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Author Marcie Rendon and Ojibwe artist Sam Zimmerman release their new children’s book, Naspesni Renegade: A Bison’s Story, based on a true story, on Saturday, Aug. 1 at Zenith Bookstore.

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 featuring local artists.

Cable-Hayward Art Crawl
Aug. 7-9
Sawyer, Washburn & Bayfield counties
cablehaywardarts.org/artcrawl

Cultures, Humanities & Arts on the Iron Range
510 Chestnut St., Virginia
Open Art Club & Gallery Saturdays through summer, 12-4 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.

Duluth Art Institute
130 W. Superior St., Suite 400
Mon.-Fri. 12-5 p.m.
Aug. 3-Oct. 2: “Ish Meets a Mermaid,” exhibit about the making of a short film by Jonathan Thunder, Vera Bianchini and Tashia Hart, and “Send Flowers,” postcards by Graphic Science (Cody Paulson and Stephen Pestalozzi).

Duluth Art Institute Lincoln Park Building
229 W. 2nd St.
Creative Studio First Wednesdays: What is a Critique?
Wednesday, Aug. 5, 5-8 p.m.
Artist and educator Robb Quisling on how a critique can strengthen your creative practice and how to give and receive constructive feedback.

Duluth Pottery
1924 W. Superior St. Duluth
Mon.-Sat. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Through August: “Rooted Together” by Sue Rauschenfels.

Earth Rider Makers Market
Saturday, Aug. 2, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
1715 N. 3rd St., Superior

Edge Center for the Arts
101 2nd Ave., Bigfork, Minn.
Thurs.-Sat. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Through Aug. 1: “Superior: A 50-Year Photographic Journey” by Craig Blacklock.
Opening reception of 20th annual Juried Exhibit Friday, Aug. 7, 5-7 p.m.

Ely Area Community Hub
760 Miners Drive E., Ely
Through Sept.: “Looking Back While Looking Forward” by Cecilia Rolando.

First Friday Art Walk
Friday, Aug. 7,  4-7 p.m., downtown Grand Rapids. Grandrapidsarts.org

Glensheen Mansion
3300 London Rd. Duluth
“Hidden Treasures: Glensheen’s prints & drawings” Thursday, July 30, 6:30-8 p.m. $5 members, $10 non-members.

Grand Marais Art Colony Studio 21
21 W. Hwy. 61
Thurs. - Sat. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Through July 31: Kimberly Baerg, acrylic wildlife painter from Duluth, and Ellen Cashman, bead artist from Ely.
Aug. 1-31: Duluth oil painter James Ellis and Carlton photographer Mary Stafford. Reception Saturday, Aug. 1, 3-5 p.m.
Through Aug. 29: Summer exhibition “Play.”

“Defiance, Softly” is part of Isabel Emerson’s exhibit “The Yellow Flowers” (inspired in part by Pablo Neruda’s poem “Ode to Some Yellow Flowers”) currently in the Ives Gallery at the College of St. Scholastica with a reception Aug. 4.

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.
Through Aug. 9:  “Borderlands” featuring Betsy Bowen, Jeanne Hedstrom, Stephan Hoglund and Heidi Sobanja.

La Pointe Center Gallery
794 Chebomnicon Bay Rd.
Madeline Island, Wis.
Daily 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Through Aug. 16:  Mid-Summer Artist Show featuring Deena Jacques, Beth Meyers and Bob Teisberg. Reception Saturday, Aug. 1, 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.

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 July 31: “Cut Away: Reduction Relief Prints” by Eric Johnson.
Through Aug. 28: “Precious Substratum” featuring Mary Rose, Lea Friesen and Summer Scharringhausen.
Opening in August: Hilary Kempenich.

Nice Girls of the North Marketplace
Saturday, Aug. 8, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Spirit of the Lake Community School5401 E. Superior St.
Local women-owned art cooperative hosts markets the second Saturday of each month.

North Shore Bank
131 W. Superior St., Duluth
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays
Through Aug. 20: Lake Superior Watercolor Society 45th Anniversary.

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.
Aug. 1-29: “Currents” by Kris Musto. Reception Friday, Aug. 7, 5-7 p.m.

Out of the Woods Winery
10588 Main St., Hayward
Tues.- Thurs. 2-7 p.m., Fri. & Sat. 12-7 p.m.
Through Aug. 27: Janice Hovey.

Prøve Gallery
21 N. Lake St., Duluth
Open Fridays 4-7 p.m., Saturdays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and by appointment.
Aug. 7-25: “Jeffrey Kalstrom: A Life’s Work,” posthumous exhibition of sculptures and prints at Prøve and the Nordic Center next door. Opening reception Friday, Aug. 7, 4-7 p.m. Available for preview Aug. 1-7, contact annklefstad@gmail.com.

Reif Center Gallery
720 NW Conifer Dr., Grand Rapids
Open 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Friday.
Through Sept. 4: Lake Superior Watercolor Society 45th Anniversary Exhibition.

Siiviis Gallery
361 Canal Park Dr., Duluth
“North Shore Folklore,” exploration of the mysterious, unknown and intriguing in and around the North Shore.

Siiviis Lakeside Gallery
512 N. 45th Ave. E., Duluth
Thurs.-Sat. and Mondays 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sundays 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Silver Bay Public Library
9 Davis Drive, Silver Bay
Through August: Gary Olson and Jacob Woldstad. Reception Friday, Aug. 7, 5:30-6:45 p.m.

Split Rock Lighthouse
North of Two Harbors on Hwy. 61
July: Acrylic paintings by Lisa Webskowski.
August: Landscape photographer Ryan Cairl.

Tettegouche State Park
5702 Hwy. 61, Silver Bay
July artist: Nicholas Narog.
August artist: Deborah Birkelund. Reception Friday, Aug. 7, 7-8:30 p.m.

Tweed Museum, UMD Campus
Tues. - Fri. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
“Sky Water Land,” works that reference or are anchored by the horizon.
Through Dec. 11: “To Leave a Mark On,” group exhibition centered on friends, family and making art in community.

Two Harbors Public Library
320 Waterfront Dr., Two Harbors
Fiber art drop-in event Thursday, Aug, 6, 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Members of the Duluth Fiber Guild demonstrate spinning, weaving and felting.

Washburn Cultural Center
1 E. Bayfield St., Washburn
Thurs. - Mon. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Through July 31: “Flora, Fauna and Feather” by Patti Corning and “Returning” by Mati Palm-Leis.

Zeitgeist Arts
222 Superior St. Duluth
In the atrium through August: Lake Superior Watercolor Society 45th Anniversary Show.

Zenith Bookstore
318 Central Ave., Duluth
Author Marcie Rendon and Ojibwe artist Sam Zimmerman release their new children’s book, “Naspesni Renegade: A Bison’s Story,” Saturday, Aug. 1, 11 a.m. to noon.

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.

Black Bear Casino Resort
Carlton
Native artists from the Fond du Lac Band community invited to submit original artwork for the jersey design that the Minnesota Wilderness team will wear during Heritage Night weekend in November. Visit fdlband.org.

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

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 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 from local Indigenous artists for solo and group exhibitions in the Giinawind Gallery in 2027. Visit macrostieartcenter.org/giinawind-gallery.

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.

Split Rock Lighthouse
Two Harbors
Now accepting submissions from photographers and artists for the 2027 season of
Photography & Art ^{at the Rock. Deadline Aug. 31. Visit mnhs.org/splitrock/activities/photography.}