Works in all classical Traditional media are encouraged. 30Lb limit. Open Call for Works by
USA living artists. Competition and exhibition is open to artists over the age of 18, professional
or amateur, of any religious background. All entries must be original works, by the submitting
artist. A limit of six (6) entries per artist. Works need not be for sale to be eligible. Simply mark
your submission NFS (not for sale). If you have any questions about eligibility, please email:
Deacon Francis Valliere, Coordinator of St. Edmund’s Sacred Art Institute
[email protected]

Photos and Computer generated works will not be considered for display.

2D (painting, drawing, stained glass, relief works… etc.) Ideal Dimensions should be no greater than 48” W x 70” H including the frame.(weight 30 lbs. max)

3D (sculpture, assemblage, installation) Max Dimensions for display: Artists will be responsible for making their own arrangements with the administrator of the venue for delivery, setup and display options. Work MUST be self-supportive or mountable; ideally not to exceed 72″H x 36″W x 36″D, max weight 100 lbs. Installations must be arranged by the artist, to be transported, assembled on location, disassembled and collected upon the closing of the show by the artist. (Artists must submit multiple high-quality images of the work depicting all viewable sides of the work.)

In the cases of oversize works, images may be submitted for either 2-D or 3-D works, if works is deemed not assessable for public display due to size or weight. Oversize works will still be considered for the“online exhibit” and Catalog/Directory. Only the artworks exhibited on location will be eligible for awards.

Deadline for Submission:
Online submissions only
Submissions must be received by Thursday, January 25, 2024 11:59pm.
No late submissions will be accepted.
Applicants will be notified by e-mail of their status by Date: Friday, February 10, 2024

Entry Fee
Artists may submit up to 6 works, a payment of $25 for 1-3 submissions, $45 for 1-6. Payment must be received by the submission deadline. The entry fee is non-refundable.

Juried artists grant the rights of the works to be shown both online and live exhibition(s) and in the promotion materials there of.
(Opening Exhibit on Enders Island Mystic CT Dates: April 20, 2024 -through- May 5, 2024. Upon closing the exhibit at Enders Island, selected juried works will be exhibited in a premiere show at the Museum of Blessed Michael McGivney Center in New Haven, CT from mid-May through a date yet TBD. The venue will likely include collaborative events/lectures to consider with the Eucharistic Sacred Art Exhibit. From there a selection of Juried artworks may be eligible for an option to exhibit at one or more venues, along a line of Eucharistic procession, to a final destination at the Eucharistic Conference in Indianapolis IN. Artists are responsible for having artwork, 1. ready to be hung, 2. suitable gallery framing, 3. insured while transported both to and from the first and final destinations only. All other destinations will be at no cost to the artist.

• Prefiguration of the Eucharist in the Old Testament
• The Meeting of Abraham and Melchizedek 
• Elijah and the Widow
• Passover
• The Collection of Manna
• Elijah Fed by the Raven

• The Marriage Feast of Cana
• The Miracles of the Loaves and the Fishes
• The Last Supper

• The Supper at Emmaus
• Christ at Tiberius

• Mass of the Catacombs

• (too many to list here!)
• Saint Tarcisius
• Saint Clare

• Christ as Eternal High Priest
• Jesus as Wine Press
• There are many moments in the Mass that can be depicted 

• Images of receiving Holy Communion from Christ

• Saints and others receiving their Viaticum

• Blessed Carlo Acutis list of Eucharistic Miracles 

• The Chalice 
• The Monstrance
• The Tabernacle