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AMERICAN MURAL PROJECT
| February 2012
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As we head into 2012, we are finishing three AMP projects that involve more people, more materials, and more coordination of events than we ever thought possible in the past. This letter celebrates their completion after several years in the works. We also finished 2011 with our best appeal ever! Of course, that is thanks to all of you.
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DC Project celebrates its conclusion May 25th
Eighteen months ago, the American Mural Project invited eight schools in Washington to participate in our DC Project, which pays tribute to people in government jobs. This fall, we visited each school, working with elementary- through high-school students and their teachers to create pieces honoring everyone from air-traffic-control personnel and U.S. military to teachers and city garbage collectors. Many students used the first words of the Constitution as the launching point for their pieces. The finished artwork will be on display in the eight district schools until April 1, before we collect it for our exhibit on May 25th on the National Mall.
The next step is to pull together what the students have created, without compromising their individual ideas - a good challenge for the artist...
With over 400 students and teachers, plus family, friends, and supporters, this will be the largest finish yet for a mural project -- if you're nearby, it's one not to miss, and we'd be thrilled for the help. Email shari@americanmuralproject.org
Click here for more photos of the DC Project
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Last call for Habitat scraps before we bolt this gable together
In November, as reported, along with the Habitat for Humanity Youth Conference attendees, we spent several days nailing, gluing, and bolting everything from scrap wood and hammers to hard hats and door assemblies to our Habitat gable. We are now sending out a last call for scraps since many of you reserved spots on the aluminum panels (Texas A&M, there's still space for your hammer.) As spring is around the corner and many of you will be on house builds, don't forget to send in a last contribution.
Email shari@americanmuralproject.org for information on how/where to send your scraps.
Click here for more photos of the Habitat Project
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GFWC Watch Project ends before our studio floor collapses under the weight of watches!
We are finishing this terrific project with over 9,000 watches donated to AMP by members of the GFWC, symbolizing their time spent in volunteer work in this country and around the world. The armature behind it will definitely need some extra steel. A response like this only bodes well for our future activities together... Looking forward to Charleston in June and telling everyone about our upcoming project together, Faces Make Places. Get excited. This is going to be a blast. |
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, Susan Lane, Thad Meyerriecks, Gayle Moraski, Sam Posey, Mark Ronaldes, JoAnn Ryan, Rosellen Schnurr, David Stack, John Whitman
Founding Board: Huyler Held, Ivan Kronenfeld, Paul Newman (1925-2008), 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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