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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.

Why artist Judy Bowman believes in Mint

Artist Judy Bowman believes in Mint – and supports Mint and other emerging artists. Hear her advice and watch the new Mint video of her career.

Meet the creative collectors hosting Mint Masterpieces

Meet the creative hosts of Mint Masterpieces, and discover how they got involved.

Fun, free arts and crafts in Palmer Park this summer

Join us Wednesday afternoons for free arts and crafts in Palmer Park, Detroit.

Great questions for creative verbal self-defense

Pointed questions may chase away verbal bullies, says coach Laura Khalil.

The importance of drawing and multiple works at once: Shirley Woodson’s advice

Artist Shirley Woodson shares her career and lessons, and the importance of drawing to artists.

Summertime wish list: Give us mosaics and gift cards and more!

Mint is getting ready for a busy summer of art making – and free arts and crafts in Palmer Park. And as they say it takes a village, so we are asking our village to give us some supplies.  These all will be used by our teen artists for creative community art projects. Here’s our summertime wish list: Art supplies: …