Patrons of the first generation
Sponsor a young artist. Endow a fellowship. Found the first ceremony.
Every great age of Church art had its patrons.
Michelangelo was twenty-four when he finished the Pietà, and someone had to commission it. Founding patrons of the Institute will have known this generation first.
Founding gifts fund the inaugural ceremony, the mentor program, and travel for every finalist who could not otherwise attend. The Institute is a planned 501(c)(3) (concept).
Newsletter, Catalog access and presale for regional showcases.
Begin a conversation →Funds one finalist's travel, materials and a year of mentorship. You receive their letter, and their first work.
Begin a conversation →Two places at the inaugural ceremony and dinner, a private studio visit with the laureates, and your name among the founders.
Begin a conversation →Endow a named Fellowship in one of the eight arts, in perpetuity. A table at the ceremony, an audience with the Academic Council, and a Prism of your own, cast once.
Begin a conversation →April 22, 2028
Private Vespers in the crypt church. The ceremony beneath the dome. Dinner with the eight laureates and their mentors. The Prism presented for the first time.
Request an invitation“an ethic, even a “spirituality” of artistic service”John Paul II, Letter to Artists, ¶4