WPKN Radio
January 9, 2020
Our executive director, Amy Wynn, shares her thoughts on the state of the arts in Connecticut in this radio interview. Take a listen!
Building Up and Raising Funds
Building Up and Raising Funds
December 20, 2019
Such a great night and turnout at Rowley Grill & Tap on Wednesday! The restaurant donated 10% of all food and drink sales from the night to AMP. We love these community partnerships and plan to offer more of these fundraising nights in the new year. What a great way to support our local businesses—and AMP!
Art at Work: Education
Art at Work: Education
December 19, 2019
Our ceramic tile project at the HALS Academy in New Britain kicked off this week, with 57 sixth-graders working on the start of a tile mural highlighting their community and the work contributions of Stanley Black & Decker, which is headquartered in New Britain. The tile mural will become part of the permanent installation at AMP, with a two-dimensional print of the finished project remaining at HALS. These tiles are going to be incredible!
Register Citizen
Register Citizen
November 20, 2019
The American Mural Project recently received grants from the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain, the Maximilian E. and Marion O. Hoffman Foundation, and the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development/Office of the Arts, for education and renovations at the project in Winsted. Read the full article here.
Art at Work: Education
Art at Work: Education
November 19, 2019
We ❤️ our CHAMPS after-school program and teaching artists!
Building Up and Raising Funds
Building Up and Raising Funds
November 14, 2019
Our annual appeal mailing is heading your way thanks to help from these great volunteers! Check your mailboxes and please help support our next big phase of adding stairs and railings for the second level, as well as completing the two-story wrap-around viewing platform. This is a crucial phase to get us to the second-floor education programming space and the entrance to the future atrium and Visitor Center that will house the expansive education center.
Wait for the envelope and donate the old-fashioned way, or get a head start and do it online now: https://www.americanmuralproject.org/donate
Thanks for your support!
Art at Work: Education
Art at Work: Education
November 7, 2019
AMP is partnering with the House of Arts Letters & Science (HALS) Academy in New Britain to create a mural highlighting their community and the work contributions of Stanley Black & Decker, which is headquartered in New Britain. Made possible through partial funding from the Community Foundation of New Britain, the project will include a student visit to Stanley to see work underway and a chance to talk with employees, as well as the opportunity for the students to create a mural of their work from ceramic tiles, and visit to AMP in Winsted. Watch for photos and videos of this exciting program!
The Washington Post
The Washington Post, KidsPost
November 5, 2019
For 20 years, artist Ellen Griesedieck has been creating an enormous mural that shows American workers doing their jobs, from farming and firefighting to fishing and fixing cars. Along the way, she’s had lots of help from kids.
Click here to read the full KidsPost article.
Art at Work: Education
Art at Work: Education
October 31, 2019
Boooootiful masks created by third-graders in our CHAMPS after-school program! And a stunning paper quilt in the background, made by fifth- and sixth-grade students.
Art at Work: Education
Art at Work: Education
October 23, 2019
Another AMPmazing intern joins our crew! Clara Koch is a senior at Northwestern Regional School District No. 7 in Winsted. She's assisting with the CHAMPS after-school program at AMP, helping kids enjoy, learn about, and appreciate the joy of art and work. Clara is an artist who loves painting, drawing, and kids—and hopes to be a professional artist in the future!
AMPed Up
AMPed UP
October 21, 2019
These one-of-a-kind beauties are selling faster than Ellen can paint them! We're ordering more t-shirts and hoodies—yes, hoodies!—so we can have plenty more ready before the holidays. Get AMPed for these special hand-painted gifts! Adult and youth sizes available soon.
AMPed Up
AMPed UP
October 18, 2019
Staff planning meeting underway. So many great programs and events coming up next year. Stay tuned!
AMPed UP
WinstedPhoenix
October 14, 2019
Senator Chris Murphy hosted an arts roundtable at AMP on Friday! Along with state representatives and arts leaders from around Connecticut, he discussed the arts as an economic driver.
Murphy said “I have been a believer from the very beginning that AMP is not only a good thing for Winsted, but it is transformational for everyone who gets to come here. I am a believer in art and the initiative of art changing people’s lives.”
Click here to read the full WinstedPhoenix article by Shaw Israel Izikson.
Lakeville Journal
Lakeville Journal
October 2, 2019
From garbage to garb—old clothing, bedspreads, roping, turkey feathers and beaver bones may be trash to most…
Click here to read the full article by Debra A. Aleksinas.
Building Up and Raising Funds
Building Up and Raising Funds
September 29, 2019
Now that's the kind of fun we wish we could have every day! Last night we had 250+ people at the mill, enjoying delicious food, dancing to music by the amazing Nekita Waller Band, and taking in these unbelievable runway designs. Click here to view more photos from this incredible event.
Register Citizen
Register Citizen
September 29, 2019
AMP in the news again! Click here for a look at photos by Lara Green-Kazlauskas, Hearst Media.
Moving In: Installation
Moving In: Installation
September 26, 2019
Another major install is done, taking us to nearly 30 percent complete!
Moving In: Installation
Moving In: Installation
September 18, 2019
All ready to go for the next installation!
AMPed UP
AMPed UP
September 15, 2019
The Paddock Classic Cars hosted an artistic car tour at AMP last weekend, including lunch with retired racing driver and sports broadcast journalist Sam Posey and an overview of the mural with Ellen. If your group is interested in organizing an event at the mill, please send us a message!
Moving In: Installation
Moving In: Installation
September 12, 2019
Work on the massive George Washington Bridge section of the mural continues, in preparation for the next installation. Assembling the pieces requires some nimble helpers—it's a tight squeeze to get in and out of the triangles!
