Weekend Brunch at Halcyon

2011 Room to Bloom Sponsors

Summer Art Camps 

YAM Networking Event

Carolina Shout: Tribute to Romare Bearden

Mint Hispanic Authors Book Club

First Friday: StateMINT

Music & Movies @ the Mint

Contemporary British Ceramics Symposium  

FEATURED EXHIBITION 

Northern European Art from The Mint Museum Collection

Adult Studio Art Series: Life Drawing Anatomy Class
Teen Art Class: Journeyman

Teen Art Class: Personal Voice 

Register for March Art Classes

MINT MUSEUM SHOPS 

Lots of Dots   

NEWS

  

Weekend Brunch at Halcyon 

Before visiting the galleries, enjoy a leisurely brunch at Halcyon, Flavors from the Earth, located at the Mint Museum Uptown. Chef Marc Jacksina brings to your plate house-crafted lamb sausages, duck-fat hash, and Old Guilford Mills grits, all brimming with 

artistic flavors. Brunch is served on Saturdays and Sundays. For each brunch plate served, Halcyon will donate food to a local shelter.

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2011 Room to Bloom Sponsors 

Preparations for the 2011 Room to Bloom celebration are underway! The Mint Museum Auxiliary would like to thank the 2011 sponsors, whose generous support makes this event possible.

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Summer Art Camps 

Register your child today for summer art camps! Ranging from comic book drawing to jewelry-making, our camps cover a wide range of media and interests. Camps are held in June and July.

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 EVENTS 

YAM Networking Event   

Thursday, 24 February | 5:30 p.m.

Charlotte City Club 

Free 

Join the Young Affiliates of the Mint for an evening of networking, dining, and cocktails,
and discover how membership in this young professionals group can benefit you.

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Carolina Shout: Tribute to Romare Bearden 

Thursday, 24 February | 6:30 p.m.
Mint Museum UPTOWN

Free 

Dance and choir performers from Johnson C. Smith University will present a centennial tribute to African-American artist and Charlotte native Romare Bearden (1911-1988).

The Museum's Bearden Gallery will be open until 8:30 p.m.

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Mint Hispanic Authors Book Club 

Monday, 28 February | 5:30 - 6:15 p.m. 

Mint Museum RANDOLPH

Free 

The new Mint Hispanic Authors Book Club is open to the public and meets the fourth
Monday of each month. February's meeting features a lively discussion of La multitud errante/A Tale of the Dispossessed by Laura Restrepo, led by Dr. Michelle Shaul,
Professor at Queens University of Charlotte.

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First Friday: StateMINT 

Friday, 4 March | 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. 

Mint Museum UPTOWN

Members Free | Non-members $10 

Join us in improv lessons with the Charlotte Chuckleheads, listen to the tunes of Carrie
Marshall, and participate in an interactive StateMINT wall. Be sure to wear your best
"statement" piece. Is it a hat? A necklace? A tie? Prizes will be awarded for the most original and most colorful accessories.

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Music & Movies @ the Mint 

Tuesday, 8 March | 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. 

Mint Museum UPTOWN

Live Music: Free
Film admission: Members Free | Non-members $5  

Warm up with jazz by the Calvin Edwards Trio at 6:00 p.m., followed by the Let's Get Reel movie of the month, Who the Bleep Is Jackson Pollock?, a documentary about a truck driver who buys a purported Pollock painting at a garage sale. Rated PG-13.

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Contemporary British Ceramics Symposium 

Thursday, 10 March | 3:00 - 7:00 p.m. 

Mint Museum UPTOWN

Free with admission 

Featuring innovative discussions by international art scholars and artists on important developments in contemporary British ceramics, this public symposium will be part of a closing celebration for the Mint Museum Uptown's inaugural exhibition, Contemporary British Studio Ceramics: The Grainer Collection, during its final week on view.

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FEATURED EXHIBITION

Northern European Art from The Mint Museum Collection 

Mint Museum RANDOLPH

Through 31 December 2011 

As Renaissance art styles of the 15th century spread from Italy to Northern Europe, they
adapted to accommodate local artistic preferences and cultural ideals. In addition to
portraits and historical scenes, this intimate exhibition showcases popular scenes of
peasant life, townscapes, pastoral landscapes, still lifes, and maritime paintings, among
other fascinating works.

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CLASSES

Adult Studio Art Series: Life Drawing Anatomy Class 

Two-Part Series: Tuesdays, 1 & 8 March | 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. 

Mint Museum RANDOLPH

Tuition: Members $40 | Non-members $48  

Learn to analyze basic form in drawing the human figure with artist Donald Rhodes. Model and materials provided.

Teen Art Class: Journeyman 

Saturday, 5 March | 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. 

Mint Museum UPTOWN

Tuition per session: Members $60 | Non-members $75 

Designed for ages 14-16 with an emphasis on breadth of exploration, this workshop will
alternate between 2-D and 3-D activities. Journeyman is offered three times (5 March, 2 April, and 7 May), and may be taken individually or as a series.

Teen Art Class: Personal Voice  

Saturday, 5 March | 10:00 a.m.- 2:00 p.m. 

Mint Museum UPTOWN

Tuition per session: Members $60 | Non-members $75 

Designed for ages 16-18 with an emphasis on concept and intent, this workshop alternates between 2-D and 3-D activities. Personal Voice is offered three times (5 March, 2 April, and 7 May), and may be taken individually or as a series.

Register for March Art Classes 

View a complete schedule of classes offered for all ages and sign up today!
To register, call 704.337.2098, 

e-mail programs@mintmuseum.org,  

or visit our Web site. 

Lots of Dots 

No, you're not seeing spots! These spunky, spotted critters love to hang out beside Lots
of Dots, an educational children's book which encourages looking at everyday life with
an eye for shapes. Available at both Mint Museum Shops.

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