Welcome to St. Thomas Aquinas' Catholic Art Traditions (CARTT) website! 

The Catholic faith has a rich artistic tradition which comprises our identity as a Catholic people.  To expose students to this aspect of their heritage, the Catholic Art Traditions program was created.  Catholic Art Traditions presentations combine goals and objectives of each grade level's Art and Religious Education curriculums by guiding students in observations and discussions of religious masterpiece works of art.  Students expand their critical thinking skills as they explore Catholicism through centuries of faith-inspired artwork.  Opportunities for each grade level to work with certain media and in the techniques of traditional genres of Christian artwork are available throughout the school year.

Presentations in August, 2010

The Transfiguration - All grade levels

The Transfiguration of Christ, c.1924, mosaic, Basilica of the Transfiguration, Mt. Tabor, Israel.   The Transfiguration In observance of the feast of the Transfiguration, August 6th, students explore this event as represented in artwork ranging from the apse mosaic at the Basilica of the Transfiguration on Mt. Tabor, Israel, to several 15th century Italian Renaissance examples. Students discuss how the accounts of the Transfiguration written in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke compare with artistic interpretations. Students identified Peter, James and John, and Moses and Elijah based on their traditional attributes.  Can you identify these figures here?