Art events

Reader Contributing Staff 

“Within the Waves,” abstracts by Craig Blacklock, opens July 26 at Joseph Nease Gallery in Duluth.

AICHO Galleries
Robert Powless Cultural Center
202 W. 2nd St., Duluth
Gallery open Mon.–Fri. 10 am-5 pm. Call 218-722-7225 before your visit.
Through Aug. 30: “Sanctuary” by Maya Washington.

Art Beat of Hayward
15845 W. 2nd St., Hayward
​​Hours:  Weds.-Sat. 11 am-4 pm or by appointment.
Through July 31: David Heinsohn, “Animal Dreams” and Adu Gindy, “Painting with Joy.”

Arts in the Park
Whiteside Park, Ely
Tuesdays through Sept. 24, 5-7 pm alongside Ely Farmers Market.

Blueberry Art Festival
Fri & Sat., July 26 & 27, 9 am-6 pm
Sunday, July 28, 10 am-4 pm
Whiteside Park, Ely

Duluth Art Institute
130 W. Superior St., Suite 400
Annual Member Show on view weekdays 12-5 pm through July 24, plus Saturday, July 20, 12-5 pm

Edge Center for the Arts
101 2nd Ave., Bigfork, Minn.
Thurs.-Sat. 1-4 pm
July 11-Aug. 2: Paintings by Richard Mittelstadt.

Ely Watercolor Club 44th Annual Show
July 17-21, 10 am-5:30 pm
Ely Arts & Heritage Center, 105 Miner’s Landing Road.

Grand Marais Art Colony Studio 21
21 W. Hwy. 61
Through July 27: “Grace in My Garden,” photography by Mary Stafford. 
Through Aug. 31: Summer exhibition, “Embodying the North Shore.”

Johnson Heritage Post Art Gallery
115 W. Wisconsin St., Grand Marais
July 19-Aug. 11: “Of Place and Time” by Paula Gufstason and Linda Ricklefs Baudry. Opening reception Friday, July 19, 5-7 pm.

Joseph Nease Gallery
23 W. 1st St., Duluth
Open Thurs.-Sat., 12-4 pm or by appointment
July 26-Sept. 28: Craig Blacklock, “Within the Waves.”

Joy & Co.
16 First Ave. W., Grand Marais
Art Night Thursdays, 3:30-5 pm.

La Pointe Center Gallery
794 Chebomnicon Bay Road, .La Pointe.
Open daily 11 am-4 pm
July art: Sarah Holst, Yvonne Foster and Jaclyn Adair.

Lyric Center for the Arts
510 Chestnut St., Virginia
Lyric Art Colony meets first and third Thursdays, 11 am-1 pm.

Macrostie Art Center
405 NW 1st Ave., Grand Rapids
Mon.-Fri. 10 am-5 pm, Sat. 10 am-4 pm
“As Long as the Rivers Shall Run” by Ellen Sandbeck through July 26.
Through Aug. 30: Pono Asuncion, “The Rocks are Strange Here.”
Giinawind Creative Space: “Stories Between Earth and Sky” by Sarah McRae, July- August.

Out of the Woods Winery
10588 Main St. Hayward
“Feelings” by mixed media artist Deanna Persson through July 27. 

Pizza Luce
11 E. Superior St.
Through August: Paintings and collages by Ryan LeMahieu.

Prøve Gallery
21 N. Lake St., Duluth
Open Weds. - Fri. 4-7 pm; Sat. 12-4 pm
July 19 - Aug. 16: The X Show. Opening reception Friday, July 19, 6-9 pm.

Reif Center Gallery
720 NW Conifer Dr., Grand Rapids
Open 8:30 am-5 pm Monday - Friday. 
Through Sept. 6: Art of the Garden. Reception Friday, Aug. 2, 4-5 pm.

Siiviis Gallery
361 Canal Park Dr., Duluth
Through Sept. 5: “At Home on the Shore,” group exhibit.

Spirit of the Lake Community School
5401 E. Superior St.
Open Studio Tuesdays, 12:30-3:30 pm. through Aug. 27.
All skill levels and art mediums welcome. Bring your own supplies and project ideas. Register at spiritofthelakearts.org/community-events.

Split Rock Lighthouse
North of Two Harbors on Hwy. 61
Featured artist in July: Photographer Ken Harmon. He will be onsite Saturday, July 20, 10 am-6 pm.

Tettegouche State Park
5702 Hwy. 61, Silver Bay
July artists: Michelle Wegler and Cheryl LeClair-Sommer.

Tweed Museum, UMD Campus
Open Tuesdays, 9 am-7:30 pm and Weds.-Sat. 9 am-4:30 pm. 
“The Company of Trees,” selections from the Tweed’s Permanent Collection through Aug. 10.
Washburn Cultural Center
1 E. Bayfield St., Washburn
Open Weds. - Sun. 12-4 pm
Through Aug. 3: “From Our Nature,” Mati Palm-Leis and Gina Winther.

Woman-Made Local Art & Gift Fair
Saturday, July 27, 10 am-3 p.m, ––Peace Church, 1111 N. 11th Ave. E., Duluth

Zeitgeist Arts
222 Superior St. Duluth
in the Atrium: “Gone Abstract” by Larry Turbes. In the restaurant: Sterling Rathsack.