Catholic Art Exhibit

SAINT VINCENT GALLERY TO PRESENT CATHOLIC ART

LATROBE, PA - The Saint Vincent Gallery will present a multimedia show of religious-themed art when it opens a Nationwide Juried Catholic Arts Exhibition on Sunday, October 26 from 1 to 4 p.m.

A total of 41 works by artists from seven states are included in the unique show of stained glass, egg tempera and gold leaf, oil, acrylic, pencil and watercolor chalk, ink on vellum, and limestone sculpture.

The exhibition will be available for viewing in the gallery on the third floor of the Robert S. Carey Student Center from Tuesday, October 28 to Sunday, December 7. Gallery hours are 12 noon to 3 p.m. and 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, and 12 noon to 3 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. The gallery is closed on Mondays and during Thanksgiving holiday break (November 26 to 30). Admission is free and open to the public.

This is the second juried Catholic arts exhibition which seeks to foster the arts of the Western Christian tradition although other artistic traditions of Christian subject matter are also considered.

According to Br. Nathan Cochran, O.S.B., director of The Saint Vincent Gallery, submitted artworks had to be iconographically recognizable and appropriate for liturgical use, public devotion or private devotion. “Subjects that were sought included scenes from the life, passion, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, other biblical scenes, stories and characters, depictions of saints and their lives, current and historical events in the life of the Church, depictions of the seven sacraments, and personifications of the corporal works of mercy, virtues and vices,” he explained.

Artists represented in the exhibition include Matthew G. Alderman of New York, New York; Neilson Carlin of Kennett Square; Robert Connell of Sewickley; John Del Monte of Bethel Park; Fred del Guidice of Shreve, Ohio; Amy Dimichele of McKees Rocks; Nathaniel Hauser, O.S.B. of Collegeville, Minnesota; Beverly Klucher of State College; Thomas Kohlmann of Philadelphia; James Langley of Savannah, Georgia; Patrick Lee of Pittsburgh; Janet McKenzie of Island Pond, Vermont; David and Susan Miriello of Pittsburgh; Carol Ann Molchen of Ambridge; and Harry Molchen of Ambridge.

Prize-winners ($1,000 first prize, $750 second prize, $500 third prize and four $250 honorable mention prizes) will be announced at the opening reception on Sunday, October 26.

Duncan Stroik served as juror for the exhibition. Mr. Stroik is an architect who studied at the University of Virginia and Yale University. His architectural practice, which is committed to the principles of classical architecture and urbanism, helped implement a curriculum in classical architecture at the University of Notre Dame. His involvement in sacred architecture led to the formation of the Society for Catholic Liturgy and the journal, Sacred Architecture, of which he is editor. He is widely published and a frequent lecturer throughout the United States.

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For information:

Don Orlando, Director, Public Relations

Saint Vincent College, 300 Fraser Purchase Road, Latrobe, PA 15650-2690

Phone 724 805-2010, FAX 724 805-2019, pr@stvincent.edu, www.stvincent.edu