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EVENTS 2025- 2026

ART PRIZE 2020

2025 

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Write Spirit Writers Workshop - May 19 - 23,  2025 ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Restarting Truly  “Creative” Writing: Crafting Stories that are Fresh and Life-giving​

With Instructors:   Dr. Barbara Nicolosi PhD,   Karen Hall  and Angela Andrews

For Details and enrollment visit: https://www.catholicartinstitute.org/writersworkshop 

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Retreat for Artists - June 20 & 21, 2025  

 
 With  Retreat Masters : Very Rev. Fr. Joshua Caswell SJC,  Fr. Anthony Brankin, & Dr. Barbara Nicolosi PhD

at the National Shrine of St. Maximillian Kolbe, Libertyville, IL


Retreat photos and videos: http://www.catholicartinstitute.org/retreat

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Sacred Art Prize 2025 Competition & Exhibition 

Sacred Art Gallery in Phoenix, AZ, for one month Jan/Feb 2026
 

Submission deadline: Oct. 30. 2025

Winner announced and gallery launched on Catholic Art Institute website: Nov. 30, 2025

Gallery exhibition dates to be announced asap but slated for late Jan/Feb 2026

For details and to enter visit: http://www.catholicartinstitute.org/sacredartprize2025

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His Majesty's Men Choral Concert - August 16, 2025   

On Saturday, August 16, at 7:30 pm, the critically-acclaimed vocal ensemble "His Majesty's Men" will perform in concert at St Ita's Church, 5500 North Broadway in Chicago. The concert will be free admission/freewill offering. There is free parking at

the church.

The ensemble of five men will perform “A Choral Meditation”, a one-hour program of music by Dufay, Byrd, Victoria, Palestrina, Nowakowski, Moore, McCoy, and an anonymous piece from 13 th century Ireland sung in ancient Gaelige.  There will also

be a new piece, “O Nobilissima Veriditas” by Nathaniel Adams, who is also a member of the ensemble.

 

His Majest's Men was founded in 2016 by countertenor and Chicago native Richard Childress, who lives and works in Great Britain. The other singers in the group are also busy professionals and come from Chicago, New York and Washington D.C.

The Men appear every summer in the Midwest

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For complete details please visit: https://www.motherofgodchicago.org/hmm.html

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Annual Conference  at The Catholic University of America  - Sept 19 & 20 2025 

 "Reviving Faith & Hope Through Sacred Art" with presentations by Fr. Patrick van der Vorst of Christian.art, Architects Duncan Stroike and James McCrery,   Award winners, writer Dr. Barbara Nicolosi PhD and  Composer Dr. Mark Nowakowski, as well David Riccio, Principal at Canning Liturgical Arts.

Ticket sales on sale now:  http://www.catholicartinstitute.org/conference2025

Thanks to our sponsors: Canning Liturgical, Arts, Conrad Schmitt Studios,  Exquisite Religious Art, The Non Profit Solution, Harrison Design Architecture,   King Richards Liturgical Design, McCrery Architects,  Willet Studios.



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Nov-Dec 2026

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Sacred Art Prize Winners Announced 

2026 

February 21, 2026

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Sacred Art Gallery, Mesa, AZ  - Sacred Art Prize Opening Exhibition

The exhibition will take place from February 21, 2026 - March 21, 2026.

 

We are honored that Bishop John Dolan will be attending the opening reception and delivering remarks about the exhibition and Sacred Art. Jurors, Kathleen Carr and Chales Pabst, will also speak at the opening event. . An special mass with Bishop Dolan will open the opening reception event. Refreshments will be served at the reception.

Gallery of Winners: http://www.catholicartinstitute.org/sacredartprize2025

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June 5 & 6, 2026

Retreat for Artists - Details coming soon!

EVENT VIDEOS

Fr. Irenaeus Dunlevy OP & Johannes Albl of Albl Oberammergau Our Lady of the Rosary Presentation
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Dr. Mark Nowakowski " The Dignity of the Vocation of the Sacred Artist”  Conference 2025
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David Riccio Presents "Reviving Beauty Through Decoration: A Craftsman's Perspective on Renovation”
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James McCrery presents " Over Representational Art”
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Dr. Barbara Nicolosi " Acts of Hope: Beauty and Sacred Art in the Church”  Conference 2025
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Sacred Art Prize 2024 slideshow presented at the 2025 CAI Conference & Program Sponsors.
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