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“Variations: Fiber Art 2026” is at Washburn Cultural Center through June 26.

210 Gallery & Art Center
210 Commercial Ave., Sandstone, Minn.
Sat. & Sun. 12-3 p.m.
Through Aug. 9: Summer Gallery Show featuring Jean Crocker.

Artist Alleyway
1921 W. Superior St., Duluth
Saturdays through Sept. 5, 2-5 p.m.
Outdoor market in featuring local artists.

Artists Squared Studio & Gallery
406 W. Bayfield St., Washburn
Weds. - Sun. 12-6 p.m.
Local art by J.R. Lince-Hopkins, Susan Lince, Kathleen D’Angelo and more.

Bayfield Winery
87380 Betzold Rd., Bayfield
“A Year on the South Shore,” 35mm photos by Kara Hakanson.

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
Mon.-Fri. 12-5 p.m.
Through July 10: Annual Member Show.

Duluth Children’s Museum
2125 W. Superior St.
Through June 27: Minnesota wildlife masks by Mary Plaster.

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.

Edge Center for the Arts
101 2nd Ave., Bigfork, Minn.
Thurs.-Sat. 1-4 p.m.
Through June 27: “Forests to Savannas,” taxidermy from North America and Africa by Jeff Elich.

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.
Through June 27: “A Gang of Green,” ceramics works.
Through Aug. 29: Summer exhibition “Play.”

Island Gateway Gallery & Gathering
23 N. 2nd St., Bayfield
Thursday - Monday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Through July 6: “Lake Superior Kinship,” paintings of the Apostle Islands by Lance Wurst and Sarah Holst.

Johnson Heritage Post Art Gallery
115 W. Wisconsin St., Grand Marais
Weds. - Sat. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday 1-4 p.m.
June artist of the month: potter Ann Ward.
June 19 - July 12:  “Natural Gestures” by Emily Donovan. Reception Friday, June 19, 5-7 p.m.

La Pointe Center Gallery
794 Chebomnicon Bay Rd.
Madeline Island, Wis.
Daily 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Through July 5: Island artists’ Winter Works Community Show.

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

Land of the Loon Ethnic Arts & Crafts Festival
Sat. Jun. 20, 10am-6pm
Sun. Jun. 21, 11am-5pm
Olcott Park, 901 9th S. N., Virginia

Larsmont Summer Days
Saturday, June 27, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Sunday, June 28, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Larsmont Trading Post, 97 Scenic Dr., Two Harbors
Live music, food and art vendors, games.

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 July 31: “Cut Away: Reduction Relief Prints” by Eric Johnson.
Giinawiind Gallery: “line-medicine, line prayer” by Pono Asuncion through June.

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

North House Folk School
500 W. Hwy. 61, Grand Marais
Summer Solstice & Wooden Boat Festival June 19-21, includes exhibits and craft courses. Summer Solstice Puppet Pageant Saturday, June 20, 8 p.m. Visit northhouse.org.

North Shore Bank
131 W. Superior St., Duluth
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays
Through Aug. 20: “Legacy: 45 years of the Lake Superior Watercolor Society.”

Northwoods Friends of the Arts Gallery
210 S. River St., Cook
Weds. - Fri. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sat. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Spring Art Expo through June 27.

Out of the Woods Winery
10588 Main St., Hayward
Tues.- Thurs. 2-7 p.m., Fri. & Sat. 12-7 p.m.
June 26-Aug. 27: Janice Hovey. Reception Thursday, July 2, 4-6 p.m.

Park Point Art Fair
Park Point Recreation Area, 5000 Minnesota Ave.
Sat. & Sun., June 27 & 28, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Prøve Gallery
21 N. Lake St., Duluth
Open Weds. - Fri. 4-7 p.m. and Sat. 12-4 p.m.
Photography book launch: "The River Runs Deep" by Ahnika Berg Saturday, June 20, 6-8 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.

Siiviis Gallery
361 Canal Park Dr., Duluth
Through June 26: Grandma’s Marathon Retrospective Art Exhibit. Marathon reception Friday, June 19, 2-5 p.m.
Through July 8: “Moments Woven” by Ben McGaffey.

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

Split Rock Lighthouse
North of Two Harbors on Hwy. 61
June: Voyageur Artists. Meet the artists Saturdays in June, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Tettegouche State Park
5702 Hwy. 61, Silver Bay
Through July 2: “The Underappreciated,” wildlife paintings by Jean Kirwan.

Tweed Museum, UMD Campus
Tues. - Fri. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Through June 26: “A Living Collection: 1950-2025,” works from the collection to mark the Tweed’s 75th year.
June 30 - May 8: “Sky Water Land,” works that reference or are anchored by the horizon.

Washburn Cultural Center
1 E. Bayfield St., Washburn
Weds. - Sun. 12-4 p.m.
Through June 26: Variations: Fiber Art 2026.

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

Cornucopia Art Crawl
Seeking artist studios to take part in 22nd annual event Sept. 12-13. Deadline Aug. 15. See visitcornucopia.com.

Duluth Art Institute
130 W. Superior St., Suite 400
Seeking proposals for exhibitions July - September 2027 and calendar year 2028. Open to any local, regional and national visual artist or artist collective not enrolled in a degree-seeking program at time of application. Deadline July 17. duluthartinstitute.submittable.com/submit.

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.

Island Gateway Gallery & Gathering
23 N. 2nd St., Bayfield
Open call for fiber artists in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan UP for “Stitch and Resist” exhibition in September. Deadline July 1. Visit islandgateway.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.

Macrostie Art Center
405 NW 1st Ave., Grand Rapids
Seeking proposals for solo and group exhibitions for 2027. Deadline June 30, 2026. Visit macrostieartcenter.org/callforart.

North Shore Health
515 5th Ave. W., Grand Marais
Seeking paintings, fiber, photography, mosaic, sculpture, woodwork and mixed media for display. Visit northshorehealthgm.org/nsh-local-art-show.

Prøve Gallery
21 N. Lake St., Duluth
Queerest Art Show Ever opens Sept. 4, Open to all LGBTQ+ artists living in the Duluth/Superior area. Submission deadline Aug. 16. Visit facebook.com/ProveCollective.

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

Walker Youngbird Foundation
Now accepting applications for the 2026 Emerging Native Artist Grant. Deadline June 18. walkeryoungbird.org.