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The 2025 Winter Plein Air Exhibition opens Feb. 28 at Johnson Heritage Post in Grand Marais. (Painting by Tom McGregor.)

210 Gallery & Art Center
210 Commercial Ave., Sandstone, Minn.
Gallery open Sat, & Sun. 12-3 p.m.
Through March 7: Maryann Cleary.

ALT Creative
508 E. 4th St. Duluth
Open Tues.-Fri. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sat. 10-5
“F*ck It: A Resistance Art Event” Saturday, Feb. 22, 2-7 p.m.

College of St. Scholastica
1200 Kenwood Ave., Duluth
Through April 18: “Irrevocable Wholeness: Painting Inherent Sacredness,” art by Sarah Brokke and poetry by Kyle Leia in the Student Center Ives Gallery.

Cultures, Humanities & Arts on the Iron Range
510 Chestnut St., Virginia
Gallery open Thursdays and Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Through April 30: James Ellis, “North Shore Impressions, A Journey Through Time and Seasons.” Open house Saturday, March 8, 6:30-8 p.m. with music by Jon Edwards.
Free all-ages Open Art Club in the Annex Thursdays, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Lyric Art Colony meets first and third Thursdays, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Dovetail Café
1917 W. Superior St.
Fika & Fiber, drop-in knitting and fiber arts group, Saturdays, 8:30-9:30 a.m.

Duluth Art Institute
130 W. Superior St., Suite 400
Open Mon.-Fri., 12-5 p.m.
Through April 18: Tali Margolin, “Navigating Moments” and Ellen Sandbeck, “As Long as the Rivers Shall Run.” Art Night Out Thursday, Feb. 20, 5:30 p.m.

Duluth Pottery
1924 W. Superior St. Duluth
Open Mon.-Sat. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Through Feb. 28: “Vessels for Light” group exhibit and “Clumsy Wild” by Adam Swanson.

Ely Area Community Hub
760 E. Miners Drive, Ely
Through March 31: Paul LaJeunesse.

Ely Winter Festival
Ely Art Walk through Feb. 28 with more than 400 works at area businesses.

First Friday Art Walk 
Friday, March 7,  4-7 p.m., downtown Grand Rapids. Grandrapidsarts.org

Johnson Heritage Post Art Gallery
115 W. Wisconsin St., Grand Marais
Open Thurs.-Sat. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday 1-4 p.m.
Through Feb. 27: 100 Years of Art in Cook County.
2025 Winter Plein Air: Annual retreat Feb. 23-28. Exhibition Feb. 28-March 23. Opening reception Friday, Feb. 28, 5-7 p.m. Visit outdoorpaintersofminnesota.org.

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

Macrostie Art Center
405 NW 1st Ave., Grand Rapids
Mon.-Fri. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Through March 28: “A Play of Light and Shadows,” a retrospective exhibition of 45 years of painting by Donna LaBeau.
Through Feb. 28: “To Throw Out a Line,” fiber art by Lauren Faherty.
Through February: Giinawind Creative Space: students of ISD 318’s Anishinaabe Gikinoo’amaadiwin/Ojibwe Education program.

Nordic Center
23 N. Lake Ave. Duluth
Open Fri. & Sat. 12-4 p.m.
Through March 22: Sylvsmidja Jewelry Exhibition.

Northwoods Friends 
of the Arts Gallery
210 S. River St., Cook
Winter Hours: Thurs. & Fri. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sat. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Through Feb. 28: “A Trip Back in Time: People That I’ve Known,” group photography exhibition.
March 6-28: “A Shot in the Dark,” photo contest winners.

Prøve Gallery
21 N. Lake St., Duluth
Open Weds. - Fri. 4-7 p.m. and Sat. 12-4 p.m.
Through March 7: “Dreams & Nightmares: The Diorama Show.”

Reif Center Gallery
720 NW Conifer Dr., Grand Rapids
Open 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Friday. 
Through March 7: “Portraits,” group exhibit by regional artists featuring Susan Klann. Closing reception Friday, March 7, 4-5:30 p.m. 

Split Rock Lighthouse
North of Two Harbors on Hwy. 61
March 1-31: Photography by Joe Polecheck. He will be onsite Saturdays, March 8 & 22, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Tettegouche State Park
5702 Hwy. 61, Silver Bay
Through February: Art by Silver Bay students under the guidance of Sam Zimmerman. 
March: Richard Love. Reception Friday, March 7, 7 p.m.

Tweed Museum, UMD Campus
Open Tuesdays, 9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. and Weds.-Sat. 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 
Through March 14: “From the Future,” video installation by Jennifer Steinkamp.
Through May 30: American Modernist Charles Biederman and Recent Acquisitions.
Through June 27: “Passages,” photography by Stuart Klipper.

UWS Holden Fine Arts, 1805 Catlin Ave.
Open Mon.-Fri., 2-6 p.m. 
Through March 6: “Illusion of Certainty” by Susan Maguire in Kruk Gallery.
Through March 17: “Seasons of Change: Selections from Art 341” in the Experimental Gallery.

Washburn Cultural Center
1 E. Bayfield St., Washburn
Open Weds. - Sun. 12-4 p.m.
March: Chequamegon Bay Arts Council 2025 Spring Show: The Art of Food. Opening reception Thursday, March 6, 5-7 p.m.

Winter Market
Saturdays, March 1 and April 5, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The Hub, 10 N. Broadway Ave., Grand Marais
Local artisans and artists, gifts

Zeitgeist Arts
222 Superior St. Duluth
In the Restaurant: Rita Bergstedt, “Dreamscapes.”
March 4-31: “Morphology” by Anastasia Bamford. Reception Thursday, March 6, 5-7 p.m. Poetry reading at 6 p.m.

Artist opportunities
Arrowhead Regional Arts Council
Art Project Grants for individuals and organizations application period now open. Deadline March 16. Small grants for individuals open through March 2. Visit aracouncil.org.

Art in Bayfront Park
Art festival in Duluth’s Bayfront Park with 100-plus juried artists, culinary arts market and food, beer and wine vendors. Deadline April 12. Visit artinbayfrontpark.com/2025-applications.

Blueberry Art Festival
July 25-27, Ely Whiteside Park
Visit ely.org/events/annual-events-and-festivals/blueberry-art-festival.

Grand Marais Arts Festival
Deadline Feb. 24. Artists of all fine arts mediums are encouraged to apply. Festival is July 12-13. Visit grandmaraisartcolony.org.

Love Stories for the Lakefront
Art exhibit July 1-13 at the Washburn Cultural Center for Homecoming in Washburn. Submission deadline April 15. Visit cbayarts.org/events or contact Susan or John at
artistssquaredgallery@gmail.com or text to 952-923-5222.

Northwoods Friends of the Arts Gallery
210 S. River St., Cook
Annual photography contest, “A Shot in the Dark.” Theme: photos that turned out better than you thought. Deadline March 1. Visit nwfamn.org.

Park Point Art Fair
The art fair in the last full weekend in June features ceramics, fiber, photography, 2-D, jewelry, wood, glass, painting and mixed media. All work must be original design and execution by the applying exhibitor. Application fee $35, booth fee $300. Booth fees must be received by April 29. Visit parkpointartfair.org.