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Outdoor murals by Todd Bratrud (top) and Michele Defoe and Sylvia Houle (bottom) are at the Gary New Duluth Recreation Center’s skatepark.

Art Along the Lake
Sept. 26-Oct. 5, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tofte to Grand Portage and Gunflint Trail
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Ten-day, self-led art tour of studios and galleries along the North Shore during peak fall colors. 

Art Beat of Hayward
15845 W. 2nd St., Hayward
​​Hours:  Weds.-Sat. 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. or by appointment.
Through Oct. 7: Broad Strokes painting group and Helena Fiber Art.

BB & Friends
601 N 56th Ave. W., Duluth
Open Mon.-Sat. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Autumn Market with 20 artisans Saturday, Sept. 27, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Cultures, Humanities & Arts on the Iron Range
510 Chestnut St., Virginia
Gallery open Thursdays and Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Featured artist Jessica Bolden.
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.

Diver Morning Sky Hope & Healing Center
411 N. 57th Ave. W., Duluth
Grand Opening, BBQ and mural unveiling Thursday, Sept. 25, 3-5 p.m.

Dovetail Café
1917 W. Superior St.
Through Sept. 30: “These Are Things,” paintings by Adam McCauley and Cody Paulson.
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.
Oct. 6-Dec. 19: 65th Arrowhead Regional Biennial. Reception Thursday, Oct. 23, 5:30-8 p.m.

Duluth Art Institute Lincoln Park Building
229 W. 2nd St.
Free ArtDAI Saturday, Sept. 20, 1-4 p.m.

Duluth Pottery
1924 W. Superior St. Duluth
September-November: “Scapes” by Margie Helstrom. Reception Thursday, Sept. 18, 5-7 p.m.

Edge Center for the Arts
101 2nd Ave., Bigfork, Minn.
Thurs.-Sat. 1-4 p.m.
Through Oct. 4: Terry Boal Leinbach, “Wandering Through Wonder.”

Ely Area Community Hub
760 Miners Drive E., Ely
Through September: Anna Orbovich, “Wildness Observed.”

Fire in the Village
Room 203, Old Central School
10 NW 5th St., Grand Rapids
Free Friday Art Jam Fridays, 6-8 p.m.

Gary New Duluth Recreation Center
801 101st Ave. W., Duluth
Outdoor murals at the skatepark by Michele Defoe and Sylvia Houle, Todd Bratrud, Sam Zimmerman and more upcoming.

Grand Marais Art Colony Studio 21
21 W. Hwy. 61
Thurs.-Sat. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sept. 26-Oct. 18: Muse 12 x 12 Exhibition. 
Through Oct. 5: Cecilia Rolando. 
Through Oct. 25: Hazel Belvo, “Walking the Croftville Road.”

Johnson Heritage Post Art Gallery
115 W. Wisconsin St., Grand Marais
Open Weds..-Sat. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday 1-4 p.m.
Through Oct. 5: Plein Air Grand Marais Festival Exhibition.

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.
Sept. 23-Oct. 19: Indigenous Art Show. Reception Saturday, Sept. 27, 4-7 p.m.

Lake Superior 20/20 Studio & Art Tour
Fri. & Sat., Sept. 26 & 27, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Sun., Sept. 28, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Two Harbors region
Featuring 54 artists at 19 backroad host sites, including four host farms. Visit lakesuperior2020.com.

Lincoln Park Community Garden
2832 W. 3rd St., Duluth
Community Seeders mural unveiling Friday, Sept. 26, 2-6 p.m. with live music and refreshments.

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 Sept. 26: 33rd Annual Juried Exhibition.
Through Oct. 31: “Expressing Grief,” group exhibition.

Needle Art Guild
Monday, Sept. 22, 11 a.m.
Kenwood Lutheran Church, 2720 Myers Ave., Duluth
At 11 a.m. Karen Buell will teach a new embroidery stitch, or bring your own project. Lunch provided at noon. At 1 p.m. biologist and fiber artist Theresa Hornstein will present her topic on how to use invasive species as natural dyes.

Nordic Center
23 N. Lake Ave. Duluth
Open Fri. & Sat. 12-4 p.m.
Through Oct. 9: “Weaving Ancestry,” exploring Norwegian, Swedish and French cultural connections in sculptural basketry by Martha Bird.

Northwoods Friends of the Arts Gallery
210 S. River St., Cook
Hours: Weds.-Fri. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sat. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Through Sept. 27: Open Air Art Group exhibition. Group meets Mondays 6-8 p.m.

Prøve Gallery
21 N. Lake St., Duluth
Open Weds. - Fri. 4-7 p.m. and Sat. 12-4 p.m.
Through Sept. 30: “Magic Beings: A DSPride Community Art Exhibition.”

Reif Center Gallery
720 NW Conifer Dr., Grand Rapids
Open 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Friday.
Sept.-Oct.: Itasca County Plein Air Painters.

Siiviis Gallery
361 Canal Park Dr., Duluth
Open daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Through September: 44th Annual Lake Superior Watercolor Society Group Show.

Split Rock Lighthouse
North of Two Harbors on Hwy. 61
September artist: Photographer Mark Ellis. He will be onsite Sept. 27 & 30.

Studio Café
1021 W. Superior St., Duluth
September: “Truths of You and Me,” multimedia by Atlas L.R. Knox Rose.

Tettegouche State Park
5702 Hwy. 61, Silver Bay
September artist: Chris Dillon.

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. 
“All Kinds of People,” selections from the permanent collection.
Through Oct. 11: “No Place Like This,” sculpture by Chris Rackley.

Twin Ports Rosemaling Society’s 44th Annual Scandinavian Festival
Saturday, Sept. 20, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Aspirus St. Luke’s Sports & Event Center, Proctor
Scandinavian folk art and entertainment, live music and more.

Ursa Minor Brewing
2415 W. Superior St. Duluth
Lake Superior Ceramics Guild hosts Pottery & Pints Saturday, Oct. 4, 12-6 p.m.

UWS Holden Fine Arts, 1805 Catlin Ave.
Open Mon.-Fri., 2-6 p.m. 
Experimental Gallery through Sept. 25: “For the Joy of Creation” by Prof. Gloria Eslinger.
Kruk Gallery through Oct. 3: “Haunted Shapes” by Zach Nader. 
Gallery celebration Thursday, Sept. 18, 5-7 p.m.

Washburn Cultural Center
1 E. Bayfield St., Washburn
Open Weds. - Sun. 12-4 p.m.
Through Sept. 27: “Wanderlust,” map quilts by Shea Schachameyer.
“B is for Big Top” closing reception Friday, Sept. 26, 5-7 p.m.

Wild State Cider
2515 W. Superior St. Duluth
Duluth Summer Market Sunday, Sept. 21, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Local food, art and handmade goods.

Zeitgeist Arts
222 Superior St. Duluth
In the atrium: “Roy G Biv” by Eris Vafias.
In the restaurant: Lisa Perrin-Kosmo.