
EVENTS 2025- 2026
2025
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
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
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

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
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.
Nov-Dec 2026
Sacred Art Prize Winners Announced
2026
February 21, 2026
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
June 5 & 6, 2026
Retreat for Artists - Details coming soon!










