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[space_20] Generosity will show up in two beautiful and inspiring ways from Mint Artists Guild this fall and winter. The first: Mint has created a calendar honoring five years of Paint Detroit with Generosity paintings donated to local causes. It gives 13 beautiful images to brighten every month of 2021. The second: Mint is sharing 25 original paintings, created by …
Mint gives some very sweet idea for autumn crafts.
Mint is launching a line of stickers, based on original youth art. They are meant to inspire faith, beauty, hope and generosity.
We asked young poets to share their words, their passion and their perspective around the prompt of Detroit’s motto: “We hope for better things. It shall rise from the ashes.” Ife Martin wrote passionately about Detroit and she performed her piece on Livernois during the debut of the Mint Showcase. She is one of our 2020 Metro Detroit Youth Arts …
[space_20] The world is filled with uncertainty and questions. Lots of questions and more questions. Many of them are irrelevant or lead to nothing but fear and dead ends. Some, though, may help you see the path ahead, your future career or your most valuable contribution. Questions power the growth of Google and the brilliance of Albert Einstein and the …
The world needs more heroes. We work with Book Beat and Pages book shops to recommend books about them.
In a fashionable move into one of the most creative neighborhoods in Detroit, Mint will spend most of October on Livernois. Known as the Avenue of Fashion, the mile-long strip of Livernois between Seven and Eight Mile roads houses a half dozen art galleries and a similar number of creative businesses, murals by local and national artists, Baker’s Keyboard Lounge, …
Sydney G. James believes in creating more and bigger work. “If you take a job for 50 cents or $5 million, the work should be identical. That’s your currency,” she told the Mint Artists this summer. Read more advice from this Detroit powerhouse artist.
In these challenging times, we need heroes. Come meet some of ours at a new show at The Scarab Club in Midtown Detroit.
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.
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