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“Uniting Artists and Nature,” photography and art of the recent owl irruption in the Northland, is at the Art & Soul Gallery in Ely through March. (Scratchboard image by Nancy Scheibe.)

210 Gallery & Art Center
210 Commercial Ave., Sandstone, Minn.
Gallery open Sat, & Sun. 12-3 p.m.
Through March 7: Maryann Cleary.
March 14-April 11: “Waiting for Beds” by Moira Villiard & Carla Hamilton. Reception Friday, March 14, 7 p.m. 

Art & Soul Gallery
427 E. Sheridan St., Ely
Thurs.-Sat. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Through March 31: “Uniting Artists and Nature,” photos and art of the recent owl irruption in the Northland. Presentation by field naturalist Bill Tefft Fri. & Sat., March 14 & 15, 12-2 p.m.

Bent Paddle
1832 W. Michigan St. Duluth
LazyLightning420 & Kathryne Ford
Thursdays, March 20-April 10, 6-9 p.m.
LazyLightning420 plays specific Grateful Dead shows under the swirling glow of Kathryne Ford's Liquid Light live art projections.

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.”
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.”

Duluth Pottery
1924 W. Superior St. Duluth
Open Mon.-Sat. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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

Ely’s Historic State Theater
238 E. Sheridan St., Ely
Ely Community Resource Art Auction Saturday, March 22, 5 p.m.

Flip Arkulary’s Space Wizard 
Wednesdays
Wednesdays, March 19 & 26, 8 p.m.
Jade Fountain
Live music accompanied by visual artists creating. March 19: Tanya Feldkamp. March 26: Tom Moriarity.

Fire in the Village
Room 203, Old Central School
10 NW 5th St., Grand Rapids
Free Friday Art Jam Fridays, 4-8 p.m.

Hilltop Antiques
410 S. Pokegama Ave., Grand Rapids
Featured artist: James Wieser.

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.
2025 Winter Plein Air exhibition through March 23.

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 April 25: “Species of Special Concern” by Tanya Piatz. 
Through March 28: “A Play of Light and Shadows” by Donna LaBeau.
Giinawind Creative Space: Melissa Fowler through April.

March Madness Craft & Small Business Show
Saturday, March 22, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
AAD Shrine Meeting & Event Center

Needle Art Guild
Monday, March 24, 11 a.m.
Kenwood Lutheran Church
At 11 a.m., learn a new stitch with Karen Buell or bring your own project to work on. At noon there is a short business meeting; bring your own lunch. At 1 pm, guest speaker Natalija Wallbridge presents “Fusing Art with Functional Design.” Non-members $10; fee may be applied to first-year membership.

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 March 28: “A Shot in the Dark.”

Reif Center Gallery
720 NW Conifer Dr., Grand Rapids
Open 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Friday. 

Shannon’s Stained Glassery
5904 Tower Ave., Superior
Open Tues.-Fri., 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Saturday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Spring Open House & Art Show Fri. & Sat., April 4 & 5.

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

Tettegouche State Park
5702 Hwy. 61, Silver Bay
Through March: Rick Love.

Treasures of the Earth Green Goods, Craft & Art Fair
Saturday, March 22, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Peace Church, Duluth

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 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 17: “Seasons of Change: Selections from Art 341” in the Experimental Gallery.
March 20-April 14: Student Juried Art Exhibition. Reception March 20, 5 p.m.

Visual Culture Lecture Series: The Thought Machine
Tuesday, March 18, 6 p.m.
80 Montague Hall, UMD
“The Thought Machine: An Artist Residency” is presented by Kathy McTavish, Mags David and Ian Moore. 

Washburn Cultural Center
1 E. Bayfield St., Washburn
Open Weds. - Sun. 12-4 p.m.
March: “The Art of Food,” Chequamegon Bay Arts Council spring show.

Winter Market
Saturday, 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.”
In the Atrium through March 31: “Morphology” by Anastasia Bamford.

Artist opportunities

Arrowhead Regional Arts Council
Art Project Grants for individuals and organizations application period now open. Deadline March 16. Visit aracouncil.org.

Art in Bayfront Park
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.

Duluth Art Institute 
Open call for Annual Member Show through April 18. Open call for 65th Arrowhead Regional Biennial juried group show through June 2. Visit duluthartinstitute.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.

Park Point Art Fair
Application fee $35, booth fee $300. Booth fees must be received by April 29. Visit parkpointartfair.org.

Shannon’s Stained Glassery
5904 Tower Ave., Superior
Spring Art Show April 4 & 5. Enter copper foil, lead came, beveled, dimensional, lamps, mosaics, garden stones, fused glass, lampworked beads, glass jewelry, anything glass-related. Entries due March 25-29.