Transforming the Culture through Beauty
The Cincinnati Club
5:30 - 9:00pm
On Thursday, June 11, 2026, we gather once again for An Evening of Catholic Culture. This year, we are honored to present the 2026 Fra Angelico Award to Archbishop Emeritus Dennis Schnurr. Featuring sacred art, live music, inspiring performances, and more, this Gala is far more than a typical banquet. It is a rallying point for cultural renewal — bringing together artists, clergy, business leaders, families, and patrons who believe beauty will save the world.
Join us as we celebrate the mission of The Angelico Project and rally together to help make Greater Cincinnati a center of a new renaissance of Catholic art, thought, and culture — drawing thousands closer to Christ and His Church.
Details
Food & Refreshments
Please note, dinner is served during the cocktail hour, not during the program.
Our cocktail hour will feature a generous spread of heavy hors d’oeuvres as Dinner-By-The-Bite.
We encourage you to arrive soon after doors open at 5:30 and to eat before the program begins.
Event Schedule
Doors Open: 5:30 PM
We strongly recommend arriving when doors open to allow plenty of time to:
- Eat Dinner-By-The-Bite
- Enjoy the cocktail hour
- View the artwork on display
- Browse and bid in the Mini Masterpieces Auction
- Connect with fellow guests before the program begins
Program Begins: 7:00 PM
The Mini Masterpieces Auction Is Live
The auction is now open for bidding!
We invite you to begin browsing the collection and to share the auction link with your guests so they can participate as well. More than 50 original 4″ x 4″ works by local and regional artists will be available, making this a unique opportunity to support Catholic arts and culture while taking home an original piece.
View and Bid on the Auction → www.AngelicoProject.org/bid
Attendees can download the Givi app and enter the email address they registered with to pull up the event. From there, they’ll finish creating their account by setting a password.
Parking & Directions
Parking Garage: 13 W 9th Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202
- Pull into the garage on the lefthand side of the road
- Park close to level 5A
- Bring license plate # information with you as we will assist you with validating your parking.
- A walkway connected to The Cincinnati Club is located in the West corner
- Take elevators down to the ground floor
- There will be signs and personnel to help you
The event space may be accessed by the grand staircase or elevator across the lobby. When exiting that night, you must turn left, as it is a one-way street.
Sponsorship Opportunities
Presenting Sponsor - $10,000
Benefits include: Holy Mass special intention offered, premier logo placement on all materials, preferred seating at the event, recognition from the podium during the event, recognition in Angelico Project digital media, signage at the event, full page ad or listing in program.
Includes premium table of 10 to the Gala.
Producing Sponsor - $7,500
Benefits include: Holy Mass special intention offered, preferred seating at the event, recognition in Angelico Project digital media, signage at the event, full page ad or listing in program.
Includes 10 tickets to the Gala.
Hospitality Sponsor - $5,000
Benefits include: Holy Mass special intention offered, recognition from the podium during the event, recognition in Angelico Project digital media, signage at the event, half page ad or listing in program.
Includes 10 tickets to the Gala.
Front of House Sponsor - $3,000
Benefits include: Holy Mass special intention offered, recognition in Angelico Project digital media, signage at the event, third of a page ad or listing in program.
Includes 10 tickets to the Gala.
Angelico Table Sponsor - $2,500
Benefits include: Holy Mass special intention offered, recognition in Angelico Project digital media, signage at the event, name listed in program.
Includes 10 tickets to the Gala.
Angelico Host Sponsor - $1,000
Benefits include: Holy Mass special intention offered, recognition in Angelico Project digital media, signage at the event, name listed in program.
Includes 2 tickets to the Gala.
Fra Angelico Award Honoree
The Most Rev. Dennis M. Schnurr
Archbishop Emeritus of Cincinnati
Each year, The Angelico Project presents the Fra Angelico Award to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to Catholic art, thought, and culture in our region. This year, we are honored to recognize The Most Reverend Dennis M. Schnurr, Archbishop Emeritus of Cincinnati, for nearly two decades of faithful service to the Church in Greater Cincinnati and southwest Ohio.
Over the course of his episcopacy, Archbishop Schnurr’s leadership profoundly shaped the spiritual, cultural, and institutional life of the local Church. His legacy includes deep investment in seminary formation and priestly vocations, strong support for lay evangelization, and encouragement of cultural and artistic initiatives—including his early and consistent support of The Angelico Project. He also led the historic One Faith, One Hope, One Love campaign, strengthening Catholic education, parish life, and the foundations that allow worship, beauty, and culture to flourish.
Perhaps most importantly, Archbishop Schnurr personally confirmed thousands of Catholics, ordained more than seventy priests, and helped foster one of the strongest periods of vocational growth the archdiocese has seen in decades. In honoring him with the Fra Angelico Award, we recognize a shepherd whose leadership helped lay the foundation and cultivate the conditions in which a mission like ours can take root and grow. His faithful labor over many years has, in no small way, helped prepare this region for the future we firmly believe God is calling it to: to become a center of a new renaissance of Catholic art, thought, and culture.