Unity in Variety: Art in Saint Gregory the Great Church

Sunday, June 30, 10:30AM-12:00PM
immediately following the 9:30 Mass.
The Norman Gothic beauty Saint Gregory the Great Church is unique for the integrity of its design employing a diversity of artistic styles. The marble statues, hand-carved wooden shrines, polychromed ceiling, jewel stained glass, and other decorative features comprise a survey of the history of sacred art including medieval, neoclassical, preraphaelite, art-deco, and folk art styles.
In this tour you will learn about the liturgical and decorative art in this Chicago church from a practicing sacred artist. 

$25 suggested donation or pay what you will. Please RSVP by registering below. ​​Contact Mark Franzen with any questions.

*You can pay online or bring a check or cash to the class. Make checks payable to Mary, Mother of God Parish with "St. Gregory's Hall" in the memo line. All donations are used to cover program and staff-related expenses of St. Gregory's Hall. No funds are used for general Parish operating expenses.

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About Your Tour Guide

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Sarah Crow is a sacred artist who has mastered Baroque oil painting techniques (see her reproduction of Caravaggio’s Calling of Saint Matthew here). She is a former lecturer at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and currently the artist in residence at St. Gregory’s Hall where she maintains an active studio of both sacred art commissions and representational paintings.