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Pono Asuncion is the featured artist at the Giinawiind Gallery of MacRostie Art Center May-June.

Art Beat of Hayward
15845 W. 2nd St., Hayward
​​Hours:  Weds.-Sat. 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. or by appointment.
May 1-29: Hot Pink Color Show. Reception Thursday, May 7, 4-6 p.m.
Through June 25: Rochelle Galloway.

Art Roundabout Tour
Saturday, May 2, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Studios and galleries in Carlton, Cloquet, Esko, Moose Lake and Wrenshall
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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.

Douglas County Historical Society
1101 John Ave. Superior
Through May: “Frame It,” writers and artists exhibition. Reception Sunday, May 3, 2-6 p.m. Writers’ open mic at 3 p.m.

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.

Fond du Lac Tribal & Community College
2101 14th St., Cloquet
Art Market Saturday, May 2, 3-7 p.m., part of Thunder Film Fest.

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.
Through May 17: North Shore Artists League 7th Annual Member Show, “Stories Beneath the Snow: What Winter Hides, Spring Reveals.”

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: Pono Asuncion May-June.

Run Smelt Run Puppet Parade Workshops
Wednesdays, May 6 & 13, 6-8 p.m.
Fridays, May 8 & 15, 6-8 p.m.
Saturdays, May 9 & 16, 3-6 p.m.
Lafayette Community Center (lower level), 3016 Minnesota Ave., Duluth
Parade is Sunday, May 17, 3:30 p.m. at the Aerial Lift Bridge.
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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 2: “Signs of Spring.”

Reif Center Gallery
720 NW Conifer Dr., Grand Rapids
Open 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Friday.
May-June: “Perform” featuring Marija Leilynn.

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

Silver Bay Public Library
9 Davis Drive, Silver Bay
May-June: Marti Mullen. Reception Friday, May 8, 5:30-6:45 p.m.

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
May artist: Stephanie Anderson. She will be on site Saturday, May 16, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Tettegouche State Park
5702 Hwy. 61, Silver Bay
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.
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.

Zeitgeist Arts
222 Superior St. Duluth
In the atrium May 4-June 27: Gender Joy Art Show. Reception Thursday, May 7, 5-7 p.m.
In the restaurant: “Animal Form,” works of over 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.

Joyful World Mural Park -
Call for Muralists
The Minnesota State Fair and Forecast seek four muralists to add new murals to the mural park for 2026. Stipend: $4,500 (includes materials). Artist must be 18 or over and live in Minnesota. Deadline May 18. Visit forecastpublicart.org.

Macrostie Art Center
“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.