
Catholic Artist Connection
NYC Chapter

Welcome to NYC!
Our NYC welcoming committee is ready to answer your questions about the local Catholic artist community, show you around, introduce you to your new best friends, and help you find the resources that are right for you.
Just introduce yourself using the button below! If you want to get in touch with a particular member of the welcoming committee (learn more about us here), let us know. You can also browse our directory of arts organizations, artist-friendly parishes, spiritual directors, and other recommended resources.
We can’t wait to meet you!
—Laura Pittenger
NYC Welcoming Committee Chair

“I must say, you make it seem that so many exciting and good Roman Catholic things are going on in NY that I must move there.”
The Welcoming Committee

Arts Centers & Organizations
ARTHOUSE2B seeks to share hospitality and creativity by providing spaces and support for New York City artists in the Catholic realm to share their gifts with the larger community.
Creates a space for encountering Christ in his Word and in one another and hosts a variety of events.
Music
Camerata New York is a successful non-profit which presents classical orchestral, choral, chamber and dance concerts as well as operas.
Invites listeners to light concentration through concerts, listening workshops, and retreats.
The mission of Pro Musicis is to promote visionary concert artists who awaken the human spirit wherever they perform.
Theatre
Dominican apostolate proclaiming the saving power of the Gospel through theater. Presents new theatrical productions throughout the year.
World premieres, established classics, and forgotten theatrical treasures that reawaken civilization's greatest truths, its beauty, and its potential.
An initiative of Magis Theatre Company dedicated to exploring sacred performance of all traditions.
NYC-based theatre company specializing in new theater written in classical styles, featuring strong female protagonists.
Xavier Theatre & Film develops and produces new works in the Catholic arts tradition that seek truth, promote human dignity and glorify God.
Visual Arts
Interdisciplinary visual artists' collective housed at St. Paul the Apostle (Paulist Fathers).
Churches and Church-Based Groups
The parishes of St. Boniface and the Assumption are served by the Oratorians. The Cappella Oratoriana specializes in the music associated with the Oratories in the 16th and 17th centuries.
Serves the Columbus Circle area. Visual artist collective that seeks to foster conversations among artists to explore the connections between creativity and spirituality.
Our Lady of the Cenacle Church, for nearly 100 years, has been a presence of beauty in Richmond Hill.
Serves the Upper East Side. Schola Cantorum and concert series.
Serves the Upper East Side of Manhattan. Hosts several choirs and a concert series.
Serves the Lenox Hill neighborhood. Choirs, concert series, theatre and performing arts.
Serves Greenwich Village and the Catholic Center at NYU. Two choirs and a concert series.
Serves Times Square and the Broadway theater community. A post-theater Mass is available every Saturday at 11 p.m.
Archdiocesan Basilica with a schola, concert series, and large population of artists.