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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
Republican American
Republican American
September 7, 2019
American Mural Project founder Ellen Griesedieck joked in the project’s latest newsletter that she has been so busy she doesn’t know where the summer has gone. “I have worn my bathing suit under my work clothes every day since June and have been in the water only once,” she said. Click here for the full article.
Hartford Courant
Hartford Courant
July 1, 2019
For two decades, Sharon artist Ellen Griesedeck has had a dream to create a mural honoring working men and women, five stories high and 120 feet wide, inside an abandoned mill. She knew from the start it was a crazy passion. Full article.
Republican American
Republican American
June 21, 2019
American Mural Project founder Ellen Griesedieck said she is happy with the progress made so far with the installation of her massive three-dimensional tribute to American workers. Click here to read the full article.
Republican American
Republican American
May 18, 2019
The American Mural Project continues to make steady progress toward a possible opening before the end of the year. Full article.
Register Citizen
Register Citizen
April 19, 2019
American Mural Project founder and artistic director Ellen Griesedieck will receive the Connecticut Art Education Association (CAEA) 2019 Distinguished Service to the Profession award. One of seven arts professionals being honored, Griesedieck will receive the award at the CAEA annual awards dinner, April 28 at the Country Club of Farmington, where she will be recognized for her outstanding achievement and contributions to the field of art education. Click here to read the full article.
Register Citizen
Register Citizen
April 5, 2019
Pilobolus performs special show at the Warner Theater. ASAP!’s Ultimate Collaboration with Pilobolus and the Winsted-based American Mural Project was featured, along with the Multi-Generational Community Dance Project. Click here for the full article and photos by Lara Green-Kazlauskas.
Register Citizen
Register Citizen
January, 29, 2019
Winsted’s American Mural Project reaching toward its goal. Click here for the full story.
Republican American
Republican American
January 24, 2019
The first panel of the American Mural Project is up. Early Thursday afternoon, project founder Ellen Griesedieck and five helpers carried the roughly 10-foot-tall aluminum honeycomb panel from one end of the former factory building to the other. They hoisted it 6 feet off the ground and secured it with bolts. Click here to read more.
Republican American
Republican American
December 4, 2018
The renovation of the old mill that will become home to the American Mural Project is nearly completed. Click here to read the full article.
U.S. News and World Report
U.S. News and World Report
October 1, 2018
Even Amy Wynn, the American Mural Project's first executive director, struggles a bit in explaining what the project is. But give her a couple of minutes and she is able to slowly put words together that at least provide a basic understanding of its intent. Click here to read the full article.
Register Citizen
Register Citizen
September 26, 2018
Artistic accomplishment and social awareness are blended together in the nearly completed American Mural Project. Read the full article here.
Register Citizen
Register Citizen
September 16, 2018
There’s a lot to like about Winsted, and when it’s finished, the American Mural Project is going to be in a class by itself as a city showplace. Not yet completed, it already generates an inner excitement. Click here to read the full article.
Register Citizen
Register Citizen
July 8, 2018
Amy Wynn, current executive director of the Northwest Connecticut Arts Council will soon be joining AMP as the first executive director!
"We are thrilled to have Amy join us at this pivotal moment in our growth. With construction wrapping up in a few weeks, Amy will be overseeing all operations as we begin to install the mural and prepare to open to the public in 2019. Her successes in building the Arts Council will directly translate to our needs in the next several years. She's a tremendous asset to the region, and we can't wait for her to make her mark here." --Ellen Griesedieck, founder and artistic director of the American Mural Project
Click here to read the full article.
WTNH
WTNH
May 7, 2018
Ann Nyberg interviews Ellen on the Nyberg show. Watch the video here.
