Weekly Updates and Challenge Calendar

Welcome to our Weekly Updates and Challenge Calendar!

We update this page and send out a Weekly Digest by email each Monday with anything you may have missed on our Minted Artist Community Slack each week. 

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Challenge Calendar by Week

Launch Updates

2026 Challenges at a Glance

Note: the calendar below displays information by week, not exact dates. For example, if a challenge shows it is opening 8/20, that means it is opening during the week of August 20, not exactly on August 20 itself. 

Key takeaways for the week of July 6, 2026:

• New Challenge Added to the 2026 Calendar! We're excited to share that a new challenge, A2 Greeting Cards, has been added to the 2026 Challenge Calendar!
  • The challenge is scheduled to open the week of September 7. We're still finalizing the details and will share more information as soon as it's available. 
• Next Week: VoiceIT Call - Join us on Tuesday, July 14, at 10:00 AM PT for our next VoiceIt! Community Call. We'll be sharing important business updates, new artist resources, and changes to our prize structure. Please register here.
  • The call will be recorded and shared with the artist community afterward.
• Mintie Summer Meet-Ups are in full swing! Check out the planned meet-ups below—or plan one of your own! Visit the Summer Meet-Ups post to learn how to participate, submit receipts, and find your local geo-group.
  • San Diego, CA: Natalie and Brianne are hosting a happy hour on Thursday, July 9. Details + RSVP here. 
  • Des Moines, IA: LAST CALL FOR SIGN-UPS! Share interest and availability here. 
• Wrap Challenge FAQ Thank you to everyone who attended our Wrap Challenge Call. We've gathered answers to the most common questions in a new FAQ to provide additional guidance as you prepare your submissions.
• New Resource: File Check! Common Issues that Delay Production We've published a new FAQ highlighting some of the most common production file issues we see and how to avoid them. The FAQ also outlines several minor production adjustments our team may make to help keep designs moving through production as efficiently as possible.
• Holiday File Request Update The third batch of Holiday File Requests has been sent last week!  As we wait for the holiday sleigh to make its next journey, be sure to review our FAQ, What to Expect When You're Expecting Holiday File Requests, and follow #challenges-holiday for Holiday Progress Bar updates and other seasonal announcements.

Detailed Challenge Tracker: Click to Enlarge! 

• This detailed view updates daily and includes file request status, payments, and more. We will continue to update this page weekly and send out a weekly digest email, but you can check this detailed view daily for the most updated information at any time. 
• More information on the Detailed Challenge Tracker

Launch Updates for the week of July 6, 2026

2026 Challenges - Tentative Calendar

Please use this calendar for general planning purposes.  Exact dates and challenges are subject to change. 

January	2026 Disney Stationery & Art (opens December 2025) 2026 Disney Greeting Card (opens December 2025) NEW Shapes Challenge (opens December 2025) Specialty Holiday NEW Baptism & Christening Invitations Birth Announcements
February	NEW Baby Stationery Valentine's Greeting Card Online Invitations Save the Date Non-Foil & Foil
March	Holiday Photo Card Non-Foil Holiday Photo Card Foil
April	Holiday Photo Card Religious
May	Holiday Card Non-Photo + Corporate (UPDATE! combined challenge for 2026)
June	Holiday Photo Card New Year Children's Art NEW Holiday Wrap NEW Everyday Wrap
July	Everyday Greeting Card Party Invitations NEW Personalized Stationary
August	Wedding Invitations Non-Foil Wedding Invitations Foil Wedding Invitations Letterpress NEW Wedding Invitation Suite
September	Classroom Valentines A2 Greeting Cards Pairs & Sets
October	Bridal Shower Graduation Non-Foil & Foil Photography
November	Wedding Day-Of Signs & Tabletop Baby Shower Non-Foil & Foil 2027 Disney Stationery & Art
December	Fine Art - All Media

More information on the Detailed Challenge View 

Every week, we share a weekly update with a new 12-week calendar view as well as our launch updates. However, we wanted to find a way to share more details about our challenge process so you can have as much information as possible at your fingertips! 

We have created a more detailed challenge tracker here (click to enlarge when you’re viewing). This tracker updates daily, so every time you click into this page you can be sure it’s as up-to-the minute as possible. We will continue to share the updated calendar view every week for a more macro view of our challenge timelines, and we will keep this challenge tracker pinned at the top of the Weekly Updates page as well as in this channel. 

Please note: upcoming challenges and product activation dates are all subject to change. Please continue to use any forward-looking dates in this tracker for planning purposes only. When we make changes, we will note them in our regular Weekly Update.  

Some highlights about this new tracker! You can now see: 

• What challenges have early or final file requests in progress
• When Top-Rated and Editors’ Picks were announced and when payments have gone out 
• When Special Prizes were announced and when their payments went out 
• The estimated dates of upcoming challenges (all dates and challenges subject to change) 
• And more! 

Note: We use weeks of the year rather than exact dates for many of the future challenges. If you want to calculate how the week of the year corresponds to approximate dates, you can calculate them here. 

If you have any questions about this detailed challenge tracker view, please let us know! We hope this is helpful if you ever have any questions about the status of a challenge, including payments and early file requests.