Here's a quick update on the renovation!
Renovation of Guido Dettoni della Grazia’s Contemporary Sacred Art Exhibition at the Church of Santa Maria delle Rose.
May 2025
Thanks to the contributions received, we have started the renovation works according to the schedule planned last March.
We are awaiting the installation of the new loudspeakers and control booth, the air conditioning convector, and a large screen to document the past, present, and future of the works of art and the spaces that house them.
Until June, before the printing of the book “MARIA FOUND”, in which the names of the sponsors will be mentioned, additional contributions are welcome to complete the work begun and to fully develop the program of artistic and cultural activities at the exhibition.
The thirty-three wooden statues of MARIA have been meticulously restored by the artist. They have been returned to their original splendor of the time of the first MARIA exhibition in Barcelona in 1998.
The upper structure of the Alpha of the installation, which had been altered by various earthquakes, has been reinforced and completed to prevent further damage, recovering the original plumb on the Omega.
Renovation work is currently underway on the plasterwork, all the doors and the access door. A square, black, tubular iron frame now surrounds the entire terracotta floor of the church. The signage has been updated.
The entire electrical installation in both the church and the Alpha-Omega structure has been renewed.
Contributors for the renewal
On the special sign at the exhibition and on the third page of the book “MARIA FOUND”, the names of the sponsors are listed, the font size of which depends on the amount of the donation.
To date, the sponsors are:
Egea-Krier family
Guerciolini-Sannipola family
Paolo Dettoni Arvedi
Hotel Fontebella Palace
Bartolomé i Regué family
Carles Duarte i Montserrat
Maria and Rose Coppa
P. Ludger Plümpe
With the advice of Marco Casagrande, an experienced builder who has curated the exhibition for many years, we selected a group of artisans from Assisi who, together with their collaborators, were able to work on the restoration with dedication and devotion: Ernesto Mancinelli, blacksmith – Spartaco Rossi, builder – Paolo Banditella, carpenter – Marco Pompili, electrician. To all of them, our thanks.
If you would like to be a part of it,
please continue to fill out this form to receive an invoice to pay by bank transfer,
or proceed online to pay by Credit Card:
(*) It is mandatory to mention in the invoice the VAT number or the number of your driver’s license or ID or Social Security card or Passport.
Invoice
Upon receipt of the above form, we will send you an invoice (VAT included or EC VAT exempt) for the transfer of the amount of your contribution with the following description: Contribution to the renovation of the of Contemporary Sacred Art Exhibition by Guido Dettoni della Grazia in the Church of Santa Maria delle Rose in Assisi:
- Mention as sponsor on the commemorative plaque that will be located in the exhibition space
- Mention in the list of sponsors on the large screen that will be installed in the exhibition
- Mention in the list of sponsors that will be on the website https://santamariadellerose.art
- Mention in the list of sponsors in the forthcoming book MARIA
- Delivery of ____ free copies of the book MARIA.
