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2730 Randolph Road at Levine Center for the Arts
Charlotte, NC 28207 500 S. Tryon Street
Charlotte, NC 28202
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Shop Patriotic at The Mint Museum
We're showing our patriotism at the Mint Museum Uptown Shop! Whether you're updating your library with Madeleine Albright's Read My Pins, Thornton Dial's Hard Truths, or updating your style with a fabulous new pin, we have everything you need to be "DNC- chic" this September. Let's hear it for the red, white, and blue!
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Mint Museum announces special operating hours during Democratic National Convention week
The public is invited to enjoy our many exciting happenings during DNC week, including the public opening of the blockbuster new exhibition Against the Grain: Wood in Contemporary Art, Craft, and Design; the launch of our Vote for Art project, and much more! Special events will close Mint Museum Uptown on three days (Sunday September 2, Tuesday September 4, and Wednesday September 5), but Mint Museum Uptown is open all other days, including being FREE on Labor Day, September 3, and Mint Museum Randolph will observe normal hours of operation all week! The Museum Shops will have special hours. Read more |
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Mint Museum Uptown visitors should park in The Green's garage due to special events August 25 & 26
Due to special events taking place in uptown Charlotte this weekend, Saturday August 25 and Sunday August 26, the parking garage for Levine Center for the Arts will be closed to museum visitors and non-monthly parkers on both days. Part of South Tryon Street will be closed, so visitors should park in The Green's parking deck, utilizing the entrance off College Street. (The address for The Green is 425 South Tryon Street, but visitors should use the address of the Charlotte Convention Center, 501 South College Street, to find The Green's parking entrance facing the Convention Center). Read more |
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Become a Docent at The Mint Museum
Are you passionate about the arts? Would you like to share that passion with others? If so, consider becoming a Docent at The Mint Museum. Docents play an integral role at The Mint Museum by leading tours around the museum's permanent collections and special exhibitions. To become a Mint Docent, individuals must complete a 26 week training session and typically commit to one tour a week. Training for our new class of Docents will begin in September. Please contact the Education Programs Assistant, Kathleen McKinney at 704.337.2098 or at kathleen.mckinney@mintmuseum.org for further information. This is an excellent opportunity to learn more about the Mint's diverse collections and to meet fascinating new people who share the love of art. |
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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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UPCOMING
VANTAGEPOINT X / VIK MUNIZ: GARBAGE MATTERS
Mint Museum UPTOWN
AUG 25 - FEB 24, 2013
Combining 3D 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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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. View exhibition |
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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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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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UPCOMING
REFLECTIONS: PORTRAITS BY BEVERLY MCIVER
Mint Museum UPTOWN
OCT 20 - JAN 6, 2013
This exhibition celebrates the last decade of work by Beverly McIver, a North Carolina native renowned for her expression-filled, emotive canvases.
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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. Floris Wubben. TREE FUNGUS SHELF, 2011. Pollard willow; cast epoxy resin. Sofia Maldonado. Cock Fight, 2008. Found skateboards, paint, marker. Courtesy of the artist; Magnan Metz Gallery, New York. Sebastian Errazuriz. PORCUPINE CABINET, 2011. Lacquered wood, steel, glass. Ursula von Rydingsvard. ODDYCHĄJACA, 2011. Cedar, graphite. Alison Elizabeth Taylor. TAP LEFT ON, circa 2009-2010. Wood veneer, shellac. Elisa Strozyk. WOODEN TEXTILE WALNUT, 2011. Walnut, viscose (rayon). Ai Weiwei. GRAPES, 2007. Stools from Qing Dynasty. Willie Cole. Malcom's Chicken I, 2002. Styrofoam, matches, brooms, wax, marbles.
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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