President Hinckley to dedicate arts center
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President Gordon B. Hinckley of the First Presidency, Elder M. Russell Ballard of the Council of the Twelve and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir are to participate in April in an event designed to reach out to LDS artists.
President Hinckley is scheduled to dedicate the new Tuacahn Amphitheater and Center for the Arts Saturday evening, April 8, prior to a concert by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. The concert will be in the new state-of-the-art 2,000-seat amphitheater situated under the towering 1,500-foot red sandstone cliffs north of St. George.The facility is located 10 miles northwest of St. George, Utah.
Tuacahn will also be the site of the Mormon Arts Symposium April 7-8. Elder Ballard will offer remarks at the symposium's Recognition Luncheon Saturday afternoon.
LDS artists, scholars and critics in the disciplines of drama, music, dance and visual arts are invited to the symposium.
The symposium will focus on the challenges facing LDS artists and generate workable solutions to be implemented in the annual Mormon Arts Festival at Tuacahn. The annual festival will be launched in April 1996 as a weeklong showcase for LDS artists and their works.
Prominent dramatist Doug Stewart launched an effort to shine more light on art portraying LDS standards and values. The result was the Heritage Arts Foundation, which will sponsor the festival.
Speaking of the symposium, Brother Stewart said, "Finally, there is going to be an event that Mormon artists can depend on, where they can come together and learn from each other, grow and have their work showcased."
Brother Stewart's screenwriting credits include "Where the Red Fern Grows," "Seven Alone," and "Against a Crooked Sky." He has also been involved as producer and/or writer for Church films "The First Vision" and "The Restoration of the Priesthood."
Participants at the symposium will have the opportunity to mingle with fellow artists, give input as to how the annual arts festival can meet their needs as artists, and learn how other LDS artists have successfully negotiated their careers, according to Robert Paxton, director of theater programs for the Tuacahn Center for the Arts.
