"Art, Myth and Ritual"

Thursday, February 27, 2025
Noorda Center

10:00 a.m.

Welcome and Introduction
Charlotte Poulton, Assistant Professor of Art History, Utah Valley University

10:10 a.m.

Keynote Address: “Herakles and Opheltes: Myth versus Religion at the Sanctuary of Nemean Zeus”
Stephanie Kimmey, Assistant Professor of Art History, Weber State University

Ritual and Belief

11:00 a.m.

“The Creation of Navajo Rugs”
Shawntay Yellowhair, Undergraduate Student, Art Education, Utah Valley University

11:15 a.m.

“Echoes of Idolatry: The Irony of the Cult of Relics as seen through the Reliquary of Sainte-Foy”
Lily Greenwood, Undergraduate Student, Art History, Utah Valley University

11:30 a.m.

“Death, Memory, and Immortality at Çatalhöyük”
Grace Bybee, Undergraduate Student, Art History, Utah Valley University

11:45 a.m.

Q&A

12:00 – 12:45 p.m. Lunch Break

Ritual and Appropriation

12:45 p.m.

“The Relationship Between Celtic Mythology and Christianity Within Children’s Illustrations Depicting the Children of Lir"
Elke Sprague, Graduate Student, English Literature, Weber State University

1:00 p.m.

“The Art of Cursing: The Curse Tablet Tradition of Roman Britain”
Jack Charlesworth, Undergraduate Student, History and Classics, Utah Valley University

1:15 p.m.

“The Divine Union : Understanding the Syncretism of Isis and Hathor in Ancient Egyptian Art"
Regan Presley, Undergraduate Student, Art History, Brigham Young University

1:30 p.m.

Goddess of Spring & Death (Ballet film)
Samantha Marx, Undergraduate Student, Ballet, Utah Valley University

1:45 p.m.

Q&A

2:00 – 2:15 p.m. Break

Myth and Endurance

2:15 p.m.

“Civilization vs. Wildness: The Iconography of Heracles in Greek Art and Architecture” Aaliyah Tibbett, Undergraduate Student, History and Classical Studies, Utah Valley University

2:30 p.m.

“The Myth of Male Homosexuality in Renaissance Florence as Examined through Donatello's Bronze David
Cameron Christensen, Undergraduate Student, Painting and Art History, Utah Valley University

2:45 p.m.

Q&A

Ritual and Performance

3:00 p.m.

“The Ritual of Feasting in Seventeenth-Century Dutch Painting”
Chelsea Clinger, Undergraduate Student, Art History, Utah Valley University

3:15 p.m.

“The Myth, Design, and Process of Tattoo Rituals within Oceanic Migration”
Aubrey Gallafent, Undergraduate Student, Art History and Painting, Utah Valley University

3:15 p.m.

“Ana Mendieta: Earth-Body Performance as Ritual”
Hannah Singleton, Undergraduate Student, Art History, Utah Valley University

3:45 p.m.

Q&A

4:00 p.m.

Event Conclusion

Aaliyah Tibbett

Aaliyah Tibbett

Aubrey Gallafent

Aubrey Gallafent

Cameron Christensen

Cameron Christensen

Chelsea Clinger

Chelsea Clinger

Elke Sprague

Elke Sprague

Grace Bybee

Grace Bybee

Hannah Singleton

Hannah Singleton

Jack Charlesworth

Jack Charlesworth

Lily Greenwood

Lily Greenwood

Regan Presley

Regan Presley

Samantha Marx

Samantha Marx

Shawntay Yellowhair

Shawntay Yellowhair

If you have questions about the symposium please contact Dr. Char Poulton at . For more information about Art History program at UVU, please go to the Art History Page.