Moving In: Installation
March 20, 2020
This beauty was just delivered today, and we couldn't be more excited to put it to use during the next phase of the mural installation!
Art at Work: Education
Art at Work: Education
March 11, 2020
Meet Brianna, a first-year student at Northwestern Connecticut Community College and an AMP intern! She is currently working with our CHAMPS after-school program to help kids find a love for art. She was an avid volleyball player for seven years and is now going to school to become a school psychologist. She loves working with kids
Moving In: Installation
Moving In: Installation
February 28, 2020
More prep work for the next phase of installation!
Art at Work: Education
Art at Work: Education
February 25, 2020
Students from the House of Arts Letters & Science (HALS) Academy in New Britain visited AMP last week to finish glazing tiles that honor the work of Stanley Black & Decker and its contributions to the New Britain community. The finished product will be a tile mural that will become part of the permanent installation at AMP; a two-dimensional version of the mural will be displayed at the school.
Building Up and Raising Funds
Building Up and Raising Funds
February, 15, 2020
There's a whole lot to ❤️ about this announcement! The Connecticut Office of the Arts awarded AMP $12,783 through the Connecticut Arts Endowment Fund. We were one of 147 organizations in the state that received funding to ensure "the long-term stability of Connecticut's arts industry."
Art At Work: Education
Art At Work: Education
February 10, 2020
We are excited to welcome another new teaching artist to AMP! Shana Bazelmans has worked as a guest teaching artist in our collaborative CHAMPS after-school enrichment program and will be the lead instructor for "Engaged Creativity—a collaboration with the homeschool community—that she is co-creating alongside Michelle Begley, AMP's education programs director.
Shana is a visual arts educator with 11 years of experience in the art classroom. She has taught in several different capacities from the public arena to the private sector, with students K–12 and with adults. She has written art curriculum for schools and has designed a sensory-based art curriculum for special education students. She attended The Fashion Institute of Technology and New College of California, and graduated from Ramapo College with a BA in Visual Arts and Art History. Shana believes the key to being a good educator is to always be actively learning. She continues to learn new art forms and hone her skills through classes and is currently enrolled in graduate school. "I want to help build creatively confident learners. Fostering and facilitating the collaborative, creative process is one of the things I was put here to do. In my mind, it's the little piece that I'm adding into a much bigger framework."
WinstedPhoenix
WinstedPhoenix
January 27, 2020
Amy Smith is right—you do need to see this! Read the full article here.
AMPed Up
AMPed UP
January 25, 2020
Look who came to visit AMP last week...Senator Kevin Witkos and Representative Jay Case! We've been fortunate to have several politicians visit us lately—the word is out about the great things happening in Winsted and everyone wants to check it out!
Moving In: Installation
Moving In: Installation
January 17, 2020
This great crew—Spencer, Holden, Ellen, and John—moved the foundry and farmer/cow pieces into the mural building this week!
Hartford Courant
Hartford Courant
January 16, 2020
AMP in one of eight Connecticut organizations to have been awarded a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. See the fill list here.
Art at Work: Education
Art at Work: Education
January 14, 2020
Recycled, upcycled—whatever you want to call it—our CHAMPS after-school program participants are having a blast and creating the coolest projects!
WPKN Radio
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.
