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Carolyn Olson’s “Food Truck” is part of the 65th Arrowhead Regional Biennial opening Oct. 6 at Duluth Art Institute.

Art Along the Lake
Now through 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. 

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.
Oct. 10-30: Diversity of Styles & Mediums by Studio Artists.

Black Bear Casino
1785 MN-210, Carlton
Craft, Art & Vendor Fair Friday & Saturday, Oct. 10 & 11, 10 a.m. to 5 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.

Depot
508 W. Michigan St., Duluth
Open daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Oct. 11-Nov. 2: North Shorror! Saturday the 11th Ball Saturday, Oct. 11, 6-9 p.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.”
Oct. 9-Nov. 1: Paul LaJeunesse. Reception Thursday, Oct. 9, 5-7 p.m.

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. 
Art Supply Swap Saturday, Oct. 11, 1-4 p.m.
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.
Oct. 10-Nov. 2: “Days to Remember” featuring Minnesota artists Kurt Schulzetenberg and Nelia Harper French. Reception Friday, Oct. 10, 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.
Through Oct. 19: Indigenous Art Show.

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” opens 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 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.

North Shore Health
515 5th Ave. W., Grand Marais
Local Artists Exhibition reception Friday, Oct. 3, 4-6 p.m.

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.
Oct. 3-31: Annual Susan Martin Memorial Member Show. Reception Friday, Oct. 3, 5-7 p.m.

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

Siiviis Gallery
361 Canal Park Dr., Duluth
Open daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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
October artist: Shelly Getten. She will be onsite Saturdays, Oct. 4 & 11, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Tettegouche State Park
5702 Hwy. 61, Silver Bay
September artist: Chris Dillon.
October 3-31: 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. 

Visual Culture Lecture Series: Dr. Terresa Moses
Tuesday, Oct. 7, 6 p.m.
UMD Montague Hall 80
Moses is the owner of Blackbird Revolt and Black Garnet Books, an associate professor of Graphic Design and Director of Design Justice at the University of Minnesota.

Washburn Cultural Center
1 E. Bayfield St., Washburn
Open Weds. - Sun. 12-4 p.m.
Oct. 3-30: “The Gathering” annual members show. Reception Thursday, Oct. 9, 5-7 p.m. Art pop-up on Thursday, Oct. 16, 5-7 p.m.

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

Artist opportunities

Arrowhead Regional Arts Council
The Emergency Relief Fund Grant Program provides $500 or $1,000 to individual artists who have had a critical need. 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.