Mar 19
3:28 pm
Argentinian glass artist Silvia Levenson to speak on her craft, domestic violence
by Caroline Portillo
Charlotte, N.C. (March 18, 2019) Argentinian glass artist Silvia Levenson will be at Mint Museum Uptown 2 – 4 PM Sunday, Ma ...
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The Mint Museum’s Schiff-Bresler Family Fiber Art Gallery has a new look, with works by Edwina Bringle, Ian Woo, Carol Eckert, and more joining Hildur Bjarnadóttir’s Urban Color Palette, Charlotte.
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Feb 19
2:25 pm
Top Five Reasons to Take an Art of Reading Public Tour at Mint Museum Randolph
by Alice Ross & Michele Allen
Top Five Reasons to Take an Art of Reading Public Tour at Mint Museum Randolph 1. Meet Fellow Bibliophiles. The only thing better ...
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Mar 27 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Free Wednesday Evenings
Both locations of The Mint Museum offer free admission every Wednesday from 5–9 PM. READ MORE
Mar 27 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Art of Reading Public Tour: The Invention of Wings
Sue Monk Kidd’s The Invention of Wings presents two extraordinary women: one an urban slave descended from Fon people of western Africa; the other a planter-class Charlestonian who evolved into a Quaker abolitionist and feminist. READ MORE
Mar 27 6:00 PM - 6:30 PM
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Stop by during your visit at Mint Museum Uptown or Mint Museum Randolph for a 10-minute art chat in the Mint Museum Galleries. READ MORE
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Join Argentinian artist @silvia_levenson for a talk at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 24 at Mint Museum Uptown about her glass sculptures and how she brings issues of domestic violence to light through them. And if you haven't seen the newly installed work of art featured in the second image, “Until Death Do Us Part” yet, Sunday is the perfect opportunity! Cookies, coffee and tea will be served. Free for members. For nonmembers, just pay museum admission. For more details, see link in bio! .
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Photo by Marco Comune #TheMintMuseum
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Photo by Marco Comune #TheMintMuseum
Happy International Women's Day! These stunning dresses, part of @themintmuseum's African-Print Fashion Now! exhibition at Mint Museum Randolph, are made from 2016 International Women's Day commemorative cloth. #BalanceforBetter #InternationalWomensDay .
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Ernestine, designer/seamstress (b. Cameroon). Kaba ngondo, 2016 International Women’s Day commemorative cloth. Fowler Museum at ucla TR2016.30.1a-b, TR2016.30.2.
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Ernestine, designer/seamstress (b. Cameroon). Kaba ngondo, 2016 International Women’s Day commemorative cloth. Fowler Museum at ucla TR2016.30.1a-b, TR2016.30.2.
We’re joining the #5womenartists campaign along with over 200 organizations worldwide to highlight women artists in our collection in celebration of Women’s History Month 🙌✨🎉 next up Sheila Hicks who’s giant work of art can be found in the Atrium at Mint Museum Uptown
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Sheila Hicks. “Mega Footprint Near the Hutch (May I Have This Dance?),” 2011, sculpture in linen and cork. Gift of Target Corporation. 2011.42. © Sheila Hicks 2011.
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Sheila Hicks. “Mega Footprint Near the Hutch (May I Have This Dance?),” 2011, sculpture in linen and cork. Gift of Target Corporation. 2011.42. © Sheila Hicks 2011.
Don’t miss our ‘Coveted Couture’ After Party, fashioned to help raise critical funds for the Mint. Enjoy an open bar, late night bites, sweet treats and of course plenty of dancing. 💃🏻✨🍾
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Tickets are limited to 200, so grab yours ASAP!
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Tickets are limited to 200, so grab yours ASAP!
March is #WomensHistoryMonth and we're celebrating by featuring #5WomenArtists throughout the month! First up is @patricia.piccinini. Her work of art, Big Mother is on view at Mint MuseumUptown.
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Patricia Piccinini. “Big Mother,” 2005, silicone, fiberglass, leather, and human hair. Gift of the Tony Podesta Collection. 2014.75.18. © Patricia Piccinini, 2005
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Patricia Piccinini. “Big Mother,” 2005, silicone, fiberglass, leather, and human hair. Gift of the Tony Podesta Collection. 2014.75.18. © Patricia Piccinini, 2005
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“The Soundsuit's hide gender, race, class and they force you to look at the work without judgement.” - Nick Cave (@nickcaveart)
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Nick Cave. “Soundsuit,” 2010, fabric, beads, sequins. Collection of Fleur Bresler.
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Nick Cave. “Soundsuit,” 2010, fabric, beads, sequins. Collection of Fleur Bresler.
Beauford Delaney poured himself into his art, a quality that is almost palpable in this vibrant, dynamic canvas. Writing about Delaney’s paintings in 1962, artist and critic Paul Jenkins could easily have been referring to “Untitled”: “It was as if he had cut hundreds of flowers and crushed them. Stems and all.”
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Beauford Delaney. “Untitled,” detail, 1959, oil on canvas. Museum Purchase: The Katherine and Thomas Belk Acquisition Fund. 2017.7. © Estate of Beauford Delaney, by permission of Derek L. Spratley, Esq., Court Appointed Administrator
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Beauford Delaney. “Untitled,” detail, 1959, oil on canvas. Museum Purchase: The Katherine and Thomas Belk Acquisition Fund. 2017.7. © Estate of Beauford Delaney, by permission of Derek L. Spratley, Esq., Court Appointed Administrator
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The Nike takeover continues Saturday Feb 16 & Sunday Feb 17 at Mint Museum Uptown. Details at link in bio! 🏀🔥⛹️♂️#TheMintMuseum #ownthegame #nbaallstar
Although this simple yet exceedingly elegant sideboard looks like it could have been made during the Arts & Crafts movement, family lore held that it was actually created by slaves for back-of-house use at a plantation in Eastern North Carolina. .
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Unknown American Maker (Union County, North Carolina). “Plantation Sideboard,” circa 1845, walnut. Gift of James A. Strawn. 1959.20
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Unknown American Maker (Union County, North Carolina). “Plantation Sideboard,” circa 1845, walnut. Gift of James A. Strawn. 1959.20
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This moving bust of a small boy, created by Augusta Savage, a leader of the Harlem Renaissance, has a secret. It’s made of plaster, not bronze! It has a connection to Charlotte as well: Savage was a mentor to Romare Bearden early in his career.
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Augusta Savage. “Gamin,” circa 1930, painted plaster. Museum Purchase: Mint Museum Auxiliary Fund. 2008.58
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Augusta Savage. “Gamin,” circa 1930, painted plaster. Museum Purchase: Mint Museum Auxiliary Fund. 2008.58
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