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Photography and fiber art by Ivy Vainio is on display in the Minnesota Room of Lake Superior College. (Above photo is of the late Ojibwe writer Jim Northrup, 2014.)

Art Beat of Hayward
15845 W. 2nd St., Hayward
​​Hours:  Weds.-Sat. 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. or by appointment.
Through March 28: Winter Wonderland Group Show.
March 29-June 25: Rochelle Galloway. Reception Thursday, April 16, 4-6 p.m.

Duluth Art Institute
130 W. Superior St., Suite 400
Open Mon.-Fri., 12-5 p.m.
Art Night Out Thursday, March 26, 5:30-8 p.m.
Through April 3: “Fur Trade Nation: An Ojibwe’s Graphic History” by Carl Gawboy and “Ojibwe Adornment in Ribbons, Cloth, Beads and Fur” by Wendy Savage.
Dovetail Café
1917 W. Superior St., Duluth
Fika & Fiber, a free, drop-in knitting and fiber arts group, Saturdays 8:30-9:30 a.m.
Through March: COUNTER/CULTURE tattoo art show.

Duluth Pottery
1924 W. Superior St. Duluth
Abstracts by Laura Stone.

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

Johnson Heritage Post Art Gallery
115 W. Wisconsin St., Grand Marais
Open Thurs. - Sat. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday 1-4 p.m.
March 27-April 19: “Line Shape Color” by Steve Dahlstrom. Reception Friday, March 27, 5-7 p.m.
Through March: Selections from the Anna C. Johnson Permanent Collection.
March Artist of the Month: Amber Burns.

Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum
902 E. 1st St., Duluth
Becoming: A Spring Community Art & Vendor Fair on Saturday, March 28, 3-7 p.m.

Lake Superior College
2101 Trinity Rd., Duluth
Through Aug. 7: Photography and fiber art by Ivy Vainio in the Erickson Library Minnesota Room.

Lizzards Art Gallery
11 W. Superior St. Duluth
Mon. & Tues. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Weds.-Sat. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
On view: Watercolors by Katie Bromme.
Opening April 17: “Chromesthesia, The Color of Sound,” abstraction group exhibit. Reception Friday, April 17, 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 March 27: “Our What Ifs Became Real Life” by Amber Buckanaga and James Harvin.
Through April 24: “Mutual Aid and Chosen Family” by Carolyn Olson.
Opening in April: Kristen Anderson, Loree Miltich and Susan Hawkinson.

Nordic Center
23 N. Lake Ave. Duluth
Open Fri. & Sat. 12-4 p.m.
Through May 7: “Signs of Spring.”

Northwoods Friends
of the Arts Gallery
210 S. River St., Cook
Winter hours: Thurs.-Fri. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Through March 28: Watercolors by Tanya Beyer.

Prøve Gallery
21 N. Lake St., Duluth
Open Weds. - Fri. 4-7 p.m. and Sat. 12-4 p.m.
Through April 25: “Colors From the North” by Alison and Kirsten Aune. Artist talk Saturday, March 21, 1-4 p.m.

Siiviis Gallery
361 Canal Park Dr., Duluth
Opening April 11: “Out of Hibernation,” group exhibit celebrating spring. Reception Saturday, April 11, 2-5 p.m.

Silver Bay Public Library
9 Davis Dr., Silver Bay
Through April: Brandy and Marilyn Woldstad.

Split Rock Lighthouse
North of Two Harbors on Hwy. 61
March exhibit: Photography by Aramis Wells. Meet the artist Saturday, March 28, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
April: Paintings by Jane Dierberger. Meet the artist Saturday, April 25, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Tettegouche State Park
5702 Hwy. 61, Silver Bay
March artist: Eric Klepinger.
April: James Herold. Reception Friday, April 3, 7-8:30 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. 
April 7 - May 9: Annual Student Exhibition. Reception Saturday, April 18, 1–3 p.m. in Montague Hall 70.
Through May 9: “All Kinds of People,” selections from the permanent collection, and “Study Room,” faculty-selected works from the collection.
Through June 26: “A Living Collection: 1950-2025,” works from the collection to mark the Tweed’s 75th year.

UWS Kruk Gallery, Holden Fine Arts, 1805 Catlin Ave.
Open Mon.-Fri., 2-6 p.m. 
April 2-May 8: Juried Student Exhibition. Reception Thursday, April 2, noon.

Washburn Cultural Center
1 E. Bayfield St., Washburn
Open Thurs. - Sun. 12-4 p.m.
Through March 31: Chequamegon Arts Council Spring Show.

Whole Foods Co-op Hillside
610 E. 4th St., Duluth
Teen Art Exhibition through March 29.

Wussow’s Concert Cafe
324 N. Central Ave. Duluth
Through March: “The River Speaks: Art of the Estuary,” community art exhibition honoring the St. Louis River.

Zeitgeist Arts
222 Superior St. Duluth
In the restaurant: “Animal Form,” works of over 40 artists and poets.
In the Atrium through March: Jonathan Thunder.

Artist opportunities
Arrowhead Regional Arts Council
The Emergency Relief Fund Program provides $500 or $1000 to individual artists who have had a critical need relating to personal healthcare, housing, equipment or legal emergencies. Deadline May 3. Visit aracouncil.org.
Chequamegon Arts Council
2026 Karlyn Holman College Arts Scholarship. Deadline May 1.
CBAC Mini Grants by Norvado available year-round for projects that activate public spaces, foster artistic collaboration, and bring people together through the arts. Visit cbayarts.org/grants.

Edge Center for the Arts
101 2nd Ave., Bigfork, Minn.
Call for art with the theme of 250th Anniversary of the Nation. Deadline Aug. 15. Visit edgecenterarts.org/gallery.

Johnson Heritage Post
Looking for local artists for their 2026-2027 Local Artist of the Month spotlights. Open to residents of Cook County and the Lake Superior North Shore. Visit cookcountyhistory.org/artist-opportunities.

Macrostie Art Center
“Little Big Show” is the MAC’s annual miniatures exhibition. Deadline for submissions April 25. “Perform!” is an open-call group exhibition presenting visual art about the performing arts. Deadline May 2. Visit macrostieartcenter.org.

Two Harbors Library
Accepting applications for artwork display. Visit twoharborspubliclibrary.com/artwork-display-policy.