The Catechism of the Catholic Church Article 2501 states: Created “in the image of God,” man also expresses the truth of his relationship with God the Creator by the beauty of his artistic works. Indeed, art is a distinctively human form of expression; beyond the search for the necessities of life which is common to all living creatures, art is a freely given superabundance of the human being’s inner riches. Arising from talent given by the Creator and from man’s own effort, art is a form of practical wisdom, uniting knowledge and skill, to give form to the truth of reality in a language accessible to sight or hearing. To the extent that it is inspired by truth and love of beings, art bears a certain likeness to God’s activity in what he has created. Like any other human activity, art is not an absolute end in itself, but is ordered to and ennobled by the ultimate end of man.

Artists need community to reach our full potential, grow in virtue, and persevere in following our creative callings. We are a community of faith-filled Catholic artists supporting and encouraging each other through monthly fellowship, showcases of our art in all disciplines, visio divino, and other creative events.

We are called to be ‘salt’ and ‘light’ to the world by manifesting and proclaiming the saving Gospel of Jesus through our lives and art, often in secular cultural settings. We recognize the importance of artists to make and change culture by revealing the beauty of the Creator.

As St. Pope Paul VI said to artists: “This world in which we live needs beauty in order not to sink into despair. It is beauty, like truth, which brings joy to the heart of man and is that precious fruit which resists the wear and tear of time, which unites generations and makes them share things in admiration. And all of this is through your hands. May these hands be pure and disinterested. Remember that you are the guardians of beauty in the world.”