Follow the advice of CCS’s Gil Ashby if you want to land a creative mentor.
Five ways to connect with a creative mentor
Follow the advice of CCS’s Gil Ashby if you want to land a creative mentor.
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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 …
Create hundreds of pieces and share your humanity, 1xRun cofounder advises emerging artists
Jesse Cory of 1xRun advises aspiring artists to know your why and share your story.
Doodle and watch documentaries
Three new ideas for creative projects in challenging times.
Why we are doubling up on creative youth this year
Mint’s spring fundraiser will support our Lucky 13 aspiring artists and so much more goodness.
More creative ideas: Dance, sidewalk messages and art made from nature
Go outside and make with leaves or leave a cheerful message in sidewalk chalk. Get started on our weekly creative ideas for challenging times.
Start boosting your productivity with advice from mega-artist Hubert Massey
Smart advice on productivity and creativity from Mint cofounder / artist Hubert Massey.