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​In a secularized culture, Catholic artists often lack both financial and spiritual support to pursue projects that embody their faith. This initiative responds to:

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• The underrepresentation of Catholic voices in Canada’s cultural sectors

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• The need to cultivate faithful Catholic expressions in public discourse

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• Pope John Paul II’s call to artists: "Society needs artists, just as it needs scientists, technicians, workers, professional people, witnesses of the faith, teachers, fathers and mothers, who ensure the growth of the person and the development of the community by means of that supreme art form which is “the art of education”. Within the vast cultural panorama of each nation, artists have their unique place. Obedient to their inspiration in creating works both worthwhile and beautiful, they not only enrich the cultural heritage of each nation and of all humanity, but they also render an exceptional social service in favour of the common good. The particular vocation of individual artists decides the arena in which they serve and points as well to the tasks they must assume, the hard work they must endure and the responsibility they must accept. Artists who are conscious of all this know too that they must labour without allowing themselves to be driven by the search for empty glory or the craving for cheap popularity, and still less by the calculation of some possible profit for themselves. There is therefore an ethic, even a “spirituality” of artistic service, which contributes in its way to the life and renewal of a people. It is precisely this to which Cyprian Norwid seems to allude in declaring that “beauty is to enthuse us for work, and work is to raise us up.” (Letter to Artists, 4, Pope St. John Paul II, 1999)

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​Objectives: 

• Provide direct financial support to Catholic artists

• Facilitate national formation workshops, retreats, and film festivals

• Organize touring Catholic arts exhibit or festival per year

• Create a permanent online archive and catalogue of funded work

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Target Beneficiaries:

• Canadian Catholic artists (aged 18+) of all backgrounds

• Catholic audiences and the wider Canadian public

• Catholic schools, parishes, and dioceses looking for evangelization resources

• Young people inspired to pursue faith and creativity