Organizations Filed Purposes:
The Center for Latter-day Saint Arts has a three-fold mission: To display and perform art by Latter-day Saints in New York City and elsewhere; to publish scholarship and criticism about our art to reach a wider public; and to establish a comprehensive archive of Latter-day Saint art, 1830 to the present. Programs include art festivals, weekly mailings, art lessons, art competitions, a gallery in New York City and archival publications. Dozens of volunteers work to plan and execute these functions and raise funds.
The Center has a three-fold mission: To display and perform art by Latter-day Saints in New York City and elsewhere; to publish scholarship and criticism about our art to reach a wider public; and to establish a comprehensive archive of Latter-day Saint art, 1830 to the present.
The Center held a satellite festival in Dallas, Texas on February 7-8, 2020 entitled The Better Part: Women, Art, Faith, at the Museum of Biblical Art. Highlights included the following: A keynote address by Sister Sharon Eubank, First Counselor in the General Relief Society Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Director of Latter-day Saint Charities. An exhibition by Jorge Cocco Santángelo entitled, Line Upon Line: Jorge Cocco's Sacrocubist Images of Christ. A group exhibition of LDS Women Artists curated by Ashlee Whitaker entitled, Leaving Eden: Meditations on Transformation. Presentations by Neylan McBaine, Jeannie S. Welch and John W. Welch, Heather Belnap, Kristine Haglund, Richard Bushman, Glen Nelson and others. Programming for children & families.
The Center for Latter-day Saint Arts plans to enter into a lease for gallery space at 135 Columbus Avenue in New York City. It is located next to the Latter-day Saint Manhattan temple, and adjacent to the Folk Art Museum. The space is approximately 1200 ft. of open area with an ample storage room. Contractors began demolition on September 8, and completion is slated for 2021. This space will be a permanent gallery for one year with the possibility of extensions in three month increments. The exhibitions will last for seven weeks with one week in between exhibitions for the disassembling and assembling of the next exhibition. The gallery will be a center for gathering and hanging of art by Latter-day Saint artists. It will also be a place to gather for lectures, performances and presentations. It will be instrumental in attracting other faiths and traditions to join us in celebrating the arts as well as educating and edifying all who visit the Center Gallery.
Art of the Latter-day Saints will be a broad thematic survey of Latter-day Saint art from the beginning to the present. The survey will first take the form of a richly illustrated volume prepared by 24 experts in the field. The book will be published by Oxford publishing. We have already engaged the authors for this volume. The book will be followed by an inclusive exhibit of Latter-day Saint art that will open in New York City and travel to two museums in Salt Lake City. Our aims are to recognize the achievements of Latter-day Saint artists and to present their work to the world.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Glen Nelson | Co-Executive Director | 30 | $49,417 |
| Diane Stewart | Director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Brad Pelo | Director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Alan Johnson | Director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Jason Bond | Treasurer | 3 | $0 |
| Claudia Bushman | Historian/Secretary | 5 | $0 |
| Allyson Chard | Managing Director | 10 | $0 |
| Richard Bushman | Executive Director and Chairman of the Board | 15 | $0 |
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