Small Joys, big impact in 2024

Our success by the numbers 2024 includes Small Joys paintings at ArtPrize, children’s crafts and big gains in hiring youth.

Wish list for young artists, 2024 edition

Our wish list this year includes more arts and arts and craft supplies.

How we celebrate female friendships – and create them too

Mint celebrates female friendships and creates them. Now we’re celebrating Galentine’s Day too.

Indie holiday shopping that also supports Mint

Shop indie and support Mint this season. Here’s a list to make it easy.

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.

Mint’s creative and colorful wish list

Mint’s wish list this year is heavy on arts and crafts materials.

Blooming with creativity and generosity: Mint success statistics 2022

Mint Artists Guild is blooming with growth, and has broken records this year. Read more in our yearend By the numbers report.

Mint’s wish list for 2022

As we continue to grow and bring on more youth artists in the Mint Creative Summer Jobs program, we continue to need more art supplies. This year, we expect to hire up to 20 youth artists, plus we will work with five interns from Wolverine Pathways and The Urban Alliance. This translates to a lot of granola bars, snacks and …

Help Mint with our creativity, community, youth jobs and growth this year

Group of Mint Artists working during the pandemic at our outdoors studio

Mint Artists Guild is on a mission – make that two missions. One serves creative youth and children in Detroit, creating opportunities and launching careers, teaching business skills and more. The second creates more room for art in Detroit, with donated art and art exhibits, Free Art Fridays, free arts and crafts and our growing Art in Windows initiative. Our …