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2730 Randolph Rd at Levine Center for the Arts
Charlotte, NC 28207 500 S. Tryon Street
Charlotte, NC 28202
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Power2Give Project: Artist Residencies for Title I CMS Classroom
The Mint will offer artist residencies for a select Title I Charlotte-Mecklenburg School. During the 2012-2013 school year, students will work side by side with a professional artist. An artist in residence will bring Charlotte-Mecklenburg School visual art classrooms alive with innovative projects. Please support The Mint Museum's efforts to raise $10,000 to provide art experiences for the children of our community. Make your gift today and The Leon Levine Foundation will contribute $1.00 for every $1.00 donated to our project! Read more
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Keep Colorfully Cool at the Mint
In honor of the Olympics, the upcoming Democratic National Convention, and our current exhibitions reflecting on what it means to be an American, The Mint Museum Uptown Shop is decked out in red, white, and blue. This week, our favorite color is blue - it makes us think of blue summer skies. Visit the Mint Museum Shops to celebrate America and be inspired!
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Mint Announces "Vote for Art" Project: Your View, Your Vote
The Mint Museum is inviting the public, and the tens of thousands of visitors preparing to travel to the city for the Democratic National Convention, to participate in a one-of-a-kind election taking place within the walls of Mint Museum Uptown. "Vote for Art" is a project aimed at educating the public on both the electoral process and the process of building a world-class collection for Charlotte and the region. The Mint will put six specially-chosen works of art on view in the museum and allow the public to cast votes on their three favorites. The museum will acquire the three works with the most votes and add them to its permanent collection. Read more |
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Update: Democratic National Convention and The Mint Museum
The Charlotte Observer declared the Mint the most "coveted" venue in town during the upcoming Democratic National Convention, and bookings at both museum locations have followed suit! Museum staffers are hard at work finalizing the plans for the convention week, September 1-7, so keep a close eye on mintmuseum.org for updates as the week draws near. For now, here are some of the updates we can share. Read more |
 | | Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright (left) with Mint Museum President and CEO Dr. Kathleen V. Jameson. |
Madeleine Albright, former U.S. Secretary of State, visits The Mint Museum
Pioneering diplomat Madeleine Albright delighted hundreds of museum visitors throughout the weekend of July 13-14 during her visit in honor of the recent opening of Read My Pins: The Madeleine Albright Collection. Click here for a recap of the weekend's events. |
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Celebrate The 2012 London Olympic Games With Special Discounts at the Mint!
In honor of the athletes worldwide competing in the 30th Games of the Olympiad, the 2012 London Olympic Games, The Mint Museum will offer a 30% discount on admission from Friday, July 27 - Sunday, August 12 to anyone who brings a printout of this promotion or shows a copy on their mobile device. You can also receive special discounts on memberships and Museum Shop merchandise. Like sports, art captures emotion and spurs inspiration. Visit The Mint Museum during the run of the 2012 Olympics and be inspired. Read more |
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| RECENTLY OPENED & UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS |
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CLASSICALLY INSPIRED: EUROPEAN CERAMICS CIRCA 1800
Mint Museum RANDOLPH
JULY 14 -
Features examples of European ceramics and other works of art from The Mint Museum's permanent collection that were inspired by classical antiquity.
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COLORBIND: THE EMILY AND ZACH SMITH COLLECTION
Mint Museum UPTOWN
APR 28 - AUG 12
For over three decades, Charlotte and surrounding communities have benefited from Emily and Zach Smith's tireless dedication to improving the cultural infrastructure of our region.
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UPCOMING
VANTAGEPOINT X / VIK MUNIZ: GARBAGE MATTERS
Mint Museum UPTOWN
AUG 25 - FEB 24, 2013
Combining three-dimensional elements within a two-dimensional pictorial space to create visually and conceptually loaded images, Muniz creates work that fosters a shift in visual perception as well as cultural preconceptions.
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READ MY PINS: THE MADELEINE ALBRIGHT COLLECTION
Mint Museum UPTOWN
JUN 30 - SEP 23
Through this traveling exhibition, Secretary Albright has given the world an opportunity to explore American history and foreign policy through the lens of jewelry. View exhibition
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HERITAGE GALLERY
Mint Museum RANDOLPH
Ongoing
From its inception as the first art museum in North Carolina in 1936, The Mint Museum has been an innovator and leader, a theme illustrated in the inaugural installation of the Heritage Gallery at Mint Museum Randolph.
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UPCOMING
AGAINST THE GRAIN: WOOD IN CONTEMPORARY ART, CRAFT AND DESIGN
Mint Museum UPTOWN
SEP 1 - JAN 27, 2013
This exhibition examines woodworking in contemporary art and engages aspects of art, craft, and design that have been characterized as "performative" and critique the traditional art/craft/design divide.
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HARD TRUTHS: THE ART OF THORNTON DIAL
Mint Museum UPTOWN
JUN 30 - SEP 30
An epic gathering of over thirty large-scale paintings, sculptures, and wall assemblages that address the most compelling issues of our time. View exhibition
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SOPHISTICATED SURFACES: THE POTTERY OF HERB COHEN
Mint Museum RANDOLPH
APR 7 - JAN 6, 2013
Organized as part of the Mint's celebration of its 75th anniversary, this exhibition focuses on the ceramic creations of Herb Cohen, master potter.
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UPCOMING
THE WEIR FAMILY, 1820 - 1920
Mint Museum UPTOWN
Oct 20 - Jan 20, 2013
This exhibition traces the trajectory of American art across the 19th century and into the 20th, exploring the wide range of styles in which Robert Walter Weir and his sons worked. View exhibition |
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AND THE BEAD GOES ON
Mint Museum RANDOLPH
MAY 31 - FEB 17, 2013
Talented designers and skillful artisans collaborate to achieve dazzling fashions, featuring twentieth and twenty-first century inventive beadwork embroidery. View exhibition
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MATTHEW WEINSTEIN
Mint Museum UPTOWN
APR 28 - AUG 19
Matthew Weinstein, a visual artist currently living and working in Brooklyn, N.Y., has achieved notoriety in the art world as the first artist to focus exclusively on 3D animation.
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The Mint Museum | 704.337.2000 | Visit the NEW mintmuseum.org
Mint Museum UPTOWN at Levine Center for the Arts | 500 South Tryon Street, Charlotte, NC 28202
Mint Museum RANDOLPH | 2730 Randolph Road, Charlotte, NC 28207
CREDITS: Olympic Torch Photo Credit: LOCOG. Hervé van der Straeten, French. Sunburst, 1987. Ann Hand, American. American Flag, 1996. Matthew Weinstein, American, 1964-. Ernie's (Artichoke), 2010. Acrylic on canvas. Courtesy of the Artist and Sonnabend Gallery, New York, New York. Claude Howell. American, 1915-1997. Headlands, 2012. Oil on canvas, 15 x 37 inches. Herb Cohen, American, 1931-. Platter, circa 1996. Stoneware. Private Collection. Photography by Mitchell Kearney. Lisa Folawiyo. Jewel by Lisa (Nigerian, 1976-). DRESS, 2012. Form: Fabric blend, beads. Thornton Dial (American, b. 1928). DON'T MATTER HOW RAGGLY THE FLAG, IT STILL GOT TO TIE US TOGETHER, 2003. Form: Mattress coils, chicken wire, clothing, can lids, found metal, plastic twine, wire, Splash Zone compound, enamel, and spray paint on canvas on wood. Collection of the Indianapolis Museum of Art, James E. Roberts Fund, Deaccession Sculpture Fund, Xenia and Irwin Miller Fund, Alice and Kirk McKinney Fund, Anonymous IV Art Fund, Henry F. and Katherine DeBoest Memorial Fund, Martha Delzell Memorial Fund, Mary V. Black Art Endowment Fund, Elizabeth S. Lawton Fine Art Fund, Emma Harter Sweetser Fund, General Endowed Art Fund, Delavan Smith Fund, General Memorial Art Fund, Deaccessioned Contemporary Art Fund, General Art Fund, Frank Curtis Springer & Irving Moxley Springer Purchase Fund, and the Mrs. Pierre F. Goodrich Endowed Art Fund. Photo by Stephen Pitkin, Pitkin Studio. Thornton Dial (American, b. 1928). SETTING THE TABLE, 2003. Form: Shoes, gloves, bedding, beaded car-seat cover, cloth, carpet, artificial flowers, crushed paint cans, found metal, frying pan, cooking utensils, chain, wood, Splash Zone compound, oil, and enamel on canvas on wood. Collection of Culture and Beyond LLC/ Collection of Barbara and James Sellman. Photo by Stephen Pitkin, Pitkin Studio. Meissen porcelain factory (Meissen, Germany, 1710-present). THE SACRIFICE, circa 1783-1784. Vik Muniz (Brazilian, 1961-). THE BIRTH OF VENUS, AFTER BOTTICELLI (PICTURES OF JUNK), 2008. Floris Wubben. Tree Fungus Shelf, 2011. Robert Walter Weir (American, 1803-1889). The Microscope, 1839. Oil on canvas.
The Mint Museum is funded, in part, with operating support from the Arts Science Council of Charlotte-Mecklenburg, Inc., the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources; the City of Charlotte; and its members.
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