The Mint Museum

🎤 ARTIST TALK with Marielle Plaisir 🌈 A World of Utopias. 📅 May 19, 6–8:30 PM, talk at 7 PM 📍 Mint Museum Uptown 🎟 FREE admission, 🍻 cash bar Join internationally recognized artist Marielle Plaisir (@marielleplaisir ) for a conversation with Jen Sudul Edwards (@curatorjen ), PhD, chief curator and curator of Contemporary Art at The Mint Museum. Together, they will explore Plaisir’s multidisciplinary artistic practice, including painting, installation, tapestry, fashion, and public art. Drawing from works such as "The Divine Comedy" on view at Mint Museum Uptown, the conversation will examine themes of beauty, humanity, identity, and storytelling across mediums. Plaisir will discuss how painting informs her broader creative vision and how different materials allow her to expand and deepen her narrative practice.

🎤 ARTIST TALK with Kirk Fanelly 💐 📅 May 28, 6–8 PM, talk at 6:30 PM 📍 Mint Museum Uptown 🎟 FREE admission Contemporary artist Kirk Fanelly (@kirkfanelly ) joins Mint Chief Curator and Curator of Contemporary Art Jen Sudul Edwards, PhD (@curatorjen ), to discuss his “Constellation CLT” installation, “What do we have here?” His scenes start in recognizable places like a backyard, a garage, or an ordinary street. Then something strange slips in. Fanelly takes these odd, cinematic moments and spins them into funny, slightly mischievous visual stories. They’re playful, a little dark, and full of narrative possibility. Fanelly’s "Constellation CLT" installation brings together 25 years of his work, from prints and inlaid cut paper to paintings and three-dimensional constructions. The installation invites viewers to step closer, look around, and come up with their own explanation for what’s happening and what might happen next. 📸 Video content courtesy of the artist.

🦎 Haven't you heard about art-maxxing? What better way to enjoy #Caravaggio than with a guided, slow-looking experience at the Mint. The Mindful Looking program promotes wellness, discovering personal connections and increases mind-body awareness using mindful breathing, slow looking meditation and discussion about works on view. 📆 May 20, 7 PM (during free Wednesday evening) 📍 Mint Museum Uptown 🎟 $10 special exhibition admission, view more events in our 🔗 #linkinbio

🇮🇹ITALIAN PRIZEPACK GlVEAWAY🍝 I’m giving one of you the ultimate Italian-inspired weekend in Charlotte: ✨ A full day at @festaitalianaclt Charlotte’s Italian Food & Wine Festival— think live music, dancing, cultural moments and all the food your heart desires. This is May 17th. 🎨 A trip back in time exploring the Baroque masterpieces inside the new “Caravaggio | Revolution” exhibition at Mint Museum Uptown inside @themintmuseum 🍕 And $100 to go all in at @eatpizzababy Here’s what to do 👉🏻 ✨Like this post ✨Make sure you’re following @dailydreclt ✨Tag a friend and let me know your fave Italian dish down below! I’ll select someone Wednesday! Good food. Good vibes. Stunning art. What more could you want?! #clt #cltnc #704 #exploreclt #charlottenc

Caravaggio | Revolution: Baroque Masterpieces from the Roberto Longhi Foundation is up NOW at @themintmuseum in @uptown.clt ! Our friend, collaborator and Creative Entrepreneurs Initiative (CEI) grad, @_thet_ , took a Saturday afternoon with his husband and partner, @antoniojrob , to check out the exhibit. Check out his experience and remember- you too can check out the show for an additional $10 admittance fee for @themintmuseum members!

✨ Get inspired at the Mint this May! From artist talks to live music and cultural celebrations, there’s something for everyone. 📆 Tap the 🔗 #linkinbio to see our full events calendar. 🎤 Wednesday Night Live: Sweetgrass and Gullah Heritage May 6, 7–8:30 PM | FREE | 📍 Mint Museum Uptown | @wednightlive Join artists Mary Jackson, Stoney Jackson, and Corey Alston (@corey_alston_sweetgrassbasket ) for a powerful conversation honoring the tradition of sweetgrass basketry and Gullah culture. 🎨 CAD Series: Ini Archibong (@iniarchibong ) Artist Talk May 7, 6–7:30 PM | FREE | 📍 Mint Museum Randolph Trailblazing contemporary designer Ini Archibong joins Senior Curator Annie Carlano to explore design as storytelling, blending heritage, spirituality, and innovation. 🎹 Let the Music Play: Steinway Residency Series with Lovell Bradford (@bradclef ) May 20, 6–6:45 PM | FREE | 📍 Mint Museum Uptown Experience an evening of soul-stirring piano with Lovell Bradford, whose dynamic style spans gospel, jazz, and beyond. 🖼️ Constellation CLT: Kirk Fanelly (@kirkfanelly ) Artist Talk May 28, 6:00–9:00 PM | FREE | 📍 Mint Museum Uptown Contemporary artist Kirk Fanelly discusses his Constellation CLT installation "What do we have here?" with Chief Curator and Curator of Contemporary Art at The Mint Museum, Jen Sudul Edwards (@curatorjen ). —— 📸 by @mrzmelony 📍 Mint Museum Uptown; @diesells_life /@artbylisaray and @gbandooo_ 📍 Mint Museum Uptown – Modern and Contemporary Gallery; @autumnbduffie and @macbox20 📍 Mint Museum Uptown – “Caravaggio | Revolution”; @ella__wachtel 📍 Mint Museum Uptown – “Recent Acquisitions”.

🎨 FREE ART KITS: KUBA COLLAGE 🎨 Pick up a free all-ages project to create at home! This month cut, paste, and assemble a textural collage inspired by the woven and stitched raffia cloth featured in "Designing Dynamism: Kuba Textiles from the DR Congo, The Wesley Mancini Collection” currently on view at Mint Museum Randolph. 📆 May 6-9, during museum hours-while supplies last 📍 Mint Museum Randolph Hours: Wednesday 11 AM-9 PM | Thursday-Saturday 11 AM-6 PM --- For questions please contact: Leslie Strauss at [email protected]. 🫶 Free Art Kits are supported by Mint Museum Auxiliary. “Designing Dynamism: Kuba Textiles from the DR Congo, The Wesley Mancini Collection” is generously presented by @wellsfargo . Individual sponsorship is kindly provided by Hillary and Fairfax Cooper, and Lauren Harkey. The Mint Museum is supported, in part, by @cltgov and the North Carolina Arts Council. Special thanks to media partner @pridemagazinenc .

💐 Mother’s Day at the Mint! *Moms can enjoy a day of art and inspiration with FREE museum admission in-person on Mother's Day! Bonus: Moms also can enjoy Caravaggio | Revolution for just $10, redeemable in-person on Mother's Day only. ✨ And there's more: 💍 Shop @themintmuseumstore online or in-person and enjoy a 20% discount on jewelry May 8-10  🩵 Use promo code “MOM26" in-person and online to receive $15 off all Mint memberships.  🖼️ Giovanni Antonio Molineri (Italian, b. Savigliano, 1577-d. Turin, 1631). “Madonna and Child with Saint Anne,” circa 1630, oil on canvas. On loan from Fondazione Roberto Longhi, Florence, Italy. @fondazionerobertolonghi *please note, discount applies only to those who identify as Mothers, not additional guests.

WDAV host Phil Vavra recently attended @themintmuseum 's latest exhibition, Caravaggio | Revolution: Baroque Masterpieces from the Roberto Longhi Foundation. Take a walk through this masterfully curated exhibition with Phil...and you might just have to get tickets to check it out for yourself! Learn more at the link in our bio.

MINT TO BE. Scenes from the Runway @minttobeclt x @themintmuseum x @perrinedeshield x @artpopstreetgallery Designers | @forhinson @tukiitucker @jmozell.atelier @emuleos @saintmarkvintage @thatwillwhite @lionhair_ @designsbyknicolez @teahcouture @_nkengi @tyler_by_tyler @iamabfulton @savvy_sav16 @awl.implements @william_pennix @kenady_warrenel @chocolateblondeigh @maddi.pinson @jamielykesii

🎨 OPEN NOW: Caravaggio | Revolution   A once-in-a-century moment has arrived in Uptown 🤩 The @themintmuseum is hosting North Carolina’s first exhibition dedicated to Caravaggio in over 100 years!   DETAILS:   🖼️ Caravaggio was an Italian painter who helped shape the Baroque style and left a lasting impact on European artists for generations.   👨‍🎨 As one of art history’s most influential and infamous artists, he is known as the “art world’s first influencer”   🖼️  The show centers the Longhi Foundation’s “Boy Bitten by a Lizard” within an ensemble of more than 30 paintings by leading Baroque masters and Caravaggisti.   🎨 Known for his dramatic use of light and shadow, his work reshaped painting and continues to influence modern film and photography.   🎟️ $10 special exhibition admission (plus museum entry). 📅 Runs through October 25   Don’t miss this rare chance to experience one of history’s most revolutionary artists right here in Uptown 🤩

🔥 Trailblazing contemporary designer Ini Archibong comes to the Mint as part of it's CAD Series. 📆 May 7, 6–7:30 PM, 5:30 PM cash bar 📍 Mint Museum Randolph, Charlotte NC 🎟️ FREE admission, RSVP in the 🔗 #LinkInBio Ini Archibong (@iniarchibong ), named by @wallpapermag as one of 400 figures shaping Creative America in 2025, operates at the leading edge of contemporary design. His work moves fluidly between disciplines, combining craftsmanship with advanced technology and layering heritage with a sense of the spiritual. Join Archibong in conversation with Annie Carlano (@anniecarlano ), Senior Curator of Craft, Design, and Fashion at The Mint Museum, about his design practice and approach as a form of storytelling, where every project expands a larger narrative. 🖼️ About the CAD Series:  Presented by Wells Fargo, the Contemporary Architecture and Design Series features talks by a select group of innovative and contemporary designers from around the globe. Mark your calendar for the next talk, July 9, with dach&zephir (@dach.zephir ).