Affiliates in Action

AFFILIATES

IN ACTION

BY HEATHER GWALTNEY

THE DELHOM SERVICE LEAGUE The Delhom Service League joins forces with Friends of the Mint to welcome ceramic artist, clothing designer and furniture maker Shae Bishop for a program entitled “(tex)Tile” at Mint Museum Randolph on March 18. DSL is also hosting “Passion for Porcelain,” a conversation with Leah Leitson, a ceramic artist and Warren Wilson College Professor of Ceramics, at 10 a.m. April 21 at Mint Museum Randolph. mintmuseum.org /delhom-service-league

DOCENTS OF THE MINT Introducing Stroller Tours! The Mint’s youngest visitors and their caregivers are invited to Mint Museum Uptown at 10:30 a.m. every second Wednesday of the month as the Mint collaborates with the Bechtler and the Gantt Center for Stroller Tours. Short on time? Free museum admission is offered on the third Thursday of the month at the Mint, the Bechtler or the Gantt, beginning at noon, for 30-minute tours. mintmuseum.org/adult-group-tours

FOUNDERS’ CIRCLE Founders’ Circle hosts the sixth-annual Mint Oyster Roast 2–6 p.m Feb. 1 on the lawn at Mint Museum Randolph. Enjoy beverages, a low-country boil, gourmet s’mores, and oysters for as long as they last! For tickets, visit founderscircle.org.

GARDEN CLUB Art returns to the garden when the Charlotte Garden Club and the Mint present the Art in the Garden Tour on May 16–17, followed by an after-tour party at Mint Museum Randolph. charlottegardenclub.com

MINT MUSEUM AUXILIARY The Mint Museum Auxiliary takes “A Walk on the Wild Side” Feb. 8 when it hosts the annual Winter WonderMINT party at The Collector’s Room. On April 8, renowned London-based interior designer Veere Grenney is the keynote speaker for the perennially sold-out Spring Decorative Arts Symposium at Charlotte Country Club. mintmuseumauxiliary.org

YOUNG AFFILIATES OF THE MINT

Don’t miss the incredible collection of pieces in the Young Affiliates’ fourth juried art show, Coined in the South, at Mint Museum Uptown, on view until Feb. 16. Join the YAMs on May 2 for their 30 th -annual signature event: Derby Days. Enjoy live music, mint juleps, food trucks, and a big-screen viewing of “the most exciting two minutes in sports.” youngaffiliates.org

FRIENDS OF THE MINT Join the Friends of the Mint on Feb. 19 at Mint Museum Randolph, as UNC Charlotte’s Director of Galleries Adam Justice (also a former assistant curator at the Mint) hosts a conversation called “All Art Has Been Contemporary.” And don’t miss the screening of the documentary Blurred Lines: Inside the Art World on April 22 at Mint Museum Uptown. mintmuseum.org/friends-of-the-mint