The Collegium Institute invites current high school students to participate in our next Young Catholic Leaders Initiative Workshop.
The Young Catholic Leadership Initiative has been made possible by a generous grant from the Connelly Foundation. Thanks to this grant, we have been able to keep registration costs for this workshop low.
"Artists of the world, may your many different paths all lead to that infinite Ocean of beauty where wonder becomes awe, exhilaration, unspeakable joy." In 1999, Pope St. John Paul II wrote a letter to artists, reflecting on their vital role in society and summoning them, and the wider world, to a deeper appreciation of beauty — that it is necessary for a good life.
On Saturday, March 13th, in a digital workshop, the Collegium Institute, joined by guest artists and writers, will lead high school students on an exploration of "Beauty in the Catholic Tradition,” considering questions like the following:
What resources does Catholicism have for understanding the inter-relation of art, beauty, and faith?
How can beauty shape a soul or aid a life of faith today?
How is it possible for the artist to be faithful to the reality of human suffering and also faithful to the need to transcend it?
Through seminar discussions, students will explore thinkers like Pope John Paul II, Thomas Merton, Madeleine L'Engle, C.S. Lewis, and others; in addition, they will have the opportunity to participate in hands-on creative workshops with guest artists and writers, engaging the mind, the heart, and the hand.
Registration Fee:
Early Bird : $10, available through Ash Wednesday, February 17th
Regular : $15
We will be joined by an exciting group of guest artists and illustrators:
A full schedule will be released soon, but the overall structure for this digital, Zoom workshop will be:
10:00am - 12:00pm Morning Session (visual arts concentration) with Keynote by Erica Tighe Campbell and visual arts workshop with Abigal Halpin
12:00pm - 1:30pm Lunch Break
1:30pm - 3:30pm Afternoon Session (literary arts concentration) with Keynote by James Matthew Wilson and poetry workshop with Hannah Dow