Art at Work: Education
August 18, 2023
So many magical moments with the kids in the Summer @ AMP programs—too many to count. A big THANK YOU to all of our families.
Art at Work: Education
Art at Work: Education
June 12, 2023
Professional development workshops at AMP focus on creative community building and choice-based art making. We had an amazing day with these inspiring Middletown artists last week.
Art at Work: Education
Art at Work: Education
June 9, 2023
We Speak, the social justice middle school club from Canton, spent time at AMP last week—an insightful and creative group of kids with a lot to say.
Art at Work: Education
Art at Work: Education
May 27, 2023
Homemade ice cream and some serious artwork during our last week of CHAMPS After School Enrichment Program. Liz had a fantastic year with these kids. And now we get to makes plans for the fall!
Art at Work: Education
Art at Work: Education
May 22, 2023
At AMP, we're all about collaboration and these fourth graders from Jennings Elementary were all about it too—working together and feeding off each other's ideas. Another great field trip at AMP!
Art at Work: Education
Art at Work: Education
May 3, 2023
A full hour on a bus with 10-year-olds and commuter traffic couldn’t keep McKinley Elementary from visiting AMP. After students toured the exhibit, they had some big ideas on what they would do if given a factory building.... metal shop... soca music space... roller-coaster restaurant. Another fun and creative field trip in the books!
Art at Work: Education
Art at Work: Education
March 9, 2023
Another great school visit, this time with students from Botelle Elementary School and Colebrook Consolidated School. After a tour of the exhibit, kids worked on a fun architectural project, imagining what they would do if they were given a factory building similar to AMP to adapt into their own big ideas. Dream home? Community center? Clinic? Cat coffee shop?
Art at Work: Education
Art at Work: Education
March 8, 2023
We had a fantastic day with seventh graders from Roger Ludlowe Middle School. There is nothing better than having 60 students in our space, asking questions about the mural and working on their own art project. For part of the Ludlowe project, students painted rocks with giant eyes and found secret places to tuck them in our outdoor program space. We can’t wait for our summer campers to discover these big-eyed rocks staring back at them.
Art at Work: Education
Art at Work: Education
February 7, 2023
The CHAMPS kids have moved upstairs to our new program space and they are having a blast—more room for playing games and creating projects. With sunlight shedding in and laughter echoing down the stairs, this art room is the best place to have extra fun these days.
Art at Work: Education
Art at Work: Education
December 9, 2022
Kids in our CHAMPS after-school enrichment program have been having a lot of fun working with textiles to create some cool, upcycled projects.
Art at Work: Education
Art at Work: Education
November 9, 2022
Thanks to the art teachers from the Fairfield Public Schools for visiting AMP yesterday and sharing their experience!
Art at Work: Education
Art at Work: Education
November 8, 2022
Electing to learn and be inspired at AMP today! Thanks to these art educators for joining us for our professional development workshop focused on recharging. This energized group is taking back new lesson plans to their classrooms that are inspired by the immersive mural experience.
Art at Work: Education
Art at Work: Education
October 30, 2022
Last week we welcomed sixth-grade students from Canton Intermediate School, who created a "Big Idea" architectural project—their personal dream of work. They also collaborated outside to design pieces they would like to see in our kid-designed and -built nature playground, thinking about what they would need to build it, who it would impact, who they'd need to help, and how they'd get started.
Art at Work: Education
Art at Work: Education
July 27, 2022
We are excited to welcome the Sphero Bot program to AMP this week as a complement to CHAMPS @AMP! The kids use various materials to design armor for small, round robots that they control with an iPad. They enter the ring and compete to try and pop one another's balloon. Top designs included a balloon entirely protected by a thick layer of duct tape, and another with a tight fence of popsicle sticks. Big thanks to the The Kids of Summer Foundation for funding this exciting program!
Art at Work: Education
Art at Work: Education
April 26, 2022
AMP partnered with SOAR, Salisbury Central School (SCS), and twenty2 wallpaper + textile factory of Bantam, Connecticut, to create an all-school mural commemorating the 20th anniversary and legacy of SOAR’s after-school enrichment programs and the program’s founder Zenas Block.
Students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade at SCS worked off of a prompt to create art focused on the work they would like to do when they grow up. Students visually explored their dreams and aspirations for their future work—from teachers, hair dressers, and bus drivers to astronauts, botanists, athletes, and more.
SOAR Executive Director Linda Sloane, AMP teaching artist Jessica Russell, and SCS art teacher Gayle Christinat oversaw the more than three hundred art creations, which were scanned and digitized by twenty2 and turned into high-end wallpaper that covers the length and width of the hallway—80 feet long by 8 feet high—outside the art room at SCS.
Absolutely stunning!
Art at Work: Education
Art at Work: Education
February 10, 2022
A huge shout out to Marcus Sanford, our special guest teaching artist for the CHAMPS after-school program this week. Marcus is a warehouse manager by day and graphic novelist by night, who aspires to teach. He joined the crew at AMP to learn about lesson planning then did a fabulous job leading a program in the art of cartooning. So great to see everyone having fun developing and drawing characters!
Art at Work: Education
Art at Work: Education
January 27, 2022
Some pops of color created by our CHAMPS after-school enrichment program participants. Always nice to see, but especially on another cold New England day!
Art at Work: Education
Art at Work: Education
January 15, 2022
AMP is a great place to learn about work and create art. Just ask our CHAMPS after-school enrichment program participants!
Art at Work: Education
Art at Work: Education
October 15, 2021
From this to that, Bolton's all-school mural is spectacular! Celebrating the town's 300th anniversary (in 2020), the mural has been in the works since 2019 and involved input from a group of student representatives, the town historian, and key contributions from various invested members of the school community. AMP teaching artist Meredith Arcari Luciano and Bolton art teacher Katelyn Paradis masterfully guided more than 500 students in grades PK-8 to create this incredible piece of artistic history!
Art at Work: Education
Art at Work: Education
October 4, 2021
Our spirits are soaring with the return to our school residencies! First stop on the schedule: Salisbury, CT.
In partnership with SOAR, Salisbury Central School, and Twenty2 of Bantan, Connecticut, AMP’s program in Salisbury is an all-school mural commemorating the 20th anniversary and legacy of SOAR’s after-school enrichment programs. Initiated by Linda Sloane, executive director of SOAR, the project kicked off in winter 2020 with a small group of student representatives planning alongside AMP teaching artist Jessica Russell.
Fast forward to last week, the entire school community worked off of a prompt to create art around the work that they would like to do when they grow up. Their art will be scanned and digitized by Twenty2 and turned into high-end wallpaper that will cover the entire length and width of the hallway outside the art room at Salisbury Central School. We are all so grateful to Twenty2 for the incredibly generous donation of their time and skill! Special thanks to Gayle Christinat who shared her art room, talent, and love for Salisbury students.
