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“Summertime,” a group exhibit by Mesabi Range artists, begins Aug. 1 at Lyric Center for the Arts in Virginia.

AICHO Galleries
Robert Powless Cultural Center
202 W. 2nd St., Duluth
Gallery open Mon.–Fri. 10 am-5 pm. Call 218-722-7225 before your visit.
Through Aug. 30: “Sanctuary” by Maya Washington.

ALT Creative
508 E. 4th St. Duluth
Open Tues.-Sat. 11 am-5 pm
Featured artists: Melissa Weisser, Forever Loopy, Lizzy Goat Gruff, Kelly Thompson.

Art Beat of Hayward
15845 W. 2nd St., Hayward
​​Hours:  Weds.-Sat. 11 am-4 pm or by appointment.
Aug. 3 - Sept. 9​: “Light & Shadow” by Sara Qualey and ceramics by Martye Allen. Reception Saturday, Aug. 3, 3-5:30 pm.

Arts in the Park
Whiteside Park, Ely
Tuesdays through Sept. 24, 5-7 pm alongside Ely Farmers Market.

Barbie: A Cultural Icon Exhibit
Aug. 6-Sept. 22
DECC Paulucci Hall
Open daily 10 am-4 p.m. Aug. 6-Sept. 2.
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday thru Sunday Sept. 6-22.
Tickets $17-62.

Cable-Hayward Area Art Crawl
Fri. & Sat., Aug. 9 & 10, 10 am-5 pm
Sunday, Aug. 11, 11 am-3 pm
Self-guided art tour in Sawyer, Washburn and Bayfield counties. Get map at cablehaywardarts.org.

Day at the Lake
Saturday, Aug. 3, 1-5 pm
Tofte Lake Center, Ely
Workshops by Ely artists, music, poetry, food.

Duluth Art Institute
130 W. Superior St., Suite 400
Closed until Aug. 16 for installation.
Aug. 16-Oct. 11: Azania Tripp, “Azania Means Freedom Project”
Gary Carlson & MaryAnn Carlson, “Our Journey of Synthesis: Composing Objects Found & Fashioned.”

Earth Rider Makers Market
Sunday, Aug. 4, 12-3 pm
Earth Rider Brewery Fest Field

Edge Center for the Arts
101 2nd Ave., Bigfork, Minn.
Thurs.-Sat. 1-4 pm
18th annual juried exhibition Aug. 8-Sept. 9. Reception Aug. 9, 5-7 pm

First Friday Art Walk 
Friday, Aug. 2,  4-7 pm, downtown Grand Rapids. Grandrapidsarts.org

Grand Marais Art Colony Studio 21
21 W. Hwy. 61
Aug. 1-31: Natalija Walbridge. Reception Saturday, Aug. 3, 1-3 pm
Through Aug. 31: Summer exhibition, “Embodying the North Shore.”

Johnson Heritage Post Art Gallery
115 W. Wisconsin St., Grand Marais
Through Aug. 11: “Of Place and Time” by Paula Gufstason and Linda Ricklefs Baudry.

Joseph Nease Gallery
23 W. 1st St., Duluth
Open Thurs.-Sat., 12-4 pm or by appointment
Through Sept. 28: Craig Blacklock, “Within the Waves.” Reception and artist talk Thursday, Aug. 8, 5-7 pm.

Joy & Co.
16 First Ave. W., Grand Marais
Art Night Thursdays, 3:30-5 pm.

La Pointe Center Gallery
794 Chebomnicon Bay Rd.
La Pointe, Wis.
Open daily 11 am-4 pm
August art: Lance Wurst, Blue Moon Studios, Scott Hill. Reception Saturday, Aug. 3, 4-7 pm

Lyric Center for the Arts
510 Chestnut St., Virginia
Gallery open Thursdays, 11 am-5 pm and Fri. & Sat., 11 am-3 pm
Through August: Timo Young, “My Hand Paints.”
Aug. 1-Oct. 26: “Summertime,” group exhibit by Mesabi Range artists. Opening reception Saturday, Aug. 10, 12-2 pm
Free all-ages Open Art Club in the Annex Thursdays, 11 am-5 pm
Lyric Art Colony meets first and third Thursdays, 11 am-1 pm.

Macrostie Art Center
405 NW 1st Ave., Grand Rapids
Mon.-Fri. 10 am-5 pm, Sat. 10 am-4 pm.
Through Aug. 30: Pono Asuncion, “The Rocks are Strange Here.”
Opening in August: 32nd annual Juried Exhibition. Reception Aug. 2, 4-7 pm
Giinawind Creative Space: “Stories Between Earth and Sky” by Sarah McRae through August.

Northwoods Music & Art Festival
Saturday, Aug. 17, 12-10 pm
Boulder Lodge, Hayward
Artist booths run 12-6 p.m. Music by Mary Cutrufello, Howard “Guitar” Luedtke & Blue Max, Paul Tweed Band, Shear Fury.

Pizza Luce
11 E. Superior St.
Through August: Paintings and collages by Ryan LeMahieu.

Prøve Gallery
21 N. Lake St., Duluth
Open Weds. - Fri. 4-7 pm; Sat. 12-4 pm
Through Aug. 16: The X Show.

Reif Center Gallery
720 NW Conifer Dr., Grand Rapids
Open 8:30 am-5 pm Monday - Friday. 
Through Sept. 6: Art of the Garden. Reception Friday, Aug. 2, 4 pm

Siiviis Gallery
361 Canal Park Dr., Duluth
Through Sept. 5: “At Home on the Shore,” group exhibit.

Spirit of the Lake Community School
5401 E. Superior St.
Open Studio Tuesdays, 12:30-3:30 pm through Aug. 27.
All skill levels and art mediums welcome. Bring your own supplies and project ideas. Register at spiritofthelakearts.org/community-events.

Split Rock Lighthouse
North of Two Harbors on Hwy. 61
Aug. 1-31: Photographer Jackie Scherer. She will be onsite Aug. 3 & 10, 11 am-1 pm

Tettegouche State Park
5702 Hwy. 61, Silver Bay
July artists: Michelle Wegler and Cheryl LeClair-Sommer.
August artist: Emily Donovan. Reception Friday, Aug. 9, 7 pm.

Tweed Museum, UMD Campus
Open Tuesdays, 9 am-7:30 pm and Weds.-Sat. 9 am-4:30 pm. 
“The Company of Trees,” selections from the Tweed’s Permanent Collection through Aug. 10.

Washburn Cultural Center
1 E. Bayfield St., Washburn
Open Weds. - Sun. 12-4 pm
Through Aug. 3: “From Our Nature,” works by Mati Palm-Leis and Gina Winther.

Zeitgeist Arts
222 Superior St. Duluth
in the Atrium: Mona Nelson.
In the restaurant: Sterling Rathsack.