Anselm Grün – theologian, writer and Benedictine monk – received the Per Artem Ad Deum medal for 2023. The award, under the patronage of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Culture and Education, was awarded him at one of the most important Benedictine monasteries in the region – Münsterschwarzach Abbey.

Since 2023, the next laureate of the Per Artem Ad Deum medal will be chosen under the Honorary Patronage of the Dicastery for Culture and Education. Dr Andrzej Mochoń, President of the Management Board of Targi Kielce, and Marian Florczyk, Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Kielce, met with the Prefect of the newly created Dicastery – Cardinal José Tolentino Mendonça.

Giuseppe Tornatore received the medal of the Pontifical Council for Culture in the Vatican from the hands of Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi – president of the Pontifical Council for Culture, Bishop Marian Florczyk and President of Targi Kielce’s Board, Andrzej Mochoń PhD.

Ernest Bryll was awarded with the Per Artem ad Deum medal in 2021.

In 2020 Paweł Łukaszewski, Jan Jerzy Skąpski and Leszek Sosnowski were awarded with the Per Artem ad Deum medal.

Marcin Bornus-Szczyciński, Tadeusz Boruta and Alexander Kornoukhov – laureates of the 2019 Per Artem ad Deum medal

Antonina Krzysztoń – The laureate of the 2016 Per Artem ad Deum medal

In 2011 Stanisław Niemczyk was presented with the Per Artem ad Deum medal.

The laureate of the Per Artem ad Deum medal – Krzysztof  Zanussi and Targi Kielce President of Board Andrzej Mochoń PhD

Wojciech Kilar presented with the Per Artem ad Deum medal

Leszek Mądzik awarded with the Per Artem ad Deum medal

Stanisław Słonina is presented with the Per Artem ad Deum medal by HE Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz

Dobrosław Bagiński presented with the Per Artem ad Deum medal

Tomasz Furdyna is presented with the Per Artem ad Deum medal by Bishop Kazimierz Ryczan

2010 – the Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Chicago, Fr Joseph Nathaniel Perry, paid a visit to the exhibition

2007 – HE Cardinal Stanisław Dziwisz presented  Stanisław Słonina with the Per Artem ad Deum medal

2005 – the guest of the exhibition – John Paul II’s Photographer  Arturo Mari

Leszek Mądzik – a director, the medal laureate with Archbishop Józef Michalik

Wojciech Kilar – a composer, presented with the accolade by HE Archbishop Gianfranco Ravasi

Krzysztof Zanussi – a director, the medal laureate with HE Father Marian Florczyk; Kielce Diocese Suffragan Bishop