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Photographer Marija Leilynn followed the band Wild Horses on tour and the results are part of the exhibition “Perform!” at Reif Gallery in Grand Rapids.

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.
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.
Building Art Show opening Saturday, May 23, 5:30 p.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.”.

Grand Marais Art Colony Studio 21
21 W. Hwy. 61
Thurs.-Sat. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
May 22-Aug. 29: Summer exhibition “Play” by Jose Dominguez, Aaron Dysart, Carolyn Swiszcz and Judith Yourman. Reception Friday, May 22, 4:30-6 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.”
May 22-June 14: Logan Hudson, winner of the 2025 Plein Air Grand Marais competition. Reception Friday, May 22, 5-7 p.m.

La Pointe Center Gallery
794 Chebomnicon Bay Rd.
Madeline Island, Wis.
Open daily 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
May 27-July 5: Island artists’ Winter Works Community Show. Reception Saturday, June 6, 4-7 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.
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.

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 May 26: Student Art Exhibit.

Prøve Gallery
21 N. Lake St., Duluth
Open Weds. - Fri. 4-7 p.m. and Sat. 12-4 p.m.
Spring Bug Ball Saturday, May 30, 4-11 p.m.

Reif Center Gallery
720 NW Conifer Dr., Grand Rapids
Open 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Friday.
Through July 3: “Perform!,” visual art about the performing arts, featuring photography of the band Wild Horses on tour by Marija Leilynn.

Run Smelt Run Puppet Parade Workshops
Friday, May 15, 6-8 p.m.
Saturday, May 16, 3-6 p.m.
Lafayette Community Center (lower level), 3016 Minnesota Ave., Duluth
Parade is Sunday, May 17, 3:30 p.m. starting at the Aerial Lift Bridge and followed by a smelt fry and dance at Zeitgeist Arts Cafe.

Siiviis Gallery
361 Canal Park Dr., Duluth
“Out of Hibernation,” group exhibit celebrating spring.
Opening June 4: “Moments Woven” by Ben McGaffey. Reception Thursday, June 4, 4-7 p.m.

Silver Bay Public Library
9 Davis Drive, Silver Bay
May-June: Marti Mullen and Deb Wesenberg.

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. June: Voyageur Artists.

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 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 15 in the Experimental Gallery: Senior Capstone Exhibition.

Zeitgeist Arts
222 Superior St. Duluth
In the atrium through June 27: Gender Joy Art Show.
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.

Macrostie Art Center
405 NW 1st Ave., Grand Rapids
The 34th annual Juried Exhibition is open to artists working in any medium and residing in Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin and North and South Dakota. Deadline June 1. Visit macrostieartcenter.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.
Painting Class with Cecilia Rolando –
Thu, May 21, noon-4 pm
Renowned local artist Cecilia Rolando will guide participants in creating works using India Ink and watercolor wash techniques. Interested individuals may register by contacting Alberta at 218-666-2153; emailing nwfamn.org@gmail.com or visit the gallery.

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