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A retrospective of works by clay arts pioneer and retired UWS instructor Jim Grittner  is at Duluth Pottery through November.

210 Gallery & Art Center
210 Commercial Ave., Sandstone
Sat. & Sun. 12-3 p.m.
Through Oct. 25: “Retro Electric” by Barbara and B.T. Johnson.

Duluth Art Institute
130 W. Superior St., Suite 400
Mon.-Fri. 12-5 p.m.
Oct. 19-Dec. 21: “Applied Pressure,” found object art by Robb Quisling, “Rooted,” quilting and needlework by Lauren Faherty and “Material Driven,” reclaimed materials art by Andrew Webster. Art Night Out Thursday, Oct. 29, 5:30-8 p.m. Tickets at duluthart.org.

Duluth Folk School
1917 W. Superior St., Duluth
Fika & Fiber, a free drop-in knitting and fiber arts group, Saturdays 8:30-9:30 a.m.

Duluth Pottery
1924 W. Superior St. Duluth
Tues.-Sat. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Through November: Ceramics by Jim Grittner. Reception Sunday, Oct. 18, 2-4 p.m.
Duluth Public Library
520 W. Superior St.
Lake Superior Art Glass Pumpkin Hunt Saturday, Oct. 10, 10 a.m. to noon.
Free Teen Open Studio for ages 13-17, Tue. & Thurs. 5-7 p.m. through Dec. 1.
Through Nov. 19: Youth art exhibit.

Edge Center for the Arts
101 2nd Ave., Bigfork, Minn.
Thurs.-Sat. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Through Oct. 31: 250th Anniversary of the Nation exhibit.

Ely Area Community Hub
760 Miners Drive E., Ely
Through Oct. 31: “Sweet Release” by Jane Dandron-Holtz.

Grand Marais Art Colony Studio 21
21 W. Hwy. 61
Thurs. - Sat. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Through Oct. 17: Muse Member Exhibition and “What is America? Land Fragments” by John Hitchcock. Artist talk by Hitchcock Friday, Oct. 16, 4:30-5:30 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.
Through Nov. 1: Plein Air Grand Marais competition.
October’s Local Artist of the Month: Photographer Kerry Lane.
“Superior: A 50-Year Photographic Journey” with Craig Blacklock Saturday, Oct. 10, 2-3 p.m.

La Pointe Center Gallery
794 Chebomnicon Bay Rd.
Madeline Island, Wis.
Daily 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Through Oct. 17: Indigenous Art Show.

Lizzards Art Gallery
11 W. Superior St. Duluth
Mon. & Tues. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Weds.-Sat. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Group exhibit: “Phylum. Forma. Pictura. The Order of Being.”

Bruce Bartos is the featured artist in MacRostie Art Center’s ceramic studio exhibition opening Oct. 2.

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 Nov. 20:
MAC ceramics studio exhibition.
Through Oct. 30: “We’ve Got You Covered,” mural blankets by Rick Kagigebi and Eliza Klarer.
Through October in the Ginawiind Space: “Wii-Tibaajimong/To Tell a Story” by Sam Zimmerman.

Minnesota Discovery Center
1005 Discovery Drive, Chisholm
“Life Cycles of Iron in Art and the Landscape,” interactive workshop with Elisabeth Heying on Thursday, Oct. 15, 5:30-8 p.m.

Nice Girls of the North Marketplace
Saturday, Oct. 10, 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
Weds.-Fri. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sat. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Through Nov. 14: Susan Martin Memorial Members Show. Reception Friday, Oct. 9, 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 Oct. 30: David “Wire” Heinsohn.

Reif Center Gallery
720 NW Conifer Dr., Grand Rapids
Open 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Friday.
Through Nov. 6: “Nature and Nurture: The Boreal Speaks,” group exhibit by the North Shore Artists League.

Silver Bay Public Library
9 Davis Drive, Silver Bay
Through October: Nature photography by Ryan Pennesi.

Siiviis Gallery
361 Canal Park Dr., Duluth
Open daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Through Nov. 8: “Animal Instincts” by Shawna Gilmore and Scott Murphy.

Split Rock Lighthouse
North of Two Harbors on Hwy. 61
Through Nov. 10: Oil landscape paintings by Molly Siebenaler. She will be onsite Saturday, Oct. 17 and Tuesday, Nov. 10, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Book signing for ‘Walking My Ancestors’ Path’ by Sam Zimmerman Saturday, Oct. 17, 1-3 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.
“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.
D.R. Martin photography collection.
Prints by Julia Buffalohead.

UWS Kruk Gallery
Holden Fine Arts, 1805 Catlin Ave., Superior
Open Mon.-Fri. 3-7 p.m.
Through Nov. 5: “Rebel Spectacle,” costumes by Sasha Howell.

Washburn Cultural Center
1 E. Bayfield St., Washburn
Open Weds. - Sat. 11 a.m. to -4 p.m.
Through Oct. 31: Chequamegon Bay Arts Council annual members show. Reception Thursday, Oct. 8, 5-7 p.m.

Wussow’s Concert Cafe
324 N. Central Ave. Duluth
Through October: Cat Art Showcase to benefit Critter Harbor.

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.

Arrowhead Regional Arts Council
Emergency Relief Fund Program provides $500 or $1000 to artists who have had a critical need relating to personal healthcare, housing, equipment or legal emergencies. Deadline Nov. 1. Visit aracouncil.org.

Johnson Heritage Post
Looking to fill Local Artist of the Month spotlights. Open to residents of Cook County and the Lake Superior North Shore. Visit cookcountyhistory.org/artist-opportunities.

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.