the MOA with "L'Affichomania: The Passion for French Posters"

September 01, 2021 12:00 AM
Take a walk back in time to turn-of-the-century France with this new MOA exhibi
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A Window Into the Past: Photography Exhibit “Fields of Labor and Recovery” Now Open at the MOA

July 13, 2021 12:00 AM
These photographs document an important piece of Utah’s history from the Great Depression to World War II
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A Family “Art Staycation”: Family Art Festival Returns to Museum of Art

June 11, 2021 12:00 AM
After a year of social distancing, families can once again participate in the Museum of Art’s annual Family Art Festival
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Vik Muniz “Extra-Ordinary” Collection to be Featured at Museum of Art

May 28, 2021 12:00 AM
Vik Muniz’s eclectic collection features unique perspectives on life through unconventional materials
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Janalee Emmer Named Fourth MOA Director

April 26, 2021 12:00 AM
It is an honor to announce the next director of the Brigham Young University Museum of Art: none other than our own Dr. Janalee Emmer! As the first woman to lead the Museum, she will officially begin in her new role on April 26. Jana has been with us since 2014, when she was hired as one of our curators and the Head of our Education Department. Last year she was appointed Associate Director of Exhibitions & Programming. She holds a PhD in Art History from Pennsylvania State University, as well as Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees from BYU, and is an expert in the work of women artists. Her career includes work at distinguished museums and universities including the Getty, the Palmer Museum of Art, Ohio Wesleyan University, the University of Tennessee, and Bucknell University. Here at the MOA, Jana has curated numerous exhibitions, including Embracing Diverse Voices: A Century of African American Art; Patrick Dougherty: Windswept; Danae Mattes: Where the River Widens; A Studio of Her Own: Women Artists from the Collection; and Far Out: The West Re-Seen, Photography of Victoria Sambunaris (on view until May 1). She has championed campus outreach by increasing the number and frequency of MOA educational programs, and she recently addressed the University as part of its weekly, campus-wide devotional series, wherein she discussed the transformative power of art. “I am incredibly honored to be stepping into this new leadership role at the Museum,” Jana said. “The BYU Museum of Art has a rich history of exhibitions and programming, and tremendous potential for the future with our dedicated staff, donors, and visitors.” Read the full article by Riley Lewis at moa.byu.edu.
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Devotional: The Transformative Power of Faith and Art

March 15, 2021 12:00 AM
Janalee Emmer, Associate Director of Exhibitions and Programming of the Museum of Art, delivered Tuesday’s devotional address. In her career as an art historian and museum professional, Emmer has learned secular and spiritual lessons from the art she has studied. Emmer started by quoting Rosa Bonheur, a female painter in the nineteenth century: “My whole life has been devoted to improving my work and keeping alive the Creator’s spark in my soul. Each of us has a spark, and we’ve all got to account for what we do.” While Bonheur used her spark to open doors for women who would follow her, Emmer asked what we are doing to keep the Creator’s spark alive in our souls and develop our divine gifts. “The truth is that this search for your place, for excellence and for your particular aptitudes will be a lifelong pursuit,” she said. “While not all of us are artists, all of us need both creativity and inspiration to find our way. I believe that the arts and the gospel can guide us as we go, providing fresh perspectives, new ways of looking and much needed reassurance.” Emmer pointed to the book 'Night' by Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel as a formative piece of art that influenced her faith in God. Upon his arrival to Auschwitz, he and his father were separated from the rest of his family, and he witnessed firsthand the horrors of the Holocaust. The horrific circumstances Wiesel lived through affect how he describes his faith and relationship with God in his narrative. “Faith that is tested, wounded, but here, is a powerful, transformative kind of faith,” Emmer said. “That kind of faith recognizes that because we look through a glass darkly, we will still have questions. It is a faith that has battle scars but also enduring resonance.” Continue reading the article written by Kaylee Esplin on news.byu.edu.
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FAR OUT: THE WEST RE-SEEN, PHOTOGRAPHY OF VICTORIA SAMBUNARIS

October 15, 2020 12:00 AM
EXHIBITION OVERVIEW A new exhibit will open up in the Museum of Art starting October 30 Victoria Sambunaris creates large-scale photographs that document the intersections of the natural and manmade within the American landscape. Each year, Sambunaris embarks on a lengthy journey on the road, using a large format wooden field camera to document what she encounters. With her photography, Sambunaris tries to capture the way in which humans inhabit the landscape, as well as highlight the beauty of the land and human interaction with it. Combining in-depth planning and research with a laborious mode of shooting and developing—sometimes waiting days for the right conditions—Sambunaris’s photographs communicate a deeply layered sense of place. Since 2002, Sambunaris has come to Utah numerous times to photograph the vast, complex, and beautiful terrain. This exhibition focuses on her photograph of Utah and the Western landscape. The large scale of her work simulates the actual environment, allowing minute details to materialize, subtle colors to emerge, and the viewer to feel as if they are standing in the place of the artist. This exhibition was made possible through the generosity of the: Marriott Daughters Foundation Yancey Richardson Gallery, New York The Lannan Foundation, Santa Fe, New Mexico Andrea and Patrick Lannan Michael Reynolds James Kelly Contemporary View more details at moa.byu.edu.
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Closing this week, ‘A Studio of Her Own’ exhibit features powerful lessons for 2020

September 11, 2020 12:00 AM
Home builders. Survivors. Trend-setters. Fighters. Standing in the gallery of BYU’s Museum of Art, students can almost hear them whispering from the walls. They are 58 remarkable female artists, and their messages of inspiration and hope are featured in the MOA’s “A Studio of Her Own” exhibit, which closes this week. “We had no idea that 2020 would be such an unexpected and unprecedented year with the pandemic, and with earthquakes and fires and racial unrest,” exhibition curator Janalee Emmer said. But in the paintings, she said, “there’s a lot of relevance for today’s moment.” “A Studio of Her Own” celebrates 110 works by female artists of diverse backgrounds and faiths. Some of their pieces celebrate racial diversity, like the vibrant quilt “Subway Graffiti #3” by prominent Black artist Faith Ringgold, who grew up in Harlem. The piece features superstars like Diana Ross and Michael Jackson as well as the faces of Ringgold’s own friends and family members. Emmer said the unique piece “Blanket Stories,” which features a tower of colorful handwoven blankets, speaks to the universal struggle for identity through the experiences of its creator, Marie Watt, the daughter of a native Seneca mother and a rancher father.
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Revolution on Aisle 3: BYU hosts a ‘Supermarket’ of famous 1960s Pop art

December 17, 2019 12:00 AM
The American dream is often associated with the idea that anyone can make it in America.
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