American Mural Project to offer free admission for trade workers in April

Vocal Fireworks collegiate a cappella concert in 2025. Photo by Sky Johnson.

The American Mural Project has announced its April 2026 event schedule, featuring a mix of musical performances, educational lectures, and youth programming centered around the world’s largest indoor collaborative work of art.

Throughout the month, the organization will also offer free admission to manufacturing, construction, and trade workers as part of its ongoing “WORKS FOR ME!” initiative. The program is designed to spotlight various labor sectors by providing professional groups with access to the mural, which celebrates American workers.

Musical programming begins with “Vocal Fireworks,” a concert featuring all-female collegiate a cappella groups. The event continues AMP’s trend of utilizing its unique acoustic space for live performances.

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The April calendar also introduces the After-School Teen Art Club, a new program aimed at providing local students with a dedicated space for creative development. Additionally, the facility will host a Family Day in observance of National Poetry Month and a historical lecture focused on the roles of women during the American Revolution.

“April 2026 continues AMP’s WORKS FOR ME! program spotlighting various fields of work,” the organization said in a statement.

Located at 90 Whiting St in Winsted, the American Mural Project is home to a massive three-dimensional mural that is 120 feet long and five stories high. The project was founded to honor the history and future of work in the United States.

More information on specific event dates and registration for the “WORKS FOR ME!” admission program can be found on the organization’s website.

April 2026 events

Friday, April 10, 17 & 24, 2:30pm-4:30pm
After-School Teen Art Club

After a week of classes, homework and studying, who couldn’t use an opportunity hang with friends and get creative? At our new After-School Teen Art Club, young artists join us to explore different media, expand skills, and be among supportive friends. Each session will highlight a different media or technique to flex your repertoire. Bring something you want to develop further or start something entirely new as you engage in critique, conversation and collaboration. A great opportunity for both the serious art student wanting to up their art game and teens wanting to try something new. Reservations not required; just drop in!

$10 materials fee; $5 with AMP student membership.

Saturday, April 11
FAMILY DAY: Poetry in Motion!

Looking for creative, engaging activities for the whole family? AMP’s Family Days offer an exciting lineup of hands-on activities for children of all ages the second Saturday of every month. Games, story time, art projects, and interactive learning programs spark kids’ curiosity and creativity—and celebrate the art of work. AMP’s Family Days are the perfect way to spend quality time together. FREE admission for families! Teen Art Studio (see below) happens concurrently with Family Day so families with children of various ages can enjoy AMP together.

11am: Live Music Story Time
With AMP’s Michelle Begley, former children’s program leader at Canton Library

12pm: Explore AMP
Includes scavenger hunts and kid-friendly tours.

1:30pm: Interactive Program

Roses are red. Violets are blue. Who can be a poet? You! You! You! Join us as Family Day @AMP celebrates National Poetry Month. Visual art collides with poetry as you play with words across different media. Activities include large- scale collaborative kinetic poetry modeled after refrigerator poetry kits, junk journal creation, and found poetry collage. Anyone can be a poet, even if you don’t know it!

AMP’s Family Days are supported by the generosity of the Comis Foundation and Torrington Savings Bank.

Saturday, April 11 from 10:30am to 1:30pm
Teen Art Studio

A welcoming, drop-in teen art studio—where you can explore new materials, make friends, and grow as an artist. Creative exploration and community go hand in hand at Teen Art Studio for ages 13 to 18 on the second Saturday of every month. Guided by a teaching artist, you can try new materials, develop your own ideas, and connect with others in a relaxed, supportive environment. Teen Art Studio is concurrent with Family Day so that families with children of various ages can all participate and come together for the Interactive Program at 1:30pm.

$5 Materials Fee. Advance registration is recommended and can be made at americanmuralproject.org/teen-art-studio. Teen Art Studio is made possible in part by Torrington Savings Bank Foundation.

VOCAL FIREWORKS: Women to the Front
Three Collegiate A Cappella Groups!
Saturday, April 18
Doors: 7pm | Show: 8pm

After a standing-room-only performance in 2025, our collegiate a cappella showcase is back! This Women to the Front edition spotlights three all-female ensembles that are sure to hit all the right notes: Central Connecticut State University’s AcaBellas, UConn’s Rubyfruit, and Yale’s Something Extra. Expect harmonies that soar.

Tickets: $25 General Admission in advance; $35 at door. $10 Student Admission in advance; $20 at door.

Friday, April 24 from 5pm to 7pm
HAPPY HOUR PIANO SERIES with Isabella Mendes

Who doesn’t need to unwind after the grind? AMP’s popular Happy Hour Piano Series on the fourth Friday of the month eases you into the weekend with live piano music and libations in Connecticut’s most unique art space.

Singer, songwriter, composer, pianist, and educator Isabella Mendes is one of New Haven and Hartford County’s top Brazilian and Jazz entertainers in the industry and has earned an impressive list of accomplishments well beyond her years. Born in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Isabella started to study music at age four and hasn’t stopped since. She has been studying with Grammy-winning pianist Fabio Torres and Emmy-winning vocalist Michal Towber. Isabella is also the founder and owner of IMMusic Studio, a private music school, where she teaches piano and voice.

Tickets are $8 and can be reserved in advance at americanmuralproject.org/piano-series. The Happy Hour Piano Series is supported in part by the Greenberg family.

AMERICAN250 HISTORY TALK
“Women of the American Revolution”
Sunday, April 26; 1–3pm

Historian Hamish Lutris presents a fascinating illustrated talk on some of the women who played significant and often-hidden roles in the American Revolution. Free, but advance registration is recommended.

Sponsored by Brooks-Green Woods Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution. Part of AMP’s America250 programming, supported by CT Humanities and America250 | Connecticut Affiliate.

April 2026 WORKS FOR ME! Free AMP Admission for Manufacturing, Construction, and Trade Workers

Through its giant five-story, 120-foot long mural and its accompanying audio tour (available in English and Spanish), AMP tells the story of the everyday American worker. Each month in 2026, this one-of-a-kind exhibit will be offering free admission to honor a different sector of workers who make our communities thrive. AMP’s WORKS FOR ME! free admission will be extended to workers in the manufacturing, construction and trade field through the entire month of April 2026.

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4/6 – Britishmania
4/8 – Matt Pryor & The Salton Sea
4/10 – Residual Groove
4/11 – Lotus
4/11 – North Country Band
4/14 – Shadowgrass
4/15 – Fantastic Cat
4/16 – Leo Kottke
4/17 – Bad Animals
4/17 – Ryan Montableu Band
4/18 – Anders Osborne
4/19 – The Queens Meet The Kings
4/21 – Davy Knowles
4/22 – Afternoon of Jazz
4/23 – Bob Margolis Blues Band
4/24 – Save Ferris
4/25 -Alison Brown
4/26 – Thee Sinsters & The Altons
4/30 – Bronwyn Keith-Hynes

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April events at PeoplesBank Arena

4/10 – Providence Bruins vs Hartford Wolf Pack, click here to purchase tickets
4/15 – Bridgeport Islanders vs Hartford Wolf Pack, click here to purchase tickets
4/17 – Springfield Thunderbirds vs Hartford Wolf Pack, click here to purchase tickets
4/18 – Romeo Santos & Prince Royce, click here to purchase tickets
4/23 – Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Presents The Greatest Show on Earth, click here to purchase tickets
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