Ellen’s Work Blog
February 2022
As we head into February, we are starting to count down the months until spring, then summer, then getting the doors open for visitors who will see the mural for the first time on all three levels. Giant thanks to Cory Violette and everyone at Kone Elevator, Jamie Fox and everyone at Scope Construction, and John Jacquier, Andy, and Matt for all the work accomplished in the last few weeks. The elevator and first floor railings are in and the whole thing is exquisite.
The work ahead is already more than I can accomplish before our summer opening moment. I continue to unearth collaborative projects, created across the country, packed away for years, every one so expansive and suggesting possibilities. How do I organize all these pieces so visitors will see the places we have been across the country, wonderful friends we have met, and the invaluable contributions they have made to AMP?
As I assemble these projects, I think back on the diverse groups we’ve worked with—both kids and adults—and how our goal from the beginning has been to create these pieces together and honor working Americans across the country. For the last two decades, we’ve brought together different people and groups who may not have had the opportunity to meet one another otherwise, to solve challenges, experience new perspectives, and discover that art forms a connection to one another and the community. There’s much more of this to come in the months and years ahead with our education programs and future collaborative state projects. I can't wait.
