Lake Peekskill Artist creates Sacred Art Show depicting local landmark church of the North American Martyrs

Several local artists from the Lake Peekskill Secret Arts Society will feature local parish church as part of a sacred art show in Fonda New York.

On September 16 & 17 at the Kateri Tekakwitha Shrine located in Fonda New York there will be a Sacred Art Show dedicated to Saint Kateri Tekawitha.

Artist Suzanne Mancuso and her husband local photographer Joseph Mancuso will feature Saint Columbanus church with Kateri in and around the grotto and grounds of the Putnam Valley Church known as The Church of the North American Martyrs.

Several other artists will have art in this show, from other local parishes such as Elizabeth Anne Seton and Saint Columbanus.

Artists & Photographers: Carl Vanderwouden of Canada , Jan Keels of New Orleans, Joseph Mancuso, Suzanne Mancuso, Emily Quarato, Eric Quarato, Janet Massodi, & many others to be included

Note: A special painting made by Sister Karol Jackowski, a nun from New York will be on exhibit in the art room hall, she created a special piece just for this art show.

If you are interested in a pilgrimage to the shrine-please visit the website listed below

If you are an artists and would like to be a part of this show please email

An Open Call to All Artists (child thru adult) to Celebrate the life of Saint Kateri TekakwithaThe National Shrine of St. Kateri Tekakwitha located in Fonda, New York, Is currently having an open call to artists of all ages and backgrounds to help "fund raise" to maintain the integrity of their grounds, buildings and future endeavors.We invite all artists to submit (donate) works that pertains to Saint Kateri herself, her national shrine, Native American and First Nations peoples, or traditional ecological knowledge (TEK).Please visit the website www.katerishrine.com for photographs and information on the Shrine Kateri Tekakwitha National Shrine phone number- 518-853-3646email- nationalkaterishrine@gmail.com The Art Show DetailsDeadline to submit work is September 1, 2017 by 4 PM Open for artists from all areasGenre-Saint Kateri, Shrine and or indigenous people-G rated for all agesArtwork must be ready to hang IE-( wire or claw tooth)We will accept fine art, crafts, paintings, sculpture, woodwork, 2 & 3DNOTE: All art should be historically sensitive