Our success by the numbers 2024 includes Small Joys paintings at ArtPrize, children’s crafts and big gains in hiring youth.
Small Joys, big impact in 2024
Category: Summer Jobs
Why we’re happy to head to Grand Rapids again
Some 30 young artists created 50 Small Joys paintings over three years. They contain universal sources of happiness. Now they’re headed to Grand Rapids for ArtPrize.
Wish list for young artists, 2024 edition
Our wish list this year includes more arts and arts and craft supplies.
Productivity hacks from Mint Artists
Every summer, we teach productivity tools and techniques to young artists – and sometimes they teach those skills as well. We ask them their best productivity hacks in 2023 and heard some excellent ideas. Read these short productivity tips from our artists and summer workers – and please, add your own in a comment. “Start at an early time. Early …
How we celebrate female friendships – and create them too
Mint celebrates female friendships and creates them. Now we’re celebrating Galentine’s Day too.
Our year of creative growth – Mint’s many firsts and success by the numbers 2023
Our success is measured in youth growth and coloring pages as well as creative work for Detroit emerging artists. Read on.
Meet some of the characters behind our art cards
Meet some of our artists behind the Mint art greeting cards. They are creative types with varied career paths.
Mermaids, business pitches and more creative firsts for Mint
Mint keeps growing and jumping into new activities. Here’s six more launched this summer.
A summer full of firsts for Mint
Learn about the half dozen or more firsts for Mint Artists Guild this summer and fall.
Showcasing Mint Artists Guild’s Summer Job Minterns
Mint Artists Guild’s Summer Jobs brought in five Mint interns – who are known as Minterns – from the Wolverine Pathways program at the University of Michigan and the Urban Alliance. Us Minterns have dug into an array of creative work developing social media campaigns, writing blog posts, organizing art supplies, planning for the Concert of Colors Youth Art Fair, …