Visit Mint Museum Randolph Wednesday, May 1 through Saturday, May 4 during museum hours to pick up a fun all-ages project to create at home. This month, form a creative clay creature with modeling clay inspired by the fanciful clay sculptures of self-taught artist Shinichi Sawada. Free Art Kits are supported by Mint Museum Auxiliary. […]
Join us for an exclusive tour of Objects of Affection: Jewelry by Robert Ebendorf from the Porter • Price Collection with Rebecca Elliot, assistant curator of craft, design, and fashion and curator of Objects of Affection at Mint Museum Randolph. Trained in traditional gold- and silversmithing, Ebendorf made his name in the 1960s by handcrafting […]
Members enjoy a presentation and walking tour of Shinichi Sawada: Agents of Clay with Jen Sudul Edwards, Ph.D., Chief Curator & Curator of Contemporary Art. Shinichi Sawada is a Japanese ceramic artist whose training began in 2000 with the Nakayoshi Fukushikai Welfare Association through a program aimed at assisting neurodivergent individuals in finding employment and fostering […]
Enjoy a festive afternoon with food trucks, live music, and a cash bar on the front terrace. Eventgoers can also build a clay creature inspired by the expressive sculpture of self-taught artist Shinichi Sawada and visit the exhibition, Shinichi Sawada: Agents of Clay.
This program will create connections between a work of literature and the visual arts. After a brief discussion of “The Lacuna,” Mint Docents will present works of art in the galleries that bring to life historic events, social customs, and lifestyles of the time period depicted in the book. All programs are 90 minutes.