Projects
Current Projects
Minnesota State Arts Board
Creative Individuals FY24
Amy Wilderson is a fiscal year 2024 recipient of a Creative Individuals grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board. This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
Amy Wilderson will engage Minnesotans, especially those age 55+, in demos and discussions as they experience her creating a new body of work, At Peace and On Fire, that evolves her concepts from wirework jewelry art into metalsmithing installations.
CERF+ offers Get Ready Grants, providing craft artists with grants up to $1,000 for activities to safeguard their studios, protect their practices, and prepare for emergencies. Priority is given to applicants who have been underrepresented in the craft community, including BIPOC and folk/traditional artists.
Amy used her CERF+ grant to safeguard her studio and visitors by increasing her insurance coverage to allow visitors during artist talks and demonstrations. She also purchased an inventory system designed for jewelry artists, and an external hard drive to protect her photos.
Reviving Forgotten Treasures, Reviving Memories
Residency at Minnesota African American Heritage Museum and Gallery
Reviving Forgotten Treasures, Reviving Memories” is a wire-wrapping jewelry workshop that was held at the Minnesota African American Heritage Museum and Gallery (MAAHMG) as part of a collaboration between MAAHMG, COMPAS, and teaching artist Amy Wilderson. The first 10-week residency season culminated in an exhibition at the gallery in January 2025. The second 10-week residency session runs until the end of May 2025.
Past Projects
Exhibition: Reviving Forgotten Treasures, Reviving Memories
Minnesota African American Heritage Museum and Gallery
January 7th – February 1st, 2025
Exhibition opening reception on Saturday, January 11th, 2025, 2-4pm
Video by Laeti Golden of Laeti Photography
Tulane University Alumni Holiday Gift Guide
Amy A Jewelry is proud to be included in the 2024-25 Tulane University Alumni Holiday Gift Guide. Roll Wave!
This workshop is currently full. Check back for upcoming classes!
Minnesota State Arts Board
Amy Wilderson is a fiscal year 2023 recipient of a Creative Support for Individuals grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board. This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
The Visual Arts Fund
The Visual Arts Fund is a grant program established in 2016 by Midway Contemporary Art with generous support from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Amy’s project was teaching a group of women wire work jewelry-making skills to create pieces that spoke of their life stories, then honing their jewelry story for an artist talk.
HeadScarf Story Circle
A series of offerings that recognizes the strength and resiliency of women hosted by the Minnesota Humanities Center.
Reviving Forgotten Treasures, Reviving Memories
Amy’s residency at the Minnesota African American Heritage Museum brought sixteen Black and Brown women together to learn introductory wirework jewelry techniques and recreate a piece of jewelry that had special significance to them.
