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Burtynsky and Patterson On View
The final First Friday of the semester will be held April 5 from 7 to 10 p.m. The event will include two new contemporary art exhibition openings — Edward Burtynsky: The Industrial Sublime and e.g.:...
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Artist Marie Watt Visits For Art Installation, Sewing Circle and Lecture
On March 13, artist Marie Watt arrived for the installation of her blanket tower, commissioned for the new exhibition Shaping America. The next two days in the Lied Gallery, Watt hosted two sewing...
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Pheysey Named New Head Curator
The BYU Museum of Art (MOA) is pleased to announce that Dawn Pheysey has been promoted to the position of Head Curator. As Head Curator, Pheysey will represent the curatorial department on the museum...
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Danish Ambassador Visits the MOA
His Excellency Peter Taksoe-Jensen, Danish Ambassador to the United States, graced the galleries of the BYU Museum of Art during a recent visit to campus to speak as part of the Kennedy Center’s...
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MOA Welcomes Ashlee Whitaker as New Religious Art Curator
Following Dawn Pheysey’s recent appointment as Head Curator, the BYU Museum of Art welcomed BYU honors alum Ashlee Whitaker to the curatorial team, replacing Pheysey as new Curator of Religious Art....
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Exhibition Explores Utah’s Unique Gender Politics
Trent Alvey, Shelf Preservation, 2013, shelf, jars, salt, sand, spices and artifacts, variable dimensions Pam Bowman, Becoming, 2013, rope, metal, wood, room-size installation Amy Jorgensen, Body...
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Annual Family Arts Festival Returns to MOA June 14
Families can enjoy an afternoon of educational activities celebrating the many cultures that have helped shape our great United States, Friday, June 14 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the MOA during the...
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MOA Offers Summer Workshop Series for Teen Girls
Artists featured in the BYU MOA’s current contemporary art exhibition, “Work To Do: Trent Alvey, Pam Bowman, Jann Haworth, Amy Jorgensen” will lead a series of workshops geared toward teen girls and...
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MOA offers U.S. debut of popular religious paintings
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 16, 2013 BYU MOA anticipates record-breaking museum attendance for U.S. debut of popular religious paintings from Europe PROVO, UT – The Brigham Young University (BYU)...
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MOA to host gallery reception with BYU Arts
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: BYU MOA TO HOST GALLERY RECEPTION IN COLLABORATION WITH BYU ARTS CONCERT FEATURING PHOTOGRAPHS OF EDWARD BURTYNSKY PROVO, UT – The Brigham Young University Museum of Art (MOA)...
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Sacred Gifts prompts extended hours & app download
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 7, 2014 SELL-OUT “SACRED GIFTS” SUCCESS AT BYU MUSEUM OF ART PROMPTS EXTENDED HOURS AND FREE DOWNLOAD OF EXHIBITION APP PROVO, UT – The Brigham Young University (BYU)...
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MOA to exhibit O’Sullivan landscape photographs
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 15, 2014 BYU Museum of Art to exhibit lauded 19th century photographs of familiar western landscapes by Timothy O’Sullivan PROVO, UT — Regarded as some of the most...
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Last chance to see Carl Bloch paintings Feb 22
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 3, 2014 Four Carl Bloch paintings to leave BYU’s ‘Sacred Gifts’ exhibition in February PROVO, UT – The last day for patrons to see Danish artist Carl Bloch’s Sermon on...
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Art Lenders Agree to ‘Sacred Gifts’ Extension
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: EUROPEAN ART LENDERS AGREE TO EXTENSION OF POPULAR BYU EXHIBITION: Enthusiastic patron response cited by BYU Museum of Art staff as main motivator PROVO, UT – In the wake of...
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MOA Founding Director James A. Mason Passes Away
Click here for obituary and funeral service details Dr. James A. Mason, former Dean of the BYU College of Fine Arts & Communications, and Founding Director of the BYU Museum of Art (MOA), passed...
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MOA to exhibit exotic quilts from Pakistan & India
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: BYU Museum of Art to exhibit exotic quilts from Pakistan and India PROVO, UT – More than 50 elaborately crafted quilts collected from the desert areas of Sindh, Pakistan, and...
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Cinema Costumes on view in new MOA exhibition
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 1, 2014 BYU MOA to Exhibit Cinema Costumes Immortalized by Johnny Depp, Kate Winslet, Amy Adams, Natalie Portman, Robert Downey, Jr. PROVO, UT – The major traveling...
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New exhibition of 3D wall drawings inspired by Provo
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contemporary exhibition on view at BYU MOA features 3D wall drawings inspired by architecture, identity of Provo PROVO, UT – Fresh on the heels of being named the nation’s...
View ArticleNew Head of Education Brings Experience, Love of Arts
Recently hired as the new Head of Education for the Brigham Young University Museum of Art (MOA), BYU alumna Janalee Emmer is excited to share her passion for art with the university and the community....
View ArticleChanges to MOA Family Programs in 2015
Dear Museum Patrons, As we look forward to a new year of family programing, there are a few changes that we hope will enhance your experience at the BYU Museum of Art (MOA). Because of high demand for...
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