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Fire in the Photographer David Johnson is the November Local Artist of the Month at Johnson Heritage Post Art Gallery in Grand Marais.

Duluth Art Institute
130 W. Superior St., Suite 400
Mon.-Fri. 12-5 p.m.
Through Dec. 21: “Materials and Self” by Robb Quisling, Lauren Faherty and Andrew Webster.

​​Duluth Fiber Guild Fair & Sale
Saturday, Nov. 14, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
First United Methodist (Coppertop) Church, 230 E. Skyline Parkway

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.

Duluth Public Library
520 W. Superior St.
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 Nov. 28: 250th Anniversary of the Nation.

Johnson Heritage Post Art Gallery
115 W. Wisconsin St., Grand Marais
Thurs. - Sat. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday 1-4 p.m.
November Local Artist of the Month: Photographer David Johnson.
Through Nov. 29: “Winter Sabbath,” Spirit of the Wilderness Community 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.
Nov. 28-Jan. 31: Fourth annual Small Works Show..

“Double Visions” by David Browne is MacRostie Art Center through December.

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 Dec. 31: “Double Visions” by David Browne.
Through Nov. 20:
MAC ceramics studio exhibition.
Giinawind Creative Space: Hillary Kempenich, “Roots that Roam.”

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.
Wood carvers group meets Thursdays, 10 a.m. to noon.

Out of the Woods Winery
10588 Main St., Hayward
Tues.- Thurs. 2-7 p.m., Fri. & Sat. 12-7 p.m.
Through Jan. 28: Artist’s Choice. Reception Thursday, Nov. 12, 4-6 p.m.

Peace Church
1111 11th Ave. E., Duluth
Neighbor-Made Local Arts & Gifts Fair Saturday, Nov. 14, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Silver Bay Public Library
9 Davis Drive, Silver Bay
November-December: Weavings by Lisa Topp and watercolor landscapes by Sandy Maxwell.

Spirit of the Lake Community School
5401 E. Superior St.
Creating in Community Tuesdays, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Make art alongside other people to share ideas. All mediums welcome. $10 suggested donation.
Nov. 14-Dec. 19: Pepperkakabyen Gingerbread City. Opening reception Saturday, Nov. 14, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Nice Girls of the North Marketplace Saturday, Nov. 14, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Local women-owned art cooperative hosts markets the second Saturday of each month.

Tettegouche State Park
5702 Hwy. 61, Silver Bay
November artist: Photographer Ken Harmon.

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.

Visual Cultural Lecture Series
UMD Montague 80
Tuesday, Nov. 17, 6 p.m.: New Tweed curator Michelle Sunset.

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.
Seeking exhibitors. Visit edgecenterarts.org/gallery.

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
.Macrostie Art Center
405 NW 1st Ave., Grand Rapids

Annual holiday marketplace takes place Nov. 27-Jan. 19 and features a wide variety of handmade gifts by local artists. Items due by Nov. 16. Visit macrostieartcenter.org/holidaymarketplace.

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.

Washburn Cultural Center
Call for artists for “Treasure the Dark Sky,” a January/February show portraying nocturnal flora and fauna, imagery of the cosmos and the beauty of nightscapes. Deadline Dec. 19. Visit washburnculturalcenter.com.