Support The Renewal of Excellence in the Catholic Arts
“Evangelizing the Culture Through Beauty”
A Fall Appeal from the Catholic Art Institute
Dear Friends in Christ,
Our culture is badly in need of beauty. In a time of noise, division, and despair, beauty remains one of the few voices capable of speaking to every heart — revealing God’s truth through harmony, craftsmanship, and grace.
This is the mission of the Catholic Art Institute:
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to evangelize through beauty
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to restore excellence to the Catholic arts and especially to Holy Mass
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to offer community and educational resources to art lovers, clergy and most importantly to artists who long to use their gifts for the greater glory of God
For centuries, the Church led the world in artistic achievement. The great painters, sculptors, composers, and architects created works that lifted the soul toward heaven and adorned the worship of God with splendor. But today, the Church is doing little to support the arts, which is so crucial in the project of evangelization. As a result many artists of faith struggle in isolation. They seek a place where their vocation is understood, nurtured, and celebrated. That’s why the Catholic Art Institute exists — to renew this sacred tradition, restore beauty to the culture and to form the next generation of Catholic artists. Through our annual conferences, retreats, exhibitions, workshops, and lectures, we unite artists, art lovers, patrons, and scholars in a shared vision: to restore the beauty of holiness in our time.
Your support is essential to this mission. When you give to the Catholic Art Institute, you help:
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Fund educational programs and sacred art exhibitions that evangelize through beauty.
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Strengthen our community of artists and patrons, whose work renews the Church and culture.
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Provide formation and fellowship for Catholic artists across all disciplines.
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Offer cash awards and recognition to emerging artists seeking to serve God through their craft.
This fall, we are asking for your help to raise $30,000 by December 15, 2025. Every dollar goes directly toward building this renewal — toward restoring excellence to the Catholic arts and supporting our programming and community.
Your gift, no matter the size, makes a real impact. You become part of something timeless — a movement to restore beauty, faith, and hope through sacred art.
As Pope Benedict XVI said, “The only really effective apologia for Christianity comes down to two arguments: the saints the Church has produced and the art which has grown in her womb.”
Let us be faithful to that legacy. Together, we can help beauty once again lead souls to God.
Please give today and become a patron of the renewal of the Catholic arts.
With gratitude and hope,
Kathleen Carr
President,
Catholic Art Institute
👉 Give today and help us evangelize through beauty.
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Catholic Art Institute Annual Conference 2025 at The Catholic University of America,
Speaker Duncan Stroik Presents
Sacred Art Prize 2024 Winners.
View the gallery here: http://www.catholicartinstitute.org/sacredartprize2024
Retreat for Artists, University of St. Mary of the Lake, IL, June 2025
View the Retreat videos and photos here:
http://www.catholicartinstitute.org/retreat
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Changing the Culture through Education, Community & Grace
Today our cultural heritage of beauty is threatened. Within academia, in major art institutions, in our culture at large, and regrettably, within the Church itself, traditional standards of beauty are often seen as irrelevant or are directly attacked. The Catholic Art Institute offers a community of mutual support to those working to uphold the value of beauty and revivify the arts.
Mass Association
Our work and that of our members is supported through our Mass Association and the prayer support of the Canons Regular of St. John Cantius. We believe prayer is critical to our mission to restore the Catholic arts and a culture of Truth, Beauty, and Goodness.
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We also open our annual conference and many events with a beautiful Mass at St. John Cantius, praying together as a community.
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Educational Events
We host the leading scholars, artists, architects, philosophers, and theologians of our day for educational events. Through our speaker series, podcasts, and our annual conference, we provide preeminent education, resources, and inspiration to all those interested in the elevation of the visual arts.
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Our annual conference, hosted at the elegant Drake Hotel, is our largest event and a unique opportunity for networking and community building while enjoying engaging presentations by leading scholars in the arts.
Workshops & Sacred Art Prize
We offer workshops in traditional art-making techniques not offered elsewhere including medieval illumination, classical drawing and composition, painting, gilding, and stained glass fabrication. We hope to train a new generation of artists and preserve these time-honored techniques.
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We support artists with our Sacred Art Prize, providing artists an opportunity to show, sell, promote their work, and receive prize money.
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