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It Takes a Village: Charlotte Artist Collectives

June 12 - September 26, 2021

Mint Museum Randolph

In celebration of the vibrant, grassroots art happening throughout Charlotte, The Mint Museum is collaborating with three of Charlotte’s innovative art collectives—BLK MRKT CLT, Brand the Moth, and Goodyear Arts—to create installations at both Mint Museum sites. It Takes a Village, an exhibition of artwork by 27 collective members will be on view in the Jones-Dwelle-Belk galleries at Mint Museum Randolph.

"A safe, creative environment for artists of color"

Article with WFAE 90.7

More info on the Mint Museum Website

Sir Will (Will Jenkins)

Filmmaker and photographer creating cultural connections

ig: @simplisticphobia

Carey J. King

Photography

ig: @eyesof_theking

Article in Creative Loafing Charlotte

Carla Aaron-Lopez

Multidisplinary images and text celebrating black culture

ig: @iamkingcarla

Charlotte is Creative: article

Dammit Wesley

Multidisciplinary artist commentating on the black experience

ig: @dammit_wesley

Article in Charlotte Observer

Creative Loafing Charlotte article

Brand the Moth

"Supporting artists and painting walls"

Article from Charlotte Observer

More info on the Mint Museum Website

Arko

Muralist working with recycled materials

Article in Charlotte Observer

Hannah Fairweather

Mixed media artist dealing with ideas around nature

ig: @hannahmfairweather

Sam Guzzie

Multimedia artist and muralist

QCNerve article

Owl

Printmaking and abstraction

Article in QCNerve

Jay Robert Watson

Complete environment artist

ig: @jayrobertwatson

Article in Creative Loafing Charlotte

Goodyear Arts

"Artists need SPACE, TIME, MONEY, and COMMUNITY"

More info on the Mint Museum Website

Amy Bagwell

Poet/mixed media artist

ig:@emotiontapes @wallpoems

Interview with Charlotte Observer

Lee Herrera

Figurative illustration

ig: @hopefuleeart

Painting human emotions

ig: @hninstagram

Article in CLTure

Elisa Sanchez

Illustrator focused on juxstaposition

ig: @elissandraa

Renee Cloud

Text art and mixed media; focus on narrative and the black experience

ig: @nathanknowsbetter

Blaine Hurdle

Handmade conceptual jewlery

ig: @needlesandpinsjewelry

Article in Charlotte Observer

Still lifes in oil

Grace Stott

Mixed media/painting/ceramics; applying narrative to surface

ig: @stott_pots

Article from Creative Loafing Charlotte

Lilya Zalevskaya

Multidisciplinary; fantasy that questions reality

ig: @lilyazalevskaya

Article from HappeningsCLT

Holly Keogh

Painter working with family archives

Artist residency at the McColl Center

de'Angelo Dia

Multimedia; addresses cultural and theological issues

Article in The Charlotte Post about Constellations CLT

Todd Stewart

Mechanics transforming into social experiences

Katrina Sánchez Standfield

Fiber/mixed material; addressing social and environmental networks

Andrea Vail

Mixed media; makes connections between objects and people

ig: @andreaevail

Interview from The WMA

Seirin Nagano

Mixed media

ig: @seirinnagano

Photography

ig: @amy.n.herman

Interview with On Life and Meaning Podcast:

Matthew Steele

Works with ideas of man-made technology and aesthetics

Interview with HappeningsCLT

Goodyear Arts (and BLKMRKTCLT) located at Camp North End

Original Goodyear Arts location in 2015: article from Creative Loafing Charlotte

Demolition of original Goodyear Arts location: article from Charlotte Magazine

Permanent Location: article from Axios Charlotte

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Created by Shreya Dwibedy, Mint Museum Library Intern, Summer 2021