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Hartley Nature Center in Duluth hosts an educational exhibit, “Invasive Plants in My Backyard” with linocut art by Monica Ihrke, opening May 16.

210 Gallery & Art Center
210 Commercial Ave., Sandstone, Minn.
Gallery open Sat, & Sun. 12-3 p.m.
Spring gallery with featured artist Kris Nelson.

AICHO Galleries
Robert Powless Cultural Center
202 W. 2nd St., Duluth
Gallery open Mon.–Fri. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Call 218-722-7225 and ask if the gallery space is available for viewing before your visit.
Through June 30: “Our History From Our Perspective,” traditional Native American visual art and metalwork by Michael Horse.

Arrowhead Arts Awards Ceremonies
Recipients: Karen Savage-Blue, Joan Farnam, Giizh Agaton Howes
Friday, May 30,  5:30-7:30 p.m.
Johnson Heritage Post Art Gallery, Grand Marais

Art Beat of Hayward
15845 W. 2nd St., Hayward
​​Hours:  Weds.-Sat. 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. or by appointment.
Through May 30: “Scream for Green Limes,” group color show.

Art Dock
Dewitt-Seitz Building, 394 Lake Ave. S., Duluth
Through May 18: “From Norway to the North Shore” by Sue Pavlatos.

Cultures, Humanities & Arts on the Iron Range
510 Chestnut St., Virginia
Gallery open Thursdays and Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Through June 30: Open Water annual exhibit. 
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 June 9: Annual Member Show.

Duluth Art Institute Lincoln Park Building
229 W. 2nd St.
Free ArtDAI Saturday, May 17, 1-4 p.m. Casual, creative art-making afternoon making simple, fun crafts that can be customized for artists of all ages.

Duluth Public Library 
Tiny Art Show at all three library branches through May 30.

Duluth Whole Foods Co-op
4426 Grand Ave.
Through May 31: “Wild Birds & Berries” by fiber artist Natalija Walbridge.

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

Framing by Stengl
1720 Tower Ave., Superior
“Parts & Pieces” by Eris Vafias. Closing reception Thursday, May 29, 5-8 p.m.

Hartley Nature Center
3001 Woodland Ave.
May 16-Oct. 19: “Invasive Plants in My Backyard,” linocut art by Monica Ihrke. Reception and artist talk Friday, May 16, 4-6 p.m.

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.
Featured May art: Pottery by Joan Farnam.
Through May 18: Hovland Arts Guild Spring Show.
May 23-June 15: Recent Works by Neil Sherman. Reception Friday, May 23, 5-7 p.m.

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

La Pointe Center Gallery
794 Chebomnicon Bay Rd.
La Pointe, Wis.
Open daily 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
May 27-June 15: Spring Artist Show featuring Barbara Heinrich and George Heinrich. Reception Saturday, May 31, 4-7 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 May 30: “Expressions,” works by the youth of North Homes Children & Family Services.
Through June 27: Little Big Show featuring Ashley Kolka-Lee.

Nice Girls of the North Marketplace
Saturday, May 10, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Spirit of the Lake Community School
5401 E. Superior St.
Local women-owned art cooperative hosts markets the second Saturday of each month.

Nordic Center
23 N. Lake Ave. Duluth
Open Fri. & Sat. 12-4 p.m.
Through May 31: “April Showers, May Flowers,” collaborative exhibition with Prøve Gallery, 21 N. Lake Ave.

Northwoods Friends of the Arts Gallery
210 S. River St., Cook
Open Weds.-Fri. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sat. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Open til 4 p.m. on May 24 and June 14.)
Through May 30: “Beyond the Classroom: Color and Clay” works by teachers Lyn Reed, Mark Reed and Ron Maki. Reception Friday, May 9, 5-7 p.m.
June 5-28: Spring Art Expo. Opening reception Friday, June 6, 5-7 p.m.

Prøve Gallery
21 N. Lake St., Duluth
Open Weds. - Fri. 4-7 p.m. and Sat. 12-4 p.m.
June 6-21: “Reverie,” solo exhibit by Kathryne Ford. Reception Friday, June 6, 6-9 p.m.

Rathskeller
132 E. Superior St., Duluth
Through May: “LUSH” by Marissa Kayne Saurer.

Siiviis Gallery
361 Canal Park Dr., Duluth
30th Golden Birthday Celebration Friday, May 30, 5-7 p.m. and Saturday, May 31, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Split Rock Lighthouse
North of Two Harbors on Hwy. 61
Through May: Photography by Jill Beim. She will be onsite Saturdays, May 17, 1-3 p.m.
And May 24, 10-4 p.m.

Grand Marais Art Colony Studio 21
21 W. Hwy. 61
Thurs.-Sat. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
May 23-Aug. 23: Summer Exhibition: Movement.

Tettegouche State Park
5702 Hwy. 61, Silver Bay
Through May: “Along the Superior Hiking Trail” by Linnaea Borealis Rose.

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.

Zeitgeist Arts
222 Superior St. Duluth
In the Atrium through May 31: Gender Joy Art Show.
In the restaurant through July 30: Oddio Nib.

Artist opportunities

Duluth Art Institute 
Open call for 65th Arrowhead Regional Biennial juried group show through June 2. Visit duluthartinstitute.org.

Northwoods Friends of the Arts Gallery
210 S. River St., Cook
Spring Art Expo opening June 6. Artists may exhibit and sell art or crafts for a small fee ($15 for members and $30 for nonmembers). Registration deadline May 22. Visit nwfamn.org.