Art events
Grand Marais Art Colony Studio 21 hosts an exhibit by Margie Helstrom through September.
210 Gallery & Art Center
210 Commercial Ave., Sandstone, Minn.
Gallery open Sat, & Sun. 12-3 p.m.
Through Oct. 20: Déjà Vu” by Jodie Brooks & T.J. Rajala.
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.
"Studio Explorations" Sept. 10 - 30. Show opening Saturday, Sept. 7, 3-5:30 p.m.
Arts in the Park
Whiteside Park, Ely
Tuesdays through Sept. 24, 5-7 p.m. alongside Ely Farmers Market.
Ashland Mural Fest
Saturday, Sept. 7, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Courthouse Block on Historic Main Street
Ashland is the “Historic Mural Capital of Wisconsin” with 21 murals. Event combines with car show, sidewalk sales and cornhole tournament.
Bayfield Art Escape
Sept. 7-15
Nine-day celebration of art across Bayfield County and Madeline Island. Kicking off Art Escape will be the Bayfield Festival of Arts at Memorial Park Saturday, Sept. 7, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, Sept. 8, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Boubville’s Totally Normal After Dark Garage Sale
Fri. & Sat., Sept. 6 & 7, 5-10 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 8, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
315 W. 4th St. Duluth
Cornucopia Art Crawl
Sat. & Sun., Sept. 7 & 8, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Cornucopia, Wis. visitcornucopia.com
Duluth Art Institute
130 W. Superior St., Suite 400
Through Oct. 11: Azania Tripp, “Azania Means Freedom Project” and Gary Carlson & MaryAnn Carlson, “Our Journey of Synthesis: Composing Objects Found & Fashioned.”
Duluth Pottery
1924 W. Superior St. Duluth
“Four of a Kind, a Print & Design Show.” Opening reception Friday, Sept. 13, 5 p.m.
Duluth Public Library
520 W. Superior St.
Through Oct. 31: “The Hidden Realm,” photography exhibit for the Duluth Superior Pride Festival.
Edge Center for the Arts
101 2nd Ave., Bigfork, Minn.
Thurs.-Sat. 1-4 p.m.
18th annual juried exhibition through Sept. 9.
Ely Mural Project Unveiling
Friday, Sept. 6, 3-5 p.m.
Firefly Vintage & Goods, 230 E. Sheridan St., Ely
First Friday Art Walk
Friday, Sept. 6 4-7 p.m., downtown Grand Rapids. Grandrapidsarts.org
Grand Marais Art Colony Studio 21
21 W. Hwy. 61
Open Thurs.-Sat. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sept. 5-28: Margie Helstrom. Opening reception Saturday, Sept. 7, 1-3 p.m.
Sept. 12-14: Studio Immersion Pop-Up Exhibit.
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.
Through Sept. 8: Northwoods Quilt Art by Beret Borson Nelson.
Sept. 13 - Oct. 6: Plein Air Competition exhibition. Reception Friday, Sept. 13, 5-8 p.m. Award ceremony begins at 6 p.m.
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.
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 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.
Opening in Sept, 6, 4-7 p.m.: “Woods/Water: Entwined” by Jeremy Simonson and Shannon Lucas Westrum. Artist talk at 6 p.m.
Through Sept. 27: 32nd annual Juried Exhibition.
Giinawind Creative Space: “Stories Between Earth and Sky” by Sarah McRae through September.
Nordic Center
23 N. Lake Ave. Duluth
Open Fri. & Sat. 12-4 p.m.
Sept. 13-Oct. 11: Minnesota-Swedish Folk Paintings by Alison Aune. Opening reception Friday, Sept. 13, 7-9 p.m. Closing lecture and gallery talk Saturday, Oct. 5, 1-3 p.m .
North Shore Health Local Artists Reception
Monday, Sept. 9, 4-6 p.m.
North Shore Health, 515 5th Ave. W., Grand Marais
Plein Air Grand Marais
Competition week: Sept. 6-14
Competition exhibit: Sept. 13 – Oct. 6 at Johnson Heritage Post Art Gallery
Pizza Luce
11 E. Superior St.
Art exhibit by Justin Kervina.
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. Closing reception Friday, Sept. 6, 4-5:30 p.m.
September - October: Loon Country Quilters.
Serenity Crego Fine Art Gallery
1811 3rd Ave. E., Hibbing
serenitycrego.com
“Ordinary Moments of Extraordinary Beauty.” Gallery open by appointment.
Split Rock Lighthouse
North of Two Harbors on Hwy. 61
September featured photographer: Stephanie Irwin. She will be onsite Sept. 14 & 21, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Tettegouche State Park
5702 Hwy. 61, Silver Bay
September: “Wild Things” by Marissa Saurer. Reception Friday, Sept. 6, 7 p.m.
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.
Through Oct. 31: Screen Time: Photography & Video Art in the Internet Age.
Through Dec. 27: Dreaming Our Futures: Ojibwe & Očhéthi Šakówiŋ Artists & Knowledge Keepers.
UWS Holden Fine Arts
1805 Catlin Ave.
Open Mon.-Fri., 2-6 p.m.
Through Oct. 10: Faculty exhibits “Collegial” and “Re-Imagining the Embrace of Nature.” Reception Thursday, Sept. 12, 5-7 p.m.
Washburn Cultural Center
1 E. Bayfield St., Washburn
Open Weds. - Sun. 12-4 p.m.
“Losing Mom: Expressing Loss Through Art” and “Works by Blue View Pastel Group and Guests.” Opening reception Saturday, Sept. 7, 5-7 p.m.
Zeitgeist Arts
222 Superior St. Duluth
in the Atrium: “Folks of Duluth,” photography by Max Brunner through Sept. 12.
In the restaurant: Sterling Rathsack.