Mormon Artist Podcast

In this episode, Mormon Artist podcast host Katherine Morris McKell discusses the 10th International Art Competition—sponsored by the LDS Church History Museum—with Laura Allred Hurtado, Glen Nelson, and Rita Wright. Laura Allred Hurtado was the curator and jury foreman for the competition, while Rita Wright and Glen Nelson were among the jurors. The 10th International Art Competition exhibition ran September 2015–August 2016, and the digital gallery is available online. Note: Podcast music and sound by Saint Roxcy (saintroxcy.bandcamp.com). Copyright © Saint Roxcy 2016. All rights reserved.

In this episode Mormon Artist podcast host Katherine Morris interviews filmmaker T.C. Christensen about his upcoming film, The Cokeville Miracle, released in theaters June 5th. Note: Podcast music and sound by Saint Roxcy (saintroxcy.bandcamp.com). Copyright © Saint Roxcy 2015. All rights reserved.

In this episode, Mormon Artist podcast host Katherine Morris interviews Shelah Miner, editor-in-chief of Segullah, an online literary journal featuring Mormon women writers. Shelah Miner discusses the winning entries of Segullah's 2015 writing contest. Note: Podcast music and sound by Saint Roxcy (saintroxcy.bandcamp.com). Copyright © Saint Roxcy 2015. All rights reserved.

The deadline for the Mormon Lit Blitz, a competition for short Mormon literature, is coming up May 1, 2015! In this episode, Mormon Artist podcast host Katherine Morris interviews Nicole Wilkes Goldberg, co-editor of the Mormon Lit Blitz. Nicole discusses the history of the competition and gives suggestions for those who are working on their submissions. Note: Podcast music and sound by Saint Roxcy (saintroxcy.bandcamp.com). Copyright © Saint Roxcy 2015. All rights reserved.

In this episode, Mormon Artist podcast host Katherine Morris interviews film writer and director Garrett Batty. Garrett takes us behind the scenes on Freetown (33:00) and also discusses The Saratov Approach and his thoughts on Mormon cinema. Note: Podcast music and sound by Saint Roxcy (saintroxcy.bandcamp.com). Copyright © Saint Roxcy 2015. All rights reserved.

In this episode, Mormon Artist podcast host Katherine Morris interviews writer (and conference organizer) James Goldberg about the 2015 Association for Mormon Letters conference held March 28 at Utah Valley University. MP3 files and pictures of the 2015 AML sessions and awards announcement are available at mormonartist.net. Note: Podcast music and sound by Saint Roxcy (saintroxcy.bandcamp.com). Copyright © Saint Roxcy 2015. All rights reserved.

In this episode, Mormon Artist podcast host Katherine Morris interviews Christian Vuissa, filmmaker and director of the LDS Film Festival. Christian discusses films at the recent 2015 LDS Film Festival, including The Cokeville Miracle and Freetown. He shares his thoughts on the current state of Mormon cinema and what his hopes are for future Mormon filmmaking. Note: Podcast music and sound by Saint Roxcy (saintroxcy.bandcamp.com). Copyright © Saint Roxcy 2015. All rights reserved.

In this episode, Mormon Artist podcast host Katherine Morris interviews Laura Allred Hurtado, global acquisitions curator of art in the LDS Church History Department. Laura discusses several Mormon art exhibits she’s curated: Practicing Charity: Everyday Daughters of God for the Church History Museum; Love Hours for the Alice Gallery; and Mondo Mormon: Cristo, Cumorah, and the Celestial Style and Church vs. State: Contemporary Collecting Praxis for the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art. Note: Podcast music and sound by Saint Roxcy (saintroxcy.bandcamp.com). Copyright © Saint Roxcy 2015. All rights reserved.

In this episode, Mormon Artist podcast host Katherine Morris interviews author Eric James Stone about writing religion in science fiction and fantasy. Eric James Stone was on three panels discussing religion at the February 2015 Life, the Universe, and Everything science fiction and fantasy symposium. Note: Podcast music and sound by Saint Roxcy (saintroxcy.bandcamp.com). Copyright © Saint Roxcy 2015. All rights reserved.

In this episode, Mormon Artist podcast host Katherine Morris interviews Mormon artists—and artists who work with Mormon themes—at Salt Lake Comic Con: Fan Experience 2015. She discusses their recent work and poses the question, “Why are so many Mormons into science fiction and fantasy?” Artists interviewed: Jett Atwood, Howard Lyon, Stewart M. Craig, David Farland, Larry Correia, David J. West, David J. Butler, Michaelbrent Collings, Richard Paul Evans, John Seuferling, Chris Hoffman, and Bree Despain. To see photos for this podcast, visit mormonartist.net. Note: Podcast music and sound by Saint Roxcy (saintroxcy.bandcamp.com). Copyright © Saint Roxcy 2015. All rights reserved.

In this episode, Mormon Artist host Katherine Morris interviews calligrapher Joan Layton Merrell. They discuss Joan's previous works accepted for the LDS Church's International Art Competition, the papercasting technique she developed and teaches, her upcoming book The Olive Tree, and what an illuminated Book of Mormon might look like. Note: Podcast music and sound by Saint Roxcy (saintroxcy.bandcamp.com). Copyright © Saint Roxcy 2015. All rights reserved.

In this episode, Mormon Artist host Katherine Morris interviews web cartoonist and Mormon literary critic Scott Hales about his webcomic, The Garden of Enid: Adventures of a Weird Mormon Girl. Note: The audio is slightly choppy in places. Our apologies. We're working on fixing it for the next episode.

In this episode, Mormon Artist host Katherine Morris interviews visual artist Maddison Colvin about her current work in the Springville Museum of Art's 29th Annual Spiritual & Religious Art of Utah show, her composite pieces of Mormon Utah temples and LDS General Conference talks, and her thoughts on Mormon visual culture and the intersection of science and art.

In this episode, Mormon Artist host Katherine Morris interviews film composer Robert Allen Elliott about his work on Errand of Angels, One Good Man, The Saratov Approach, and the upcoming Freetown. Music clips in this podcast: “My Decision” and “In God’s Hands,” from The Saratov Approach, copyright Three Coin Productions, 2013.

In this episode, Mormon Artist podcast host Katherine Morris interviews film and television writer and director Blair Treu. Blair wrote and directed the film Meet the Mormons, which is just finishing its theatrical run in the United States. In this podcast, Blair tells the backstory of Meet the Mormons, reflects on its United States run, and talks about upcoming international and Internet distribution.

In this episode, Mormon Artist podcast host Katherine Morris interviews photographer Scott Jarvie on his Faith in America project. Scott has traveled to all 50 states in the United States over the past 13 months, photographing LDS temples and religious buildings of different American faiths for his two upcoming books: American Temples of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Religious Buildings of the United States. Scott also discusses his use of social media and crowdfunding to stay connected to fans and gather financial support for his creative projects.

In this episode, Mormon Artist podcast host Katherine Morris interviews Melissa Leilani Larson on her screenplay for Freetown, a film about Liberian Mormon missionaries escaping the country during civil war; her upcoming play Pilot Program, a hypothetical about a contemporary Mormon couple who are asked to participate in polygamy; and advice she has for aspiring Mormon playwrights and screenwriters.