The Wonder Institute

Organization

Established mentors in service of emerging artists

Structure

How the Institute is governed

Board of TrusteesTwelve trustees, fiduciary oversight
Ecclesiastical AdvisorAppointed with diocesan consent
President and Executive DirectorExecutive Staff
Academic CouncilScholars of theology, art history, music
Writing JuryFive established jurors
Theatre JuryFive established jurors
Music JuryFive established jurors
Sacred Music JuryFive established jurors
Visual Arts JuryFive established jurors
Architecture JuryFive established jurors
Film and Media JuryFive established jurors
Dance JuryFive established jurors
Mentor CircleEstablished artists paired with every finalist
Regional ChaptersShowcases on five continents
Youth Advisory CouncilEight artists under 30
FellowshipsFrassati, Angelico and Palestrina Fellows
The Catalog and DirectoryCuratorial and vetting boards

Board of Trustees

Chair: Hadrian Whitlock. Vice Chair: Benedetta Iturbe. Treasurer: Kofi Galloway. Nine further trustees from the arts, philanthropy and Catholic higher education.

Academic Council

Chair: Prof. Lucienne Marchetti, art history. Prof. Tomasz Brannigan, sacred music. Dr. Amara Oduya, theology of beauty. Prof. Joaquín Abernathy, architecture.

Ecclesiastical Advisor

Rev. Msgr. Cyprian Halloran, STD, advises on doctrine and liturgy. The Institute is a lay association and does not speak for the Church.

Executive Staff

President: Marguerite Valcourt-Reyes. Director of Awards: Fintan Larkspur. Curator of the Catalog: Dr. Ines Morrow. Director of Mentorship: Esperanza Thornbury.

Juries and Mentors

Each jury seats three established practitioners, one scholar and one cleric. Every finalist is paired with a mentor for a year.

Youth Advisory Council

Eight artists under thirty, one per art, who advise on the call, the ceremony and the Directory.

All named officers, jurors and mentors are fictional placeholders.