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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. Â It …
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 hosts of Mint Masterpieces, and discover how they got involved.
Mint Artists will have a full tent at the Palmer Park Art Fair this weekend. We’ve been introducing you to our emerging artists bit by bit, blog post by blog post.
Here are the final four, who we hope you come buy and buy from in person on June 1 or 2:
Oluwaseyi Akintoroye creates photographs of nature, and increasingly of people and scenes from Detroit and around Michigan. She also sometimes works in water color or acrylic paints and she attends Cass Tech.
Selene Craddock makes felted animals that look very lifelike – from lambs to butterflies and elephants. Appropriately enough, the CASA and Clawson High School student will work at the Detroit Zoo this summer.
Jessica Fligger is new to Mint, and also lives fairly close to Palmer Park. She creates both paintings and ceramic tiles and pieces, and works with Mint Ambassador Barbara Barefield as her mentor.
Lia Massey is graduating from Cass Technical High School this year. She designs and creates original fashions and gowns (including the prom dress shown) and paintings of women wearing fashion apparel.
Meet all our artists in person – and buy their beautiful work at the Palmer Park Art Fair ! Hours are Saturday 10-7 and Sunday 11-5.
Meet two newcomers to Mint Artists Guild and one veteran artist, all of them heading to the Palmer Park Art Fair.
Meet DeWayna, De’Shaia and Prince, three artists from Cass Tech, who are in the Mint tent at the Palmer Park Art Fair.
Give to Mint Artists’ spring campaign today so we may hire more youth. Mint Artists spring fundraiser underwrites a lot of good – good opportunities for Detroit youth, good summer jobs, good art that is donated to local nonprofits, good fun in our free Art in the Park arts and crafts in Palmer Park – and more. The fundraiser supports …
Summer job interviews are coming up with Mint Artists Guild!
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