Catholic Arts Exhibition at St Vincent Gallery in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, Oct. 28

Since its inception, the competition has received global attention, bringing in submissions and artworks from South America to all across Europe, and has been very successful in fostering a relationship between artists working in the Catholic Arts. It has been featured in the Washington Post, EWTN, Sirius Radio, Huff Post, and the U.S. Embassy to the Holy See. World-renowned and acclaimed jurors working in the areas of Sacred Art and Art History have brought their expertise to the Competition and Exhibition. Past jurors include: Dr. Frima Fox Hofrichter, an art historian specializing in Baroque and Rococo; Duncan G. Stroik, an architect and professor working in classical and sacred architecture; Sr. Wendy Beckett, an art historian and BBC personality; Dr. John T. Spike, an expert in Renaissance and Baroque art who directs and curates the Muscarelle Museum of Art at the College of William and Mary and past director of the Florence Biennial; Janet McKenzie, an artist working in sacred art; and Dr. Denis R. McNamara, an architectural historian specializing in the theology of liturgical art at the Liturgical Institute at the University of Saint Mary on the Lake, Mundelein.
Three hundred eleven artworks from 127 artists working in 30 states and five countries were submitted for the competition this year; 44 were selected for exhibition, including two international submissions from Malta and Italy. “The remarkable submissions to the Catholic Arts Competition testify to that fact that sacred art is very much alive, but it needs the support of the faithful to flourish,” commented this year’s juror, Dr Elizabeth Lev. For more information, visit: gallery.stvincent.edu