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The North Shore Artists League’s seventh annual member show, “Beneath the Snow: What Winter Hides, Spring Reveals,” opens Friday at Johnson Heritage Post Gallery in Grand Marais. (Image: “Winter’s Sighs” by James Ellis)

Art Beat of Hayward
15845 W. 2nd St., Hayward
​​Hours:  Weds.-Sat. 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. or by appointment.
Through June 25: Rochelle Galloway.

Cultures, Humanities & Arts on the Iron Range
510 Chestnut St., Virginia
Open Art Club & Gallery second & fourth Saturdays, 12-4 p.m. and Thursdays, 5-7 p.m.

Duluth Art Institute
130 W. Superior St., Suite 400
Open Mon.-Fri., 12-5 p.m.
Through July 10: Annual Member Show.

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.

Duluth Fiber Guild Rummage Sale
Saturday, April 25, 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
First United Methodist Church (The Coppertop)
230 E. Skyline Parkway, Duluth

Ely Area Community Hub
760 Miners Drive E., Ely
Through June: “Nudibranchs, the Soft Sculptures of Anna Faye Crockett.”

First Friday Art Walk 
Friday, May 1,  4-7 p.m.
Downtown Grand Rapids. Grandrapidsarts.org

Great Lakes Atelier of Fine Arts
810 W. 3rd St., Duluth
Annual Student/Instructor Exhibit Friday, May 1, 5-9 p.m. and Saturday, May 2, 12-5 p.m.

Johnson Heritage Post Art Gallery
115 W. Wisconsin St., Grand Marais
Open Weds. - Sat. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday 1-4 p.m.
April 24-May 17: North Shore Artists League 7th Annual Member Show, “Stories Beneath the Snow: What Winter Hides, Spring Reveals.” Reception Friday, April 24, 5-7 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.
“Chromesthesia, The Color of Sound,” abstraction group exhibit.

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.
Annual Little Big Show miniatures exhibition opens Friday. May 1, 4-7 p.m. Artist talk at 6 p.m.
Through May 22: “Refugia,” felted tapestries about seasonal ponds by Kristen Anderson with poetry by Susan Hawkinson and Loree Miltich.
Giinawiind Gallery: Youth Art Show through April.

Minnesota Discovery Center
1005 Discovery Dr., Chisholm
Through July 16: Ranger Fiber Arts Guild Exhibition.

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
Open Weds.-Fri. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sat. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Through April 25: “Ten Years Later: My Art Journey” by Jim Devries.

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.

Siiviis Gallery
361 Canal Park Dr., Duluth
“Out of Hibernation,” group exhibit celebrating spring.

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

Spirit Room
1323 Broadway St., Superior
Pop-up Photo Gallery: Superior’s Dive Bars, Thursday, April 30, 5-7 p.m.

Split Rock Lighthouse
North of Two Harbors on Hwy. 61
April: Paintings by Jane Dierberger. Meet the artist Saturday, April 25, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
May artist: Painter Stephanie Anderson.

Tettegouche State Park
5702 Hwy. 61, Silver Bay
April artist: James Herold.
May artist: Photographer Nicole Birch, Reception Friday, May 1, 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.
Chamber Music in the Museum Tuesday, April 28, 4:30 p.m.
Through May 9: Annual Student Exhibition.
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 Holden Fine Arts, 1805 Catlin Ave., Superior
Open Mon.-Fri., 3-7 p.m.
Through May 8 in Kruk Gallery: Juried Student Exhibition.
April 30-May 15 in the Experimental Gallery: Senior Capstone Exhibition. Reception Friday, May 1, 5-7 p.m..

Washburn Cultural Center
1 E. Bayfield St., Washburn
Open Thurs. - Sun. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Through April: “Curious Ethereals Part Deux” by Courtney Fishback. Closing reception Thursday, April 30, 5-7 p.m.
“This Is Who I Am,” short film about Indigenous language and identity, screened on demand through April 26.

Zeitgeist Arts
222 Superior St. Duluth
In the restaurant: “Animal Form,” works of more than 40 artists and poets.

Artist opportunities

Adolph & Esther Gottlieb Emergency Grant
Provides interim financial assistance to qualified painters, printmakers and sculptors whose needs are the result of an unforeseen, catastrophic incident, and are short on resources. Rolling deadline. Visit gottliebfoundation.org.

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.

MN State Arts Board Arts Experiences Grant
This pilot program supports individuals and organizations. Funds may be used for projects such as creating and/or presenting concerts, plays, tours, exhibitions, arts festivals, public art or other activities. Deadline May 1. Visit arts.state.mn.us.

Two Harbors Library

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