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James Ellis is the May Artist of the Month at Johnson Heritage Post Gallery in Grand Marais.

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

Cultures, Humanities & Arts on the Iron Range
510 Chestnut St., Virginia
Karl Sundquist EP release show Thursday, May 14, 7 p.m. Art exhibit and sale by potter Nathan Bray and painter Marissa Saurer.
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.

Duluth Art Institute Lincoln Park Building
229 W. 2nd St.
Free ArtDAI Saturday, May 23, 1-4 p.m.

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.

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

Halcyon House
11 E. Michigan St.,e Duluth
Art opening by Paul LaJeunesse Saturday, May 9, 5:30-8 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.
May artist of the Month: James Ellis.
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.
Through June 26: Annual Little Big Show miniatures exhibition.
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 through June.

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

Nice Girls of the North Marketplace
Saturday, May 9, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Spirit of the Lake Community School
5401 E. Superior St.
Local women-owned art cooperative hosts markets the second Saturday of each month.

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.
May 13-26: Student Art Exhibit. Reception Wednesday, May 13, 4-6 p.m.

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.

Run Smelt Run Puppet
Parade Workshops
Wednesday, May 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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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 and Deb Wesenberg. Reception Friday, May 8, 5:30-6:45 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.

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.
Through May 15 in the Experimental Gallery: Senior Capstone Exhibition.

Zeitgeist Arts
222 Superior St. Duluth
In the atrium through 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.

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.

Grand Portage National Monument Artist-in-Residence Program
Offering artists the opportunity to pursue their creative work while immersed in the park’s landscape, collections and cultural history . Deadline May 22. Visit grandmaraisartcolony.org.

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.

Northwoods Friends of the Arts Gallery
210 S. River St., Cook, Minn.
Artists and crafters are invited to participate in the Spring Art Expo June 4-28. Entry fee is $20 for NWFA members and $40 for nonmembers. There is no rent charged or commissions taken on artwork sold. Visit nwfamn.org.

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