Last update: November, 2017
One of the aims of the Pontifical Council for Culture is to support
artistic creation in all fields. Recent years have seen an increase in
artistic commissions by the dioceses. The main obstacles to creativity
in this area are the lack of sufficient dialogue between artistic
movements and those in charge of the Church's pastoral activities, and
the difficulty in raising funds.
A study is being made on the
possibility of preparing a padiglione of the Holy See for the Venice
Biennale, inviting affirmed artists to participate. Also, for the tenth
anniversary of the Letter to Artists from Pope John Paul II, the current
Pontiff will receive an important delegation of artists in the setting
of the Sistine Chapel.
Last update: November, 2017
There are no specific artists support funds due to the special nature of the Holy See and the Vatican City.
Last update: November, 2017
An Annual Prize of the Pontifical Academies was created to
encourage cultural activities and stimulate creativity. It is presented
each year by the Sovereign Pontiff to a researcher or artist from an
independent structure, or to an independent institution, as recognition
for a notable contribution, to the development of the religious
sciences, Christian humanism or their artistic expression. The prize is
endowed with a sum of euro 30 000 for cultural events, publications or
scholarships.
Each year the seven academies choose a candidate in a
field taken in rotation from the four disciplines of philosophy and
theology, mariology, history and archaeology, and fine arts and
literature. The prize winners are chosen on the basis of proposals made
by the cultural institutes designated by the Co-ordinating Council.
There are no special programmes at present for the commissioning of new works of art in Vatican City or the Fabric of St Peter.
Last update: November, 2017
There are no specific status of the artist policies or legislation due to the special nature of the Holy See and the Vatican City.