Meet Alexandra Adamo, aka Alex Makes Art, a mixed media artist and leader in creative experiences. Alex was 18th Recipient of the Lead Artist position at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston's Community Art's Initiative for 2022-23. Alex's latest project, titled: "From Farm to Craft Table", invited children from twelve Boston-area community organizations to learn about the wonders of wool. You can visit her exhibit through October 22, 2023, in the Linde Family Wing!
Read MoreMeet Rob Dunlavey, an artist and children's book illustrator from Natick, MA. His most recent picture book is "Whale Fall" featuring Melissa Stewart's lyrical scientific description of ocean life after the death of a whale. Other books include: "In the Woods" with poems about New England animals by David Elliott and "Owl Sees Owl" featuring a reverso poem by Laura Godwin about a baby owl's first nighttime flight. Rob makes art every day and loves to share it with children and their caregivers.
Read MoreMeet @blackmominboston otherwise known as JaVonica! Minni was lucky enough to partner with JaVonica recently by hosting a collaborative Community Drop-In event at our South End studio to celebrate creativity, diversity and community engagement. But we wanted to dive a little deeper into all that JaVonica does for community, why she started her Instagram account, what drives hers, and more!
Read MoreRecently Kelly caught up with Canvas Rebel for a chat on all things Minni. From initial ideas to challenges along the way, and growing a business during Covid, Kelly shared all her insights and tips.
Read MoreWe have an amazing fashion workshop coming up with the talented Alyssa Tang-Bortnyk! Read all about this talented woman and what inspires her to create gorgeous pieces and a one-of-a-kind story below!
Read MoreJoin us this December for workshops with Juliana Farina! On the nights and weekends, you can find Juliana running her skincare company Amherst Soaps, while her days are spent teaching middle school science! She loves the energy young kids bring to the arts and sciences, considers herself a kid at heart, and feels the best way to open eyes to the world is to be involved in things! She’s dedicated to making artisan skin care goods that are not only fun to make but feel good to use.
Read MoreWe are so excited to feature hand-drawn coloring pages at every Minni birthday party! These beautiful pages inspired by Minni’s party themes were illustrated by talented Minni instructor and artist Eda French. Each custom illustration features an adorable cast of animal characters on all kinds of adventures. Take a sneak peek and learn more about Eda.
Read MoreComing to the studio and witnessing the pure joy that comes with kids creating something new gives me so much hope for our future. Now, let’s celebrate!
Read MoreWe are so excited to premier our collaboration with the talented Tia Keobounpheng AKA Tiakeo/art! Tia illustrated beautiful coloring cards for ages 4+ and ages 10+, taking inspiration from the world around her. Get your set of coloring cards today, exclusively in the Minni Shop!
Read MoreI’m sure you can relate to this: Just when I thought there was a clear path forward into the fall, I’m finding myself rethinking and rebuilding how we do things at Minni. Again.
Read MoreWe have an upcoming collaboration for our Minni Shop with the talented Tia Keobounpheng! She has made beautiful coloring cards for ages 4+ and for ages 10+, taking inspiration from the outside world around her. Keep your eye out for her coloring cards she made just for Minni in our Minni Shop.
Read MoreKelly Harris Smith is a designer, creative director, and entrepreneur specializing in natural and sustainable materials for commercial and residential interior design. She is the co-founder of FilzFelt and is the founder of Minni! Having trained in architecture at Northeastern University, Kelly is inspired by pattern, color, and innovative functionality.
Read MoreMaria Palkon is Minni’s lead teacher of online and in-person programming. She has been teaching at Minni for about 2 years, but has been teaching art classes for over 4! Any kids who have had Maria as a teacher know that her favorite color is turquoise, that dance parties are a natural part of classroom etiquette, and that she loves telling riddles.
Read MoreMargaret Robe is a Boston based artist inspired by playful design, directional patterns and engaging color relationships. She has a BA in Studio Art from Wheaton College (MA) and has worked for 3 years supporting community-focused arts businesses in Boston. As Minni’s Program Manager, Margaret does it all, including creating curricula, community outreach and generally brings order to the chaos.
Read MoreWhen my kids were babies, it was difficult enough to keep them fed, bathed, and entertained, let alone plan out engaging creative and educational projects for them. That was part of my motivation for opening Minni—I wanted to take that stress off parents by offering fun but meaningful and skill-building projects for kids, as well as an opportunity for parents to come together in our space to decompress from the daily grind. And all of that, of course, was before this unprecedented year of pandemic protocols, home-schooling, and political upheaval.
Read MoreWhen I started Minni in 2018, I envisioned a place where the community could gather—physically—around one simple mission: to empower our littlest members to design great things.
Obviously, I did not foresee 2020 coming. This year has forced us to be creative in ways we never dreamed possible. We had to pivot our hands-on teaching model, learning in real time, as so many educators have, how to effectively engage kids of all ages on Zoom.
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