"Leaving Dakota" this Saturday, May 21st from 2 to 6pm

Indie Photographer and author of Armed America, Kyle Cassidy (www.kylecassidy.com) is re-inventing the art show with his newest masterpiece, Leaving Dakota, a collection of 4 x 6 photos packed up and sent round the world on a tour unlike any other. Leaving Dakota tells the story of young woman sucked into a mysterious world of occult and murder, but there is a catch: Kyle has left the photos un-numbered, thus leaving the linear... stream of the story up to the audience. Change the order you view it and you change the story. Will the heroine escape or does she remain trapped in her world of gray skies and mystery?

Beginning in San Diego in Dec 2010 folks across the country have hosted Cassidy’s work in any way that they could dream from traditional gallery settings,to bars, office spaces,and even one person’s garage. Now it is Atlanta’s turn to host this truly unique experience before Leaving Dakota travels across the pond to stops in Europe and beyond.

Bang! Arts Promotions and Management’s intern extraordinaire, Lena Kotler will take on the Atlanta stop of Leaving Dakota’s worldwide tour at MINT Gallery in conjunction with their Exquisite Corpse exhibition for a surrealist tea party extravaganza. To help with this endeavor we’ve invted special guests Cafe Campesino and their wonderful organic creations, along with the stunning body art of Stephanie Anderson (Neon Body Armor) who will paint living statues live during the event, all to to the music of, George Wallace from local Atlanta favorite “A Fight To The Death” with special guest Ben Holst!

For one brief day, audiences will be invited into a world where linear story-telling is left behind and life becomes a “Choose-Your-Own-Adventure” fantasy.

What story will you tell?

Bang Arts Management and Promotions: www.bangarts.com
Anne Almasy: www.annealmasy.com
Neon Body Armor: www.neonbodyarmor.com
A Fight To The Death: http://www.facebook.com/afighttothedeath
Leaving Dakota Online: http://www.kylecassidy.com/projects/dakota/index.html

SUGGESTED DONATION $3-$5
PROCEEDS TO BENEFIT MINT

****Special Note: it's a tea party so proper attire is encouraged! Gloves! Hats! and that party dress you only ever got to wear once!*****

"Exquisite" opens on Friday, May 13th

"Le cadavre exquis boira le vin nouveau."

In this group exhibit, loosely based on the surrealist “exquisite corpse” technique, seven local artists will contribute elements to be composed into collaborative figurative arrangements. Curated by MINT's Gallery Manager, Mike Germon, “Exquisite” will allow each participating artist to explore physicality and the living form using diverse mediums from video to embroidery. Contributing artists, chosen specifically for their background and technique, include Romy Maloon, Nikita Gale, Baxter Crane, Bean Summer, Aubrey Longley-Cook, Ashley Anderson, and Dorothy Stucki.

This Saturday! Amateur Beatboxing Battle Royale: Winner Take All!

Bland Hack Pictures is hosting Atlanta's first-ever comedy-infused beatboxing competition at MINT Gallery to celebrate the premiere of their latest hilarious sketch!

Aspiring beatboxers will get the chance to compete for prizes and the honor of being among Atlanta’s best vocal percussionists.

Admission is FREE!
Music by DJ Bamboozle
Eats by Good Food Truck
Plus, the world premiere of Bland Hack Pictures' latest hilarious sketch -- "The History of Beatboxing!"

SIGN UP to enter the competition by emailing beatboxatl@gmail.com
Slots are LIMITED!

Whether you’re a beatboxing aficionado or just enjoy seeing friends give their best impression of that guy from “Police Academy,” this is one evening you don’t want to miss!

So This One Time... opens on Saturday, April 9th

So This One Time...

...a show about awkward situations.

Over the last several months, Katie Coleman and Jane Garver have been collaborating with each other and many other people trying to collect the best stories about “bad” situations. All of the work in their show started with a true conversation or event, because true yet unbelievable stories are the most memorable.

The stories they tell range from the mundane to the ridiculous, often utilizing image and text to blur the lines between storytelling and visual art.

They will turn MINT into a staged home interior to house their strange cast of characters, and to give old stories a new context. To be clear, they are decidedly pro-awkward, highlighting how funny little memories or strange moments can be re-used to make a new shared experience.

Then and Right Fucking Now opens tonight!

Join us on Friday March 1st for an evening with Chuck McCarthy. You may know Chuck as the internet thinker responsible for www.ideasbychuck.com or the artist behind www.drawnika.com. In this one night event, McCarthy will show "Then and Right Fucking Now", a collection of his drawings and mixed media pieces, in conjunction with the launch of our Kitchen Annex.

8 to 11pm. See you there.

Bingo! On March 26th from 3 to 6pm

Please join us for our first ever Bingo fundraiser on Saturday, March 26th from 3 to 6pm.

We'll have one of a kind, handmade cards from local artists for sale for $5 each along with snacks, drinks, music and art.

Prizes include donations from our generous sponsors like Young Blood, WonderRoot, Only You Tattoo and more!

MINT can only survive with your support and encouragement so come help us out!

Spirit Animals opens on March 12th

A "spirit" or "power animal" is a representation of a creature that represents one's connection to the world, life, the individual's personality traits, or power.

In the shamanic worldview, everyone has power animals or tutelary spirits which empower and protect them from harm, like guardian spirits or angels in the Abrahamic Traditions.

We asked artists throughout Atlanta to submit work inspired by their spirit animal. The exhibit will feature pieces from over 50 artists who work in a variety of mediums.

The night will also include a special vision quest led by The Back Pockets at 10pm.