Getting started with the Parish Package!
Verso L'Alto! David the founder of Verso L'Alto Design Co here.
Every church has beauty worth celebrating. After all it is the Lord's House!
If you're here, you're probably looking to honor your parish/church with a timeless keepsake. This article is intended to provide you more logistics on how we can partner together on this.
Okay, you've seen the art on our website, so your natural first question is... "what does it cost?"
There is no Commissioning Fee for the Parish Package.
You read that right. For churches (all denominations) in Minnesota, we don't charge a Commissioning Fee for the all of the costs of "creating" (ideating, testing, communicating).
How are we able to do this? We love immortalizing churches, and it's part of our fundamental mission here.
However, to make this commission-free project a reality, we DO ask that you develop at least 5 purchasers to collaborate on this project with us; we call this the Commissioners Group.
A Commissioners Group is the first (at least) 5 purchasers
The Commissioners Group is a group of individuals who agree to purchase the art when it's finished.
They get to participate in the art-making with us in a Whatsapp group to provide input on the creative process of bringing your church to life. This will include agreeing on the subject (full exterior, partial exterior, wide-shot sactuary, altar focus, tabernacle, crucifix, stained glass, etc.) and at least 1 round of revisions.
From our experience, when you tell your friends that they can get in on commissioning a piece of art about their church for NO FEE, they're all in! Make the Commissioner's Group as big as possible. Alternatively, if you'd like to purchase multiple pieces, the group can obviously be smaller.
Artwork Price
Again there is no Commissioning Fee, but when you're looking for your Commissioners Group it's natural for people to ask "what's the art cost?"
It's tough to answer this, but a rough rule of thumb is that a typical Parish Package piece is 12"x12" or 11"x17" and between $60-$100 in price. The price will vary on the complexity of the subject and the number and price of materials, and complexity of assembly.
We hope you're pleased at that price point. Original artwork is usually several hundred dollars. But because of our expertise and subsidies we offer for the Parish Package, we aim to make this affordable for as many families at your church as possible.
Distribution
If we're not coordinating this with a specific parish event, the Commissioners Group will receive their artwork first (available at the parish for pickup on an agreed date); then it will be listed on versolaltodesignco.com/[parishname] for friends and other parishioners to buy once they see the stunning art in your home! Generally the price will be the same online as for the Commissioners group, but prices are always changing.
"Let's get started!"
If you have any more questions or are ready to start organizing your parish's Commissioner's group, please email David at versolaltodesignco@gmail.com and we'll get started!