Visit Mint in three parks this summer, or head to many other places, in person or online, for your creative child and family fun.
Better than Pinterest: Creative summer arts or craft activities and places in Detroit
Category: Mint Artists
Help Mint with our creativity, community, youth jobs and growth this year
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 …
Heroes earn low wages and high praise – and ours show up in Grand Rapids
The heroes of the covid-19 pandemic wear scrubs and stethoscopes or care for frail seniors. They carry a megaphone, cook eggs and work overnight to refill grocery shelves. And they show up in the paintings Mint Artists summer workers created last year, which formed our first traveling exhibit Heroes; Now & Then. That exhibit will be on display at the …
Generosity All Around: Mint gives back in Detroit during a tough pandemic year
“Not being able to do everything is no excuse for not doing everything you can.” – artist, cartoonist and author Ashleigh Brilliant [space_20] This year, as the world shut down, slowed down and took stock, Mint Artists Guild embraced the strength and beauty of generosity. We knew it would be a tough year for children and youth in Detroit, with …
Stick with us for beautiful stickers and holiday gifts
Mint is launching a line of stickers, based on original youth art. They are meant to inspire faith, beauty, hope and generosity.
Our Heroes: See them now at the Scarab Club in Midtown Detroit
In these challenging times, we need heroes. Come meet some of ours at a new show at The Scarab Club in Midtown Detroit.
From justice to automakers to essential workers, Youth Arts Competition winners are diverse and creative
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.
How and why we are creating fun, free art kits for Detroit children, with amazing partners
How Mint used serendipity, partnerships and the power of women to develop creative activities kits for Detroit children.
We are creating a beautiful partnership with Arts & Scraps
We are excited about the art supplies, youth jobs and creative activities at a three-month pop up with Arts & Scraps.
Mint’s big beautiful success by the numbers for 2019
We count on many supporters to achieve our success by the numbers. Learn some of our measures of success – and generosity.