BYU hosting Art, Belief, Meaning Symposium Nov. 7

PROVO, Utah — This year's Art, Belief, Meaning Symposium at the Brigham Young

University Museum of Art will examine how artists — both past and present —

respond to the challenge of representing godliness.

The symposium,

titled "Picturing the Divine," will be in the Museum of Art auditorium Nov. 7

from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.LDS painter Brian Kershisnik will be the keynote

speaker, followed by a diverse mix of presentations by scholars, art

professionals, practicing artists and BYU students addressing visual arts,

literature and film.Kershisnik, a BYU graduate who also studies at the

University of Texas, was an artist in residence at the Utah Museum of Fine Art

in 2007. His work "Nativity" will be on display in the museum during the

symposium.The symposium is free and open to the public, and no

registration is required. A complete program is online at moa.byu.edu.