2.15: Diversity and Inclusion in LDS Art

First Name Basis Podcast

Jasmine Bradshaw

How To, Parenting, Education, Kids & Family

5 • 629 Ratings

🗓️ 20 May 2020

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Recently the church that I belong to, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, published an announcement that they are going to regulate the artwork that is displayed in our meeting houses. This was an exciting announcement because all of the paintings that they chose depict our Savior, but it was also really disappointing because the artwork is not inclusive of the people in our church. In every painting Jesus is portrayed as a white man and there are very few People of Color.

Here is the article with the announcement, it includes the approved artwork.

In this episode Michelle Franzoni Thorley from @florafamiliar and I discuss the importance of making the art in our meeting houses more diverse and inclusive. Michelle shares amazing insight about the power of displaying art that represents the congregation that we hope to have, rather than just showing reflections of those in the congregation who align with the dominant culture.

We also give ideas about action that can be taken by church members who would like to see more inclusion in LDS art.

Michelle’s Instagram Platform: @florafamiliar

Michelle’s Article: Diversity in LDS Art

Conversations and Questions About Art at Church by Esther Candari

Latter Day Saint Women of Color Art Scholarship

Vision of the Arts Mother Artist Grant

Song Credit: “Away” by Geographer and “Beach Disco” by Dougie Wood

Transcript

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0:00.0	You're listening to the First Name Basis podcast, Season 2, Episode 15, diversity and inclusion in LDS Art.
0:14.3	Welcome to First Name Basis, a community of parents committed to making the transformation,
0:20.4	from good intentions to confident action.
0:23.1	Join us each week as we cover critical topics and answer the questions you've never felt comfortable asking.
0:28.7	We'll use the lessons we learned to teach our children about race, religion, and culture.
0:33.6	I'm your host, Jasmine Bradshaw.
0:48.1	Music I'm your host, Jasmine Bradshaw. Hello, First Name Basis, fam.
0:50.3	I am so glad you are here.
0:53.2	Okay, this is a bonus episode. So my friend Michelle from Flora
0:58.5	Familiar and I tried to go live this evening to talk about diversity within LDS art. And oh my goodness,
1:07.2	something was conspiring against us because the internet would not work. So what we did
1:12.6	was we hopped on a call together and were able to redo our live conversation so that you can hear
1:18.2	it here. So because I wanted to be as authentic and live as possible, I'm not going to do any
1:26.1	editing. I just want this to get into your ears because there
1:29.9	were so many of you who were really excited about what we were talking about. You had so many
1:35.0	great comments. We were super bummed that the live wasn't working because your comments were so
1:40.3	powerful. So take some time, listen, and please send us both messages or comments about what
1:47.3	you're thinking as you're listening because it was absolutely amazing for us to hear your thoughts
1:52.3	in real time. I want to give a little bit of background for anybody who is just coming into the
1:58.3	conversation. So Michelle and I are both members of the Church
2:01.8	of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. And I was saying last night on Instagram that I am so
2:08.2	grateful that the First Name Basis community is made up of so many different people from so many
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