Gala features edible art

American Mural Project

WINSTED — The American Mural Project hosts its third annual Art of Work Gala on Saturday in its newly renovated mill building in Winsted.

The evening includes cocktails, a string quartet, dinner, “art in motion” video projections, and dancing as well as a handson edible art project.

The festivities begin at 6 p.m. with appetizers, music and cocktails in AMP’s mill building, offering an opportunity to view the space that will house the mural.

Attendees will have the opportunity to decorate — and later eat — cakes with a construction theme.

Dinner is provided by Spice Catering Group, of Derby. The evening concludes with dessert, a paddle raise fundraiser and dancing. Tickets are $225; tables of 10 are $2,000. For tickets or information, call 860-379-3006 or visit americanmuralproject.org/ events.

The string quartet features players from the Hartford Symphony Orchestra. Joe Wheaton brings his multimedia experience to AMP for the first time.

Launched in 2002 by artist Ellen Griesedieck, the American Mural Project is creating the largest indoor collaborative artwork in the world — a mural 120 feet long, 48 feet high, and up to 10 feet deep.

The mural is a tribute to American workers and highlights what has defined the country over the last century. It seeks to inspire, to educate, to invite collaboration, and to reveal to people of all ages the many contributions they can make to American culture.