Art events

Reader Contributing Staff 

Britt Malec is the artist of the month at Johnson Heritage Post in Grand Marais.

210 Gallery & Art Center
210 Commercial Ave., Sandstone, Minn.
Gallery open Sat, & Sun. 12-3 p.m.
Aug. 16-Oct. 20: Déjà vu” by Jodie Brooks & T.J. Rajala. Opening reception Friday, Aug. 16, 7-9 p.m.

AICHO Galleries
Robert Powless Cultural Center
202 W. 2nd St., Duluth
Gallery open Mon.–Fri. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Call 218-722-7225 and ask if the gallery space is available for viewing before your visit.
Through Aug. 30: “Sanctuary” by Maya Washington.

ALT Creative
508 E. 4th St. Duluth
Open Tues.-Sat. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Featured artists: Melissa Weisser, Forever Loopy, Lizzy Goat Gruff, Kelly Thompson.

Art Beat of Hayward
15845 W. 2nd St., Hayward
Hours:  Weds.-Sat. 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. or by appointment.
Through Sept. 9​: “Light & Shadow” by Sara Qualey and ceramics by Martye Allen.

Art in Bayfront Park
Saturday, Aug. 17, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 18, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Free art festival with more than 100 artists of jewelry, painting, photography, ceramics, metalwork, glass, culinary arts and more. Event combines with Twin Ports Music Festival, which runs 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. each day on the Bayfront stage.

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

Barbie: A Cultural Icon Exhibit
Through Sept. 22
DECC Paulucci Hall
Open daily 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 6 thru Sept. 2.
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday thru Sunday Sept. 6-22.
Tickets $17-62.

Duluth Art Institute
130 W. Superior St., Suite 400
Gallery closed until Aug. 16 for installation.
Aug. 16-Oct. 11: Azania Tripp, “Azania Means Freedom Project” and Gary Carlson & MaryAnn Carlson, “Our Journey of Synthesis: Composing Objects Found & Fashioned.”

Edge Center for the Arts
101 2nd Ave., Bigfork, Minn.
Thurs.-Sat. 1-4 p.m
18th annual juried exhibition through Sept. 9.

Grand Marais Art Colony Studio 21
21 W. Hwy. 61
Through Aug. 31: Natalija Walbridge and Summer exhibition, “Embodying the North Shore.”

Johnson Heritage Post Art Gallery
115 W. Wisconsin St., Grand Marais
Open Weds.-Sat. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday 1-4 p.m.
August artist of the month: Britt Malec
Joseph Nease Gallery
23 W. 1st St., Duluth
Open Thurs.-Sat., 12-4 p.m. or by appointment
Through Sept. 28: Craig Blacklock, “Within the Waves.”

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

La Pointe Center Gallery
794 Chebomnicon Bay Rd., La Pointe, Wis.
Open daily 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
August art: Lance Wurst, Blue Moon Studios, Scott Hill.

Lyric Center for the Arts
510 Chestnut St., Virginia
Gallery open Thursdays, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Fri. & Sat., 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Through August: Timo Young, “My Hand Paints.”
Through Oct. 26: “Summertime,” group exhibit by Mesabi Range artists.
Free all-ages Open Art Club in the Annex Thursdays, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Lyric Art Colony meets first and third Thursdays, 11 a.m. to 1 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. 30: Pono Asuncion, “The Rocks are Strange Here.”
Through Sept. 27: 32nd annual Juried Exhibition.
Giinawind Creative Space: “Stories Between Earth and Sky” by Sarah McRae through August.

Mines & Pines Revisited Original Art & Music Festival
Fri. & Sat., Aug. 16 & 17, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Bennett Park, HIbbing

Northwoods Music & Art Festival
Saturday, Aug. 17, 12-10 p.m.
Boulder Lodge, Hayward
Artist booths run 12-6 p.m. Music by Mary Cutrufello, Howard “Guitar” Luedtke & Blue Max, Paul Tweed Band, Shear Fury.

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 p.m. and Sat. 12-4 p.m.
Through Aug. 16: The X Show.

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

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 p.m. 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
Through Aug. 31: Photographer Jackie Scherer.

Tettegouche State Park
5702 Hwy. 61, Silver Bay
August artist: Emily Donovan.

Tweed Museum, UMD Campus
Open Tuesdays, 9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. and Weds.-Sat. 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 

Washburn Cultural Center
1 E. Bayfield St., Washburn
Open Weds. - Sun. 12-4 p.m.
Through August 30: Backwoods Artists.

Zeitgeist Arts
222 Superior St. Duluth
in the Atrium: Mona Nelson.
In the restaurant: Sterling Rathsack.