To enter, the Vatican asks that candidates fill out an online application form between Jan. 8 and Jan. 31, 2024.
The form will require the submission of a PDF containing a selection of no more than 10 previous original works of art accompanied by brief captions and relevant technical information.
Artists will also need to send in a brief curriculum vitae in English or Italian. The application form will be available on the official website of St. Peter’s Basilica starting on Jan. 8.
Selected candidates will be notified if they have been accepted into the Vatican art competition by March 15, 2024.
Artists will then be asked to submit a framed original sketch of the 12th Station, “Jesus Dies on the Cross” measuring 50x50cm, as well as a second sketch in a clip frame of another Station of the Cross freely chosen by the artist.
The two sketches must be delivered to the Vatican either in person or by courier by July 15, 2024, to the following address: