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“Wild North” by Jess Lindell is at Tettegouche State Park in October.

Art Along the Lake
Sept. 26-Oct. 5, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tofte to Grand Portage and Gunflint Trail
artalongthelake.com
Ten-day, self-led art tour of studios and galleries along Minnesota’s North Shore of Lake Superior 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 Pottery
1924 W. Superior St. Duluth
Through November: “Scapes” by Margie Helstrom.
Fall pottery sale Oct. 3-5.

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.”

Encore Performing Arts Center
2035 Hwy. 33 S., Cloquet
Friday, Sept. 26, 6-7 p.m.: Exhibit opening by 40 local artists, prior to the first performance of “The Foreigner.” 

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

First Friday Art Walk 
Friday, Oct. 3,  4-7 p.m., downtown Grand Rapids. Grandrapidsarts.org

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

Lizzards Art Gallery
11 W. Superior St. Duluth
Mon. & Tues. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Weds.-Sat. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
“Nocturne, Impressions of the Night” opening Thursday, Oct. 2, 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 Sept. 26: 33rd Annual Juried Exhibition.
Through Oct. 31: “Expressing Grief,” group exhibition.
Opening in October: Alonso Sierralta and Lisa Loudon.

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.
Oct. 3-31: Annual Susan Martin Memorial Member Show. Reception Friday, Oct. 3, 5-7 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.
Opening Thursday, Oct. 2, 4-7 p.m.: Sarah Bamford Seidelmann, “My Favorite Things Matter.”

Split Rock Lighthouse
North of Two Harbors on Hwy. 61
September artist: Photographer Mark Ellis. He will be onsite Sept. 27 & 30.
October artist: Shelly Getten. She will be onsite Saturdays, Oct. 4 & 11, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

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.
October artist: Jess Lindell. Reception Friday, Oct. 3, 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. 
“All Kinds of People,” selections from the permanent collection.
Through Oct. 11: “No Place Like This,” sculpture by Chris Rackley. Meet the artist Thursday, Oct. 2, 4-6 p.m.

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. 
Kruk Gallery through Oct. 3: “Haunted Shapes” by Zach Nader. 

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.
Oct. 3-30: “The Gathering” annual members show. 

Zeitgeist Arts
222 Superior St. Duluth
In the atrium: “Roy G Biv” by Eris Vafias.
In the restaurant: Lisa Perrin-Kosmo.
Oct. 1-31: “Cycle” by Alexa Carlson.

Artist opportunities

Arrowhead Regional Arts Council
The Emergency Relief Fund Grant Program provides $500 or $1000 to individual artists who have had a critical need relating to healthcare, housing, equipment, or legal emergencies. Deadline to apply Nov. 9. Visit aracouncil.org/emergency-relief-fund.

Grand Marais Art Colony
2025 Group Residencies and Self-Guided Residencies, deadline Oct. 17. Visit grandmaraisartcolony.org/residencies.