Per Artem ad Deum Medal

The Per Artem ad Deum Medal - (Eng. Through Arts to God) - annual award presented by the Pontifical Council for Culture in recognition of the achievements which contribute to the promotion of dialogue between the diversity of cultures in the contemporary world and thus promote man as an individual.[1]

The Medal Chapter

The Medal Chapter comprises: Reverend Bishop Marian Florczyk - the Chapter Chairman, Andrzej Mochoń PhD, Professor Konrad Kucza-Kuczyński and the previous years' laureates: Tomasz Furdyna, Dobrosław Bagiński PhD. Hab, professor Stanisław Słonina, professor Leszek Mądzik, Wojciech Kilar, Krzysztof Zanussi, Stanisław Niemczyk.[2]

Laureates

The Per Artem ad Deum Medal has been presented to:

The Medal awarding ceremony

The Per Artem ad Deum Medal has been presented at the International Exhibition of Church Construction, Church Fittings and Furnishings and Religious Art SACROEXPO held in Targi Kielce exhibition centre located in Kielce, Poland. The Medal is awarded at a special gala ceremony. The medal laureates are presented the distinction by the Chapter members and the church high-ranking dignitaries; twice - in 2009 and 2012 - the Medal was handed by the President of the Pontifical Council for Culture, Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi.[7] In the case of Stefan Stuligrosz and Ennio Morricone, the Medal Medal awarding ceremony gained extra splendour owing to live concert of the Świętokrzyskie Philharmonic Orchestra and Cracow Philharmonic Choir performing the new version of the Tra Cielo e Terra dedicated to John Paul II.[8]

Photos
  • Per Artem Ad Deum presented to Wojciech Kilar (2009)
  • The Per Artem Ad Deum Medal awardig ceremony - Krzysztof Zanussi accompanied by Targi Kielce President Andrzej Mochoń PhD (2010)
  • Ennio Morricone receives the Per Artem Ad Deum Medal from Archbishop Gianfranco Ravasi (2012)
  • Mario Botta and Adam Bujak at the Per Artem Ad Deum Medal awarding ceremony (2014)
  • 2015's Per Artem Ad Deum laureates - from the left: Wincenty Kućma, Volker Resing (Herder Publishers), Krzysztof Penderecki
  • Antonina Krzysztoń receives the Per Artem Ad Deum award at 2016's Sacroexpo in Kielce

References
  1. "News | Per Artem Ad Deum". www.perartemaddeum.com. Retrieved 2017-04-20.
  2. "The Chapter | Per Artem Ad Deum". www.perartemaddeum.com. Retrieved 2017-04-20.
  3. "THROUGH ARTS TO GOD - News - Kielce Trade Fairs". targikielce.pl. Retrieved 2017-04-20.
  4. dimax.pl. "Per Artem ad Deum Gala Evening - SACROEXPO'S indispensable part - Centrum Kongresowe Targi Kielce - News". www.kielcekonferencje.pl. Retrieved 2017-04-20.
  5. "Arvo Pärt awarded the Per Artem Ad Deum Medal from the Pontifical Council for Culture - Arvo Pärdi Keskus". Arvo Pärdi Keskus. 2016-06-20. Retrieved 2017-04-20.
  6. "Per Artem Ad Deum - Art Award | Claudia Henzler". Claudia Henzler (in German). 2017-04-18. Retrieved 2017-04-20.
  7. "Per Artem ad Deum… Through Arts to God - News - Kielce Trade Fairs". targikielce.pl. Retrieved 2017-04-20.
  8. "Through Arts to God - News - Kielce Trade Fairs". targikielce.pl. Retrieved 2017-04-20.
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