Mint’s spring wish list – art supplies and so much more

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     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 coloring book.  They will mainly work virtually, from their homes this year, because of precautions for covid-19.

     Here are the art supplies we seek for the Mint Creative Summer Jobs program:

• sketchbooks or journal
• Stretched canvas – especially 8 x 10 inches or 18 x 24 inches, though any size welcome
• medium or heavy body acrylic paints, small to medium tubes
• assorted acrylic paint brushes 
• brush cleaner
• varnish for paintings, such as Grumbacher
• pronto plates for lithography,  8.5 X 11 inches
• oil based ink
• brayers – need seven of them
• Rives printing paper
• gum arabic
• easels and table easels, new or used
• small frames 8 x 10 or 11 x 12 for our Mint prints

These art supplies may be new or gently used.  And here are the other supplies we need this summer and fall:

• paper towels, 15 rolls
• hand soap, bars or liquid
• disinfecting wipes
• granola bars, dried fruit, trail mix (smaller bags) and other nonperishable snacks that youth ages 14 to 21 will enjoy
• gift card to Meijer, Costco or supermarkets = artist snacks and treats
• gift card to local cafes and restaurant, as rewards for our best artists and artist supporters

To arrange a delivery of art supplies, please drop us a line and propose three days and times that work for you.  We ask that you drop them off at the Mint Studios in Palmer Park, right next to the Splash Park.

If you wish to donate money instead of supplies, our spring fundraiser on ioby continues through June 11. Or give a monthly gift on our yearround donor site.

Thanks for your support in making this a beautiful summer!