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Advice from a major Italian art collector

Emerging artists need this smart advice from an internationally known art collector in Italy.

Creative, beautiful art at Mint Masterpieces, Part 1

Guests at Mint Masterpieces on Oct. 19 will savor art that has been collected  by our co-hosts Judge Deborah Geraldine Bledsoe Ford and attorney Jerome Watson. And they will be able to bid on and take home some art created by Mint Artists as well. Our silent auction features certainly work by well established artists including Anthony Brass, Donald Calloway, …

Grabbing opportunities and reusing your work: Sophie Grillet’s smart advice

Seize opportunities and be reliable, Ann Arbor artist Sophie Grillet said in a visit to the Mint Studios.

Big dreams, jump in right now: Our story in The Creative Armory

Mint is featured in The Creative Armory blog: quotes, our history and a lot of our beautiful youth art.

Summer job with an art teacher

Ms. Jackie created more art – and better art from our youth – this summer, as she coached Mint’s Creative Summer Jobs team.

Creating a future in signs

Sign painting may be a career path for artists with detail and control – or good handwriting.

A beautiful fair on Belle Isle; save the date

Summertime seems better and more beautiful with a trip to Belle Isle. And Belle Isle State Park on a weekend with 100 artists, plus food trucks, tropical drinks and more, sounds like a slice of heaven. So mark your calendar for Aug. 3 and 4 for the Belle Isle Art Fair, produced by our long-time supporter Integrity Shows. (Mark Loeb, …

Creativity, serendipity and Live in the D

Mint Artists Guild is featured on WDIV’s Uniquely Detroit, and on Live in the D, thanks to a visit by journalist Alex Atwell. Atwell, who is known as Camera Guy Al, strolled into the Mint tent at the Palmer Park Art Fair, and he spotted a story: Mint. So he asked us for interviews, and of course, we agreed.  It …

Quotable: artist Adwoa Muwzea

Learn a little about residual income for artists.

Smart advice on writing an artists statement

Introduce yourself and your work; great advice on artist statements from artist and curator Judy Sledge.