Art Beauty that saves

The Basilica is committed to the Arts - to move, inspire, and transform individuals and communities through excellence in the arts and creative practices.

The Basilica’s Collections

Painted on canvas and panels, carved in stone and wood our art collection spans five centuries and crosses several continents. Together, these works of art tell the story of our faith community yesterday and today and inspires tomorrow.

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Janet McKenzie

Diversity, Unity & Hope: The Sacred Paintings of Janet McKenzie. The Exhibition includes, Jesus of the People, exhibited for the first time, images of Mary, The Adoration of the Christ Child and a set of the Stations of the Cross.

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Janet McKenzie: Stations of the Cross

Stations of the Cross

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Lent & Easter Collection

Selected pieces from The Basilica’s collection of Lent and Easter art from around the world.

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Let the Oppressed Go Free

Let the Oppressed Go Free Isaiah 58:6 “Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the…

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Linda McCray

McCray’s boundary-transcending abstract spiritual paintings have been exhibited in the US and England; published in Belgium, Germany, Canada, and the United States; and are in public and private collections.

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Lisa Bierer

The collection of works moves between various, yet harmonious, methods and materials to highlight selections from Scripture and the Eucharistic Prayers.

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Liturgical Vessels

Our liturgical vessels comprise montrances, chalices, ciboriums and patens, both old and new.

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Lucinda Naylor: Stations of the Cross

Stations of the Cross

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Mary Ann Osborne, SSND

Working primarily through wood carvings and block prints, Mary Ann Osborne returns to the Basilica with all new works exploring the theme of Oneness. She states, “The only useful thing to accomplish in our lives is finding union with God. In prayer, no matter what our faith tradition, we discover our oneness and that ‘what we have to be is what we are.”

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