37th ANNUAL SPIRITUAL AND RELIGIOUS ART OF UTAH October 18, 2023 - January 10, 2024



It is truly an honor to host the 37th Annual Spiritual and Religious Exhibition. Once again, we had a record-breaking number of entries at 657. Our jurors expressed their pleasure with the wide range of diversity and spiritual representation. We acknowledge the vulnerability it takes to enter such an exhibition with your personal feelings and experiences on display. We thank all the artists who entered for trusting us with your art and allowing us to share in its beauty.

Important Dates
Thursday October 19, 2023 - Saturday October 21, 2022, 10:00am-5:00pm
*If you’d like to pick up your work outside of the designated pickup period an appointment must be made with the curatorial staff by emailing
Wednesday January 10, 2024
Closing date of exhibition
Thursday January 11, 2024 - Saturday January 13, 2024, 10:00am–5:00pm
Second artwork pickup period
*If you’d like to pick up your work outside of the designated pickup period an appointment must be made with the curatorial staff by emailing kkimball@springville.org
Art Pickup Policy
All artwork will be considered on temporary loan to the Springville Museum of Art (SMA) from date of entry, through the duration of the exhibition, until final pickup date listed below. Due to increased numbers of art submissions, artists must pick up all pieces from the Museum within the time frame specified here:
- Thursday October 19 - Saturday October 21, 2022, 10:00am–5:00pm
- Thursday January 11 - Saturday January 13, 2023, 10:00am–5:00pm
Upon entering the show, the artist or representative acknowledges that any works not picked up by the dates specified above will be subject to a storage fee of $5/day. Artwork NOT picked up between these dates will be subject to a $5 handling fee. *Any exceptions to these dates must be arranged in advance with SMA Curatorial Staff by emailing kkimball@springville.org. Storage and Handling fees will be waived if arrangements are made in advance with the SMA curatorial staff. After six months, any unclaimed artworks may be divested as SMA sees fit. Only the artist and those listed on the Online Entry Form as “Persons approved to pick up work” may take any art from the Museum.
Jury Process
This exhibition is juried in conjunction with the SMA curatorial staff.
This Year's Judges:

J. Kirk Richards is a contemporary artist whose work engages with themes of antiquity, religion, spirituality, equality, and love. His work asks questions about modern application and implementation of religion as it relates to historical narratives and mythologies. The work often prioritizes the poetry of religious text over dogma or historical accuracy. Stylistically it often bridges or walks a tightrope between classical and abstract expression.

Winston Kyan is Associate Professor of Art History at the University of Utah, where he has taught since 2010. He offers courses on all aspects of Asian and Asian diaspora art. He is currently working on two books, one focuses on medieval Chinese Buddhist art and the other on Asian American Buddhist visual culture.





Images from top left:
Rose Datoc Dall Light in the Wilderness
Adam Thomas Having Entered Into Their Rest
Tatiana Castro Rebozo de amor
Images bottom left:
Ivan Thompson She Gave All
Emily Christensen McPhie The Disparates
Michael Malm Mary Anointing the Feet of Jesus
Brian Kershisnik A Study of “Après la Guerre”
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Exhibitions
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- The Most Noble Subject: The Gail Miller & Kim Wilson Collection
- Plein Air Painters of Utah: Art on the Highway
- 37th Annual Spiritual & Religious Art of Utah
- Annual Youth Art Competition 2023
- Artist & Academy: Highlights from the Soviet Collection
- Favorite Ladies: Patterns, People, and Play
- SMA: Milestones and Memories
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