El gozo es la gente con quien subimos la escalera

This post was written by Jane Henderson, winner of the 2025 Humanities Center Essay Contest.   Ross Gay said joy is “a room at the top of a flight of stairs.”  I was standing in a room in a community center in the middle of Herriman, Utah. It was warm with bodies. Colorful posters breathed …

Hanging on by a Thread: Strung Together Through Faith and Fears

The Humanities Center is pleased to display an exhibit featuring the work of four Latter-day Saint artists: James Rees, Jessica Day Smith, Sarah Schwieger, and Justin Wheatley. The exhibit was curated by Elizabeth Finlayson, a current BYU Comparative Studies MA student and a graduate of BYU’s Art History & Curatorial Studies program.   Elizabeth was inspired …