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AMERICAN MURAL PROJECT
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We are speeding through spring and there is much to report.
First and
most exciting, we have a new website. After we talked for a while about a
redesign, Judy Posey, Molly Woodward, and Jamie Kleiman of Low5 Productions asked if they could
have a go at it. Six months later, with ongoing requests for clarification on
different aspects of the mural project, the two design majors with their expert
web master came through with this new, clean, easy-to-navigate site for AMP.
With all the different elements that make up this ever-growing project and
organization, this was no easy task. I am so grateful these three stayed the course, demonstrating
terrific patience while serving up one great idea after another from the first
day to the finish. And, if that was not enough, they donated a significant
portion of the work.
If you have
not visited our site in the past few weeks, take a look.
www.americanmuralproject.org
Best, Ellen
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Members of the Sharon Woman's Club making light work of our 2010 membership mailing
 | Membership Campaign
May marks the beginning of our 2010 AMP Membership year. Responses already are terrific from the initial mailing of our brochures.
This year members also receive discounts to performances and entrance fees with four of our cultural partners:
The Hartford Symphony Orchestra
www.hartfordsymphony.org
Music Mountain
www.musicmountain.org
The Warner Theater
www.warnertheatre.org
Connecticut Landmarks
www.ctlandmarks.org
Join or renew your membership today online at www.americanmuralproject.org or by replying to this email to receive your membership brochure.
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Habitat
Project
Habitat for
Humanity build projects are in full
swing.
We are starting to get great pieces of scrap materials
from the 2010 build
projects for Habitat. We are always excited about this time of year,
anxious to see
what pieces people are sending us, how they have signed, painted,
embellished
them and what pictures and stories accompany their contributions.
Starting next
month we are hoping to post a gallery of volunteers' pictures on our
website
accompanied by some great quotes from the field.
If you have scrap materials from a Habitat build project, get in touch with us for shipping
instructions and keep them coming!!! We need lots
of
pieces to make this section really work.
Click here for more information on our Habitat
Project.
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Upcoming Events
Wisdom House Retreat and Conference Center, LItchfield, CT
On Sunday, April 25th, Ellen was invited to participate in a panel
discussion - how artists view themselves and their work in this market-driven
society - moderated by Jack Gilpin, theater and TV actor. The four panelists
from the world of theater, music, art and creative writing were not at a loss
for words on this topic. Not surprisingly, they shared similar views about
their role in society and their responsibility to their audience in the
creation of their work. Lots more enthusiasm and interest in AMP as generated
from this new audience.
An accompanying AMP installation will be on exhibit in the Marie Louise Trichet
Art Gallery at Wisdom House through the summer.
Member's Reception, Friday May 21st
Coming up, our annual member's reception at the Whiting Street mill in
Winsted. With the generous support of Union Savings Bank - Joe Greco and Mark
Ronaldes in particular - we are looking forward to another fun evening as we
open the mill doors for the first time in 2010. This has become a favorite AMP
event and a great way to mark the beginning of summer. Hope all AMP members in
the area can make it. We may even have a few cases of Griesedieck Bros. beer on
ice.
Click here for Open Mill dates and other upcoming events
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Last, the best
In the last
year, two members of our AMP team and one AMP student participant achieved the
lofty and insane goal of climbing Mount Kilimanjaro. A determined Rebecca Bryan
- our fundraising consultant - did it last summer, and our photographer, Judy
Griesedieck, and her daughter, Taylor Healy, did it this past month.
Rebecca: "Kili will always hold a special place in my heart. The climb made me realize that anything is possible and that you are never alone."  |
Judy: "Toughest thing mentally and physically I've ever done by far".  |
It is rare to know one person in your lifetime who has climbed Kilimanjaro but to have two people, plus one daughter, from our AMP team, says something pretty special about our crew. I am proud of the company we keep. Congratulations from the rest of us at sea level.
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The American
Mural Project is a three-dimensional painting so large that a
special building is being created for it. It is a celebration of American
ingenuity
and commitment to work. The project seeks to inspire, to invite
collaboration,
and to reveal to people of all ages the many contributions they can make
to
American culture. It is intended as a tribute and a challenge.
Board of
Directors:
Frank Finch, Jim Garfield, Ellen Griesedieck,
Joe Griesedieck, William Harding, Susan Lane,
Thad Meyerriecks, Gayle Moraski, Sam Posey, Laurie Roy,
JoAnn Ryan, Rosellen Schnurr, David Stack, John Whitman
Founding Board: Huyler Held, Ivan Kronenfeld, Paul Newman,
Mehmet Oz, Peter Philip, Ileene Smith Sobel, Frank Stella
PO Box 538 · 100 Whiting Street · Winsted, CT 06098 · (860)
379-3006
www.americanmuralproject.org
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