Fly into creative activities during coronavirus shutdowns

Make this time off of school or collage a gift of time. Get started on these creative projects today!

A window into stolen art and artifacts, and art forgeries

Criminals steal art and sell fake art frequently, and crimes may take years to solve.

Meet these female arts for Women’s History Month

Meet three exceptional female artists for Women’s History Month.

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 Summer Jobs: What you need to know to land a job with us

Updated Feb. 23, 2024 Mint Artists Guild looks forward to meeting many new artists each spring, as we hold an Open House and Open Interviews for our Creative Summer Jobs program. This year we will hire up to 25 youth visual artists and filmmakers.  We strive to be open to all and transparent about how we run Mint. And we …

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.

Creating connections and more sales: Valuable add ons for emerging artists

    Artists need more than paint and canvas to make an exceptional impression when they hand over their art to a buyer. A business card won’t do it, and bubble wrap or a protective sleeve is just an appetizer for really showing you care for your art and your art collectors.  That said, really beautiful wrapping of your art …

Mint’s successes and miracles: A yearend letter from our director

Dear friends of Mint, Mint Artists Guild is finishing a year of successes and firsts. We are proud of these – and we see how many more opportunities and challenges we could tackle in 2020 and 2021, with your support and donations from individuals, businesses and foundations. Some of our successes have names: Seyi, a photographer, learned to paint with …

How Jessica ended up in two Mint videos and a show in the Fisher Building

Jessica Fligger showed up with her family for the Mint Paint Detroit with Generosity opening last month, a rare artist with a rare opportunity – two of them. She left 90 minutes later with two interviews completed and her paintings shining. This young painter and ceramics artist was thrilled to have her art featured in the Fisher Building – and …

Meet Mint’s new marketing intern Journey

She smiles and creates videos and digital art. Learn more about our new marketing intern.