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From justice to automakers to essential workers, Youth Arts Competition winners are diverse and creative
Mint has chosen eleven winners in our first Metro Detroit Youth Arts Competition. They are a diverse group, from kindergarden to college and from black and white photo to beautiful paintings.
Watch these five documentaries about artists who matter
Artists need to share their stories. Artists also need to know other artists journeys. And while the number of gallery openings and art fairs and festivals have dwindled during the COVID-19 pandemic, it makes sense to tune into artists’ lives through films and documentaries. It especially makes sense to tune in during the hottest days of summer, when cranking …
Why Will Langford believes in our new Youth Arts Competition
[space_20] When we leap into something new and big, it helps to bring along an optimist and a make-magic-happen person like Will Langford. Known as Will The Poet, he has a history of helping Mint and our young artists. And he also served as the voice of Michigan State University’s “Empower Extraordinary” campaign. He will use his positive energies and …
Freedom! Live life frugally this summer
This summer, start an adventure in frugal living with our advice.
Five ways to connect with a creative mentor
Follow the advice of CCS’s Gil Ashby if you want to land a creative mentor.
Why we are orchestrating a virtual art fair
How change brings opportunity to learn and pivot to the Mint Virtual Art Fair.
Backyard creativity: New outdoor activities for youth, for all
[space_20] Summertime art and creative play deserves to take place outside, or using materials picked up in a park or woods. So we are offering four new ways to engage your creativity and make something joyful outdoors, in this new chapter of our Creativity for Challenging Times posts. Plein air painting. You don’t have to have a huge wall …
Power and beauty and impact of a summer job
Picture a summer job and you may imagine something quaint and outdoorsy: a life guard, camp counselor, caddy or park attendant. Or perhaps you recall your first summer job scooping Italian ice, mowing lawns or fixing fast food. Yet for many teens, paid work is more likely to be imaginary than real, despite many benefits these jobs bring. Only about …
Mint’s spring wish list – art supplies and so much more
[space_20] We wish for a meaningful and beautiful summer. And with this summer wish list, you could help us achieve it for Mint Artists Guild and our Lucky 13 artists. The Lucky 13 will work for us creating paintings for our Paint Detroit with Generosity initiative as well as prints and our first …
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