News & Articles

Photography by Ryan Cairl is featured at Split Rock Lighthouse through June.

210 Gallery & Art Center
210 Commercial Ave., Sandstone, Minn.
Sat. & Sun. 12-3 p.m.
Aug. 22 - Oct. 25: “Retro Electric” by Barbara and BT Johnson. Reception Friday, Aug. 21, 5-7 p.m.

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

Boulder Lodge
7296 W State Rd. 77, Hayward
14th annual Northwoods Music & Art Festival
Saturday, Aug. 15, 12-10 p.m.
Artist booths 12-6 p.m.

Chik-Wauk Museum & Nature Center
28 Moose Pond Drive, Grand Marais
Zagaandagaa-Anishinaabeg exhibit opening Saturday, Aug. 22, 2-4 p.m. History, culture, and experiences of the native people of the border lakes region with contributions by Carl Gawboy, Sam Zimmerman and Jonathan Thunder.

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.
Through Oct. 2: “Ish Meets a Mermaid” by Jonathan Thunder, Vera Bianchini and Tashia Hart, and “Send Flowers,” postcards by Graphic Science (Cody Paulson and Stephen Pestalozzi).
Art Night Out for “Send Flowers” Thursday, Aug. 13, 5:30-8 p.m.
Art Night Out for “Ish Meets a Mermaid” Thursday, Aug. 27, 5:30-8 p.m.

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

Edge Center for the Arts
101 2nd Ave., Bigfork, Minn.
Thurs.-Sat. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Through Aug. 29: 20th annual Juried Exhibit.

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

Ely Watercolor 46th Annual Show & Sale
Aug. 19-23, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Ely Arts & Heritage Center, 105 Miner's Landing Rd.

Flock ArtFest
Friday, Aug. 21, 12-7 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 22, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Bayfront Festival Park

Grand Marais Art Colony Studio 21
21 W. Hwy. 61
Thurs. - Sat. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Through Aug. 29: Summer exhibition “Play.”
Through Aug. 31: Duluth oil painter James Ellis and Carlton photographer Mary Stafford.

Great North Tattoo Fest
Aug. 21-23
DECC

Herbster Studio Art Tour
Sat. & Sun., Aug. 15 & 16, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
herbsterstudioarttour.org

Ignite Dispensary
502 Hammond Ave., Superior
August Art Fair Sunday, Aug. 16, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

“Here, Finally,” an exhibit of watercolors by Dale Whittaker and quilts by Mary Whittaker, opens Aug. 13 at Island Gateway gallery in Bayfield.

Island Gateway
23 N 2nd St., Bayfield
Open 11 a.m to 5 p.m. (closed Tues. and Wed.) during shows.
Aug. 13-31: “Here, Finally” watercolors by Dale Whittaker and quilts by Mary Whittaker. Reception Saturday, Aug. 15, 1-3 p.m.

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.
Aug. 14-Sept. 13: “Painting Pictures with Words, Telling Stories with Paint” by Marcia Roepke. Reception Friday, Aug. 14, 5-7 p.m.
Local Artist of the Month for August: Sue Rauschenfels.

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.
Aug. 17 - Sept. 7: Late-Summer Artist Show featuring Andrew Bartram, Holly Marie Tourdot and Sara Rotholtz Wiener. Reception Saturday, Aug. 22, 4-7 p.m.

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 Aug. 28: “Precious Substratum” featuring Mary Rose, Lea Friesen and Summer Scharringhausen.
Through Sept. 25: 34th Annual Juried Show.

Mines & Pines Revisited Original Art & Music Festival
Fri. & Sat., Aug. 14 & 15, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Bennett Park, Hibbing

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.
Through Aug. 29: “Currents” by Kris Musto.

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.
Through Aug. 25: “Jeffrey Kalstrom: A Life’s Work” at Prøve and The Nordic Center next door.

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.

Silver Bay Public Library
9 Davis Drive, Silver Bay
Through August: Gary Olson and Jacob Woldstad.

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.

Split Rock Lighthouse
North of Two Harbors on Hwy. 61
August: Landscape photographer Ryan Cairl. He will be onsite Saturdays, Aug. 22 & 29, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Tettegouche State Park
5702 Hwy. 61, Silver Bay
August artist: Deborah Birkelund.

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.
“To Leave a Mark On,” group exhibition centered on friends, family and making art in community.
“Drawing From Life,” figurative works from the Tweed’s collection.

Washburn Cultural Center
1 E. Bayfield St., Washburn
Thurs.-Mon. 12-4 p.m.
Through Aug. 28: Backwoods Artists.

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

Artist opportunities

Arrowhead Regional Arts Council
Artist Equity Grant provides up to $4,000 to individual artists who are Black, Indigenous, people of color, people with disabilities, 65 and over, military veterans, and/or LGBTQIA2+. Operating Support Grant Program provides up to $15,000 to arts organizations within the Arrowhead Region. Deadline Sept. 13. Visit aracouncil.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.

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.