MINT MUSEUM OF ART INC
Programs
Community Engagement and Exhibitions
FOR THE MAJORITY OF FY22, THE MINT CONTINUED ITS CORE ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING EXPANDING ITS PERMANENT COLLECTIONS THROUGH IMPORTANT ACQUISITIONS; LAUNCHING NEW EXHIBITIONS COMPRISING WORKS FROM THE PERMANENT COLLECTIONS AND ON LOAN; ENGAGING VISITORS OF ALL AGES AND BACKGROUNDS THROUGH EDUCATION AND OUTREACH INITIATIVES; AND IMPLEMENTING NEW COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES, TECHNOLOGIES, AND METHODS TO REACH AND ENGAGE NEW AUDIENCES. FY22 SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS INCLUDED: JOHN LESLIE BRECK: AMERICAN IMPRESSIONIST WHICH OPENED IN SEPTEMBER 2021, WAS INSPIRED BY THE MINT'S 2016 ACQUISITION OF JOHN LESLIE BRECK'S CANVAS SUZANNE HOSCHED-MONET SEWING. THIS SHOW WAS THE FIRST EVER RETROSPECTIVE OF BRECK'S BEAUTIFUL IMPRESSIONIST PAINTINGS. THIS IMPORTANT EXHIBITION INCLUDED APPROXIMATELY 70 OF BRECK'S FINEST WORKS, DRAWN FROM PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS. MANY OF THE WORKS IN THE EXHIBITION HAD NOT BEEN ON PUBLIC VIEW IN MORE THAN A CENTURY. BRECK WAS ONE OF THE FOUNDERS OF THE AMERICAN ART COLONY AT GIVERNY AND WAS AMONG THE EARLIEST AMERICAN ARTISTS TO EMBRACE THE IMPRESSIONIST STYLE. BETWEEN 1887 AND 1888, HE AND A HANDFUL OF HIS AMERICAN COLLEAGUES BEGAN VISITING THE FRENCH VILLAGE OF GIVERNY, WHERE THEY MET CLAUDE MONET AND SUBSEQUENTLY EXPLORED THE NEW APPROACH TO PAINTING THAT MONET HAD HELPED PIONEER. WHEN BRECK RETURNED TO AMERICA IN 1892, HE APPLIED WHAT HE HAD LEARNED TO PAINTINGS OF THE NEW ENGLAND LANDSCAPE AND FREQUENTLY EXHIBITED HIS WORK. AFTER DEBUTING AT THE MINT MUSEUM, THIS EXHIBITION TRAVELED TO THE DIXON GALLERY AND GARDENS IN THE WINTER OF 2022, AND THEN TO THE FIGGE ART MUSEUM IN THE SPRING THROUGH AUGUST 2022.THE WORLD OF ANNA SUI ORGANIZED BY THE FASHION AND TEXTILE MUSEUM IN LONDON OPENED AT MINT MUSEUM RANDOLPH IN NOVEMBER 2021. THIS EXHIBITION HAS TOURED THE GLOBE FROM NEW YORK TO SHANGHAI, AND THE MINT WAS THE LAST STOP FOR THE CURRENT INTERNATIONAL TOUR. THE EXHIBITION GIVES INSIGHTS INTO ANNA SUI'S PROCESS, ALLOWING THE VIEWER TO STEP INSIDE HER IMAGINATION AND SEE IT UNFOLD. SHE REINVENTED POP-CULTURE FASHION WITH HER SIGNATURE ROCK-AND-ROLL ROMANTIC LABEL IN THE 1990S. THE MINT WAS FORTUNATE TO HAVE ANNA JOIN US FOR THE OPENING AND CLOSING CELEBRATIONS FOR THIS EXHIBITION.CRAFT IN THE LABORATORY: THE SCIENCE OF MAKING THINGS OPENED IN FEBRUARY 2022, AND IS THE FIRST INSTALLATION IN THE SOUTHEAST TO EXPLORE HOW CRAFT ARTISTS AND DESIGNERS USE SCIENCE AND MATH CONCEPTS WHEN CREATING WORKS OF ART, REVEALING PARALLEL APPROACHES TO PROBLEM-SOLVING AMONG THESE MAKERS AND PROFESSIONALS IN STEM FIELDS (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS). THE ACRONYM STEAM, WHICH INSERTS "ART" AMONG THE FOUR OTHER FIELDS, EMPHASIZES HOW THEY ALL INTERSECT AND REFLECTS EDUCATORS AND ARTS PROFESSIONALS' ASSERTION OF THEIR EQUAL IMPORTANCE IN K-12 AND COLLEGE EDUCATION. THIS EXHIBITION ALSO SERVES AS A REINSTALLATION OF THE MINT'S CRAFT + DESIGN GALLERIES AT MINT MUSEUM UPTOWN THE FIRST SINCE 2010.FINALLY, COINED IN THE SOUTH OPENED IN MAY 2022, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE MINT'S AFFILIATE GROUP - THE YOUNG AFFILIATES OF THE MINT (YAMS). THIS JURIED EXHIBITION HIGHLIGHTED 41 ARTISTS FROM ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST. WHILE THIS IS ONLY THE SECOND ITERATION OF COINED IN THE SOUTH, IT IS THE FIFTH SURVEY OF SOUTHEASTERN CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS ORGANIZED BY THE YAMS. THE SHOW SEEKS TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN THE MUSEUM, THE GALLERY, AND THE STUDIO TO HIGHLIGHT THE INNOVATIVE AND THOUGHT-PROVOKING WORK PRODUCED BY THE CREATIVE INNOVATORS OF THE SOUTHEASTERN ARTS COMMUNITY. THE SHOW IS NOT CONFINED TO ANY SINGLE AESTHETIC, THEME OR MEDIUM; DESIGN, CERAMIC, AND FIBER WORKS ARE INSTALLED ALONGSIDE PAINTINGS, DIGITAL MEDIA, AND WORKS ON PAPER. THESE EXHIBITIONS SERVED AS A LAUNCHING PAD FOR THEMATIC IN-PERSON PROGRAMMING. THE MUSEUM CONTINUED TO SUCCESSFULLY HOST COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS TO BUILD ON THE DEEP RELATIONSHIPS MADE WITH BOTH PARTNERS AND PARTICIPANTS SUCH AS MINT TO MOVE, WILD WEDNESDAYS, BI-LINGUAL STORIES AND MUSIC, WEDNESDAY NIGHT LIVE, AND ART 101. ADDITIONALLY, WE CONTINUED TO DISTRIBUTE FREE ART KITS - FUN AND EASY ACTIVITIES, COMPLETE WITH SUPPLIES, TO CREATE ART AT HOME. THE MONTHLY FREE ART KIT CORRESPONDS TO AN EXHIBITION ON VIEW OR A PIECE FROM THE MINT'S PERMANENT COLLECTION. TYPICALLY, ABOUT 500 KITS ARE HANDED OUT TO THE PUBLIC EACH MONTH. FINALLY, WE CONTINUED TO HOST "PARTY IN THE PARK" ON THE LAST SUNDAY OF EACH MONTH AT MINT MUSEUM RANDOLPH. IN FY22, OVER 4,000 VISITORS ENJOYED FREE ADMISSION TO THE MUSEUM, FOOD TRUCKS, AND LIVE MUSIC ON THE FRONT TERRACE AS PART OF THE "PARTY IN THE PARK" EXPERIENCE. THE MINT IS COMMITTED TO MAKING THE ARTS PART OF THE FABRIC OF DAILY LIFE AND SERVING AS A CULTURAL DESTINATION THROUGH INNOVATIVE EXHIBITIONS, PROGRAMS, AND OUTREACH THAT STIMULATE NEW WAYS OF THINKING ABOUT THE WORLD. THE MINT STRIVES TO SERVE AS A TRANSFORMATIONAL CENTER FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND INSPIRATION.ANNUALLY, THE MINT PARTNERS WITH MANY ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY TO OFFER A BROAD ARRAY OF PROGRAMMING THAT REACHES AS MANY COMMUNITY MEMBERS AS POSSIBLE. KEY PARTNERS INCLUDE: CHARLOTTE MECKLENBURG SCHOOLS, THE LATIN AMERICAN WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION, LATIN AMERICAN COALITION, ART S CHARLOTTE, CIRCLE DE LUZ, HARVEY B. GANTT CENTER FOR AFRICAN-AMERICAN ARTS + CULTURE, DANCES OF INDIA RUMBAO LATIN DANCE COMPANY, SOUTHEASTERN MUSEUM CONFERENCE, PBS AFFILIATE WTVI CHARLOTTE, BECHTLER MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, MCCOLL CENTER FOR VISUAL ART, BLUMENTHAL PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, CHARLOTTE BALLET, OPERA CAROLINA, CHARLOTTE SYMPHONY, CHARLOTTE MECKLENBURG LIBRARY, UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES, AND OTHERS.MINT STAFF MEMBERS RELATE TO THEIR PEERS THROUGH VARIOUS NATIONAL GROUPS, INCLUDING THE SOUTHEASTERN MUSEUMS CONFERENCE, THE AMERICAN ALLIANCE OF MUSEUMS, THE COLLEGE ART ASSOCIATION, AND THE ASSOCIATION OF ART MUSEUM CURATORS.THE MINT CONTRIBUTES ANNUALLY TO THE REGIONAL ECONOMY THROUGH EMPLOYMENT, SALES, AND TAXES. SALARIES AND WAGES FOR MINT EMPLOYEES AMOUNTS TO APPROXIMATELY $3.7M ANNUALLY, WHILE CONTRACT FEES TOTAL APPROXIMATELY $2.2M. PAID TAXES ARE APPROXIMATELY $496K, WHICH INCLUDE PAYROLL, LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL TAXES. THE MINT'S SPECIAL EVENTS AND SHOPS REVENUE AMOUNTS TO APPROXIMATELY $1.7M ANNUALLY, AND THESE EFFORTS SERVE AS IMPORTANT VENUES FOR LOCAL BUSINESSES (CATERERS, EVENT PLANNERS, VENDORS) TO PARTNER AND THRIVE. FINALLY, 1,700 ANNUAL VOLUNTEERS OFFER A KEY RESOURCE, RESULTING IN AN ANNUAL COST SAVINGS OF APPROXIMATELY $255K BASED UPON THE 2023 HOURLY VOLUNTEER RATE OF $29.95 PER HOUR.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2021 – Jun 30, 2022Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$9.5MProgram 1 [2025]
FOR THE MAJORITY OF FY25, THE MINT MUSEUM CONTINUED ITS CORE ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING EXPANDING ITS PERMANENT COLLECTIONS THROUGH IMPORTANT ACQUISITIONS; LAUNCHING NEW EXHIBITIONS COMPRISING WORKS FROM THE PERMANENT COLLECTIONS AND ON LOAN; ENGAGING VISITORS OF ALL AGES AND BACKGROUNDS THROUGH EDUCATION AND OUTREACH INITIATIVES; AND IMPLEMENTING NEW COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES, TECHNOLOGIES, AND METHODS TO REACH AND ENGAGE NEW AUDIENCES. THE MUSEUM PRESENTED AN EXCITING ROSTER OF MAJOR MINT ORGANIZED AND SPECIAL LOAN EXHIBITIONS IN FY25:WHITFIELD LOVELL: PASSAGES WAS THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE EXHIBITION OF THE ARTIST'S WORK TO DATE. WHITFIELD LOVELL IS RENOWNED FOR HIS MASTERFUL CONTE CRAYON PORTRAITS AND MULTI-SENSORY INSTALLATIONS THAT FOCUS ON ASPECTS OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY, WHILE RAISING UNIVERSAL QUESTIONS ABOUT IDENTITY, MEMORY, AND AMERICA'S COLLECTIVE HERITAGE. ORGANIZED BY THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF ARTS, IT BROUGHT TOGETHER, FOR THE FIRST TIME, TWO OF LOVELL'S MAJOR INSTALLATIONS, DEEP RIVER AND VISITATION: THE RICHMOND PROJECT. PHOTOGRAPHS OF AFRICAN AMERICANS TAKEN BETWEEN THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION AND THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT INSPIRED HIS EXQUISITE DRAWINGS CREATED ON PAPER OR, AS PART OF HIS TABLEAUX, RENDERED ON SALVAGED WOODEN BOARDS.SOUTHERN/MODERN ORGANIZED BY THE MINT MUSEUM WAS THE FIRST EXHIBITION TO PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE SURVEY OF PROGRESSIVE ART CREATED IN THE AMERICAN SOUTH DURING THE FIRST HALF OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY. THE EXHIBITION TOOK A BROAD VIEW OF THE SOUTH, CONSIDERING ARTISTS WORKING IN THE STATES BELOW THE MASON-DIXON LINE AND AS FAR WEST AS THOSE BORDERING THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. IT ALSO EXAMINED THE SIGNIFICANT ROLE PLAYED BY WOMEN ARTISTS AND ARTISTS OF COLOR INTO THE VARIOUS THEMATIC SECTIONS OF THE EXHIBITION RATHER THAN EXAMINING THEM IN ISOLATION, PROVIDING A FULLER, RICHER, AND MORE ACCURATE OVERVIEW OF THE ARTISTIC ACTIVITY IN THE REGION THAN HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY PRESENTED. THE MINT ONCE AGAIN PARTNERED WITH ITS AFFILIATE GROUP, THE YOUNG AFFILIATES OF THE MINT, TO PRESENT COINED IN THE SOUTH. THIS JURIED SHOW CONTINUES TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN THE MUSEUM, THE GALLERY, AND THE STUDIO BY HIGHLIGHTING THOUGHT-PROVOKING WORKS PRODUCED BY CONTEMPORARY SOUTHEASTERN ARTISTS AND INNOVATORS.FINALLY, ANNIE LEIBOVITZ / WORK INTRODUCED AN EXCITING AND DIVERSE BODY OF NEW WORK IN THIS MAJOR TRAVELING EXHIBITION ORGANIZED BY THE CRYSTAL BRIDGES MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART. IN 1973, AT THE AGE OF 23, LEIBOVITZ WAS NAMED ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE'S CHIEF PHOTOGRAPHER. IN 2000 SHE WAS DESIGNATED A LIBRARY OF CONGRESS LIVING LEGEND. FOR THESE NEW IMAGES, LEIBOVITZ TURNED HER LENS TOWARD MORE THAN 50 LEADERS IN THE ARTS, SPORTS, POLITICS, AND BUSINESS SPHERES TO SHINE A LIGHT ON LUMINARIES SUCH AS BEYONCE AND JAY Z, ELON MUSK, KETANJI BROWN JACKSON, YAYOI KUSAMA, AND OTHERS. PRESENTED VIA LARGE FORMAT DIGITAL DISPLAYS, THESE WORKS WERE ACCOMPANIED BY PERSPECTIVES FROM THE SITTERS. ADDITIONALLY, THE MINT CONTINUES TO PRESENT ITS CONSTELLATIONCLT SERIES. THIS INITIATIVE HAS POSITIONED THE MUSEUM AS A KEY PLAYER IN, AND SUPPORTER OF, THE RAPIDLY EXPANDING CHARLOTTE ARTIST COMMUNITY.THE MINT CONTINUED TO SUCCESSFULLY HOST COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS, TO BUILD ON THE DEEP RELATIONSHIPS MADE WITH BOTH PARTNERS AND PARTICIPANTS, SUCH AS MINT TO MOVE, WILD WEDNESDAYS, BILINGUAL STORIES AND MUSIC, WEDNESDAY NIGHT LIVE, AND DROP IN ART AT MINT MUSEUM RANDOLPH. ADDITIONALLY, WE CONTINUED TO DISTRIBUTE FREE ART KITS - FUN AND EASY ACTIVITIES, COMPLETE WITH SUPPLIES, TO CREATE ART AT HOME. THE MONTHLY FREE ART KIT CORRESPONDS TO AN EXHIBITION ON VIEW OR A PIECE FROM THE MINT'S PERMANENT COLLECTION. TYPICALLY, ABOUT FIVE HUNDRED KITS ARE HANDED OUT TO THE PUBLIC EACH MONTH. FINALLY, THE LAST SUNDAY OF EACH MONTH IS PARTY IN THE PARK AT MINT MUSEUM RANDOLPH. FY25 EXHIBITIONS ALSO ALLOWED THE MINT TO RECOGNIZE THE FOLLOWING: DEMONSTRATE DIVERSITY OF VOICES IN EXHIBITIONS; ENGAGE LOCAL AND REGIONAL ARTISTS AS CO-SUPPORTERS OF OUR CULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; INCREASE ART EDUCATION IMPACT WITH YOUTH THROUGH PROGRAMS IN OUR COMMUNITY; AND BUILD STRONGER RELATIONSHIPS WITH OUR DONORS. THE MINT ACTIVELY ENGAGES LOCAL COMMUNITIES, ARTISTS, ART-EDUCATORS, AND ORGANIZATIONS IN ITS REGULAR PROGRAMMING; AND THOUGHTFULLY REACHES DIVERSE AUDIENCES AND POPULATIONS THROUGH GRASSROOTS EFFORTS LED BY PARTNERING COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND LEADERS. THROUGH FREE WEDNESDAY EVENINGS AND OUR WEDNESDAY NIGHT LIVE PROGRAMMING WE CREATED A NEW CULTURAL LAYERING OF WHAT IS HAPPENING AT THE MINT, WHILE EXPOSING OUR AUDIENCES TO OTHER GROUPS THAT CONNECT THE MUSEUM MORE DEEPLY WITH THE LOCAL AND REGIONAL ARTS ECOSYSTEM. ANNUALLY, THE MINT PARTNERS WITH NUMEROUS ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY OFFERING A BROAD ARRAY OF PROGRAMMING THAT REACHES AS MANY COMMUNITY MEMBERS AS POSSIBLE. KEY PARTNERS INCLUDE: CHARLOTTE MECKLENBURG SCHOOLS, THE LATIN AMERICAN WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION, LATIN AMERICAN COALITION, ART SI CHARLOTTE, CIRCLE DE LUZ, HARVEY B. GANTT CENTER FOR AFRICAN-AMERICAN ARTS + CULTURE, DANCES OF INDIA, RUMBAO LATIN DANCE COMPANY, SOUTHEASTERN MUSEUM CONFERENCE, PBS AFFILIATE WTVI CHARLOTTE, BECHTLER MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, MCCOLL CENTER FOR VISUAL ART, BLUMENTHAL PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, CHARLOTTE BALLET, OPERA CAROLINA, CHARLOTTE SYMPHONY, CHARLOTTE MECKLENBURG LIBRARY, UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES, AND OTHERS. MINT STAFF MEMBERS RELATE TO THEIR PEERS THROUGH VARIOUS NATIONAL GROUPS, INCLUDING THE SOUTHEASTERN MUSEUMS CONFERENCE, THE AMERICAN ALLIANCE OF MUSEUMS, THE COLLEGE ART ASSOCIATION, THE ASSOCIATION OF ART MUSEUM CURATORS, AND THE ASSOCIATION OF FUNDRAISING PROFESSIONALS. THE MINT CONTRIBUTES ANNUALLY TO THE REGIONAL ECONOMY THROUGH EMPLOYMENT, SALES, AND TAXES. SALARIES AND WAGES FOR MINT EMPLOYEES AMOUNT TO APPROXIMATELY $5.1M ANNUALLY, WHILE CONTRACT FEES TOTAL APPROXIMATELY $2.6M. PAID TAXES ARE APPROXIMATELY $600K, WHICH INCLUDE PAYROLL, LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL TAXES. THE MINT'S SPECIAL EVENTS AND SHOPS REVENUE AMOUNTS TO APPROXIMATELY $2.4M ANNUALLY, AND THESE EFFORTS SERVE AS IMPORTANT VENUES FOR LOCAL BUSINESSES (CATERERS, EVENT PLANNERS, VENDORS) TO PARTNER AND THRIVE. FINALLY, 900+ ANNUAL VOLUNTEERS OFFER A KEY RESOURCE, RESULTING IN AN ANNUAL COST SAVINGS OF APPROXIMATELY $115K BASED UPON THE CURRENT HOURLY VOLUNTEER RATE OF $24.50 PER HOUR.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2024 – Jun 30, 2025Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$12.5M
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