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Art events

Reader Contributing Staff 

“Clumsy Wild,” paintings by Adam Swanson, open Dec. 12 at Duluth Pottery.

210 Gallery & Art Center
210 Commercial Ave., Sandstone, Minn.
Gallery open Sat. & Sun. 12-3 p.m.
Holiday sale Saturday, Dec. 14, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

AICHO Galleries
Robert Powless Cultural Center
212 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 Dec. 20: Ezhi-dibaajimomagakin Gide’inaanin (“the way our heart tells stories”) by Katie Lou Muzquiz and Chimakwa Nibawii.

Boubville
315 W. 4th St. Duluth
Thursday, Dec. 12, 6-9 p.m.
Fri. & Sat., Dec. 13 & 14, 6-10 p.m.
Alt Christmas light show and music festival.

Cedar Coffee
1130 11th St., Two Harbors
Abstracts by Suzanne Tacheny Kubach opening Friday, Dec. 6, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Depot
508 W. Michigan St., Duluth
Great Hall Marketplace Saturday, Dec. 14, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Douglas County Historical Society
1101 John Ave. Superior
Craft fair Saturday, Dec. 14, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Duluth Art Institute
130 W. Superior St., Suite 400
Through Jan. 6: Brian Bolden, “Scatter/Gather” and Tom Rauschenfels, “34.”

Duluth Art Institute Lincoln Park Building
229 W. 2nd St.
Free ArtDAI Saturday, Dec. 14, 1-4 p.m. Free art-making event for all ages and abilities.

Duluth Pottery
1924 W. Superior St. Duluth
Open Mon.-Sat. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Dec. 12-Feb. 28: “Vessels for Light” group exhibit (Ashley Hise, Holly Jorde, Rita Morris and Barry Sands, Karin Kraemer and Luke Krisak) and “Clumsy Wild” by Adam Swanson. Reception Friday, Dec. 13, 5-7 p.m.

Ely’s Historic State Theater
238 E. Sheridan St., Ely
“Winter: Embrace the Season” by Marissa Sauer through Dec. 15.

First Friday Art Walk 
Friday, Dec. 6,  4-7 p.m., downtown Grand Rapids. Grandrapidsarts.org.

Get It Local Art & Gift Fair
Saturday, Dec. 14, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Peace Church, 1111 N. 11th Ave. E., Duluth

Grand Marais Art Colony
120 3rd Ave. W., Grand Marais
Pots for Presents Pottery Sale Saturday, Dec. 7, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Grand Marais Art Colony Studio 21
21 W. Hwy. 61
Holiday Harbor Market Saturday, Dec. 7, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Holiday Craft Fair
Saturday, Dec. 7, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Island Lake Inn, 7153 Rice Lake Rd., Duluth

Joseph Nease Gallery
23 W. 1st St., Duluth
Open Thurs. - Sat., 12-4 p.m. or by appointment
Through Dec. 28: Small-scale paintings by James Brinsfield.

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

Lizzards Art Gallery
11 W. Superior St. Duluth
Mon. & Tues. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Weds.-Sat. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
“Manidoonsag/Little Spirits” By Sam Zimmerman through early January.

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.
Free all-ages Open Art Club in the Annex Thursdays, 11 a.m. to 3 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 Dec. 27: Ceramic works by Robert DeArmond, Karen Keenan and Ray Shelerud.
Northern Spirit Shop Holiday Marketplace through Jan. 20.

Mt. Olive Craft Fair
2102 E. Superior St., Duluth
Saturday, Dec. 7, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Nice Girls of the North Marketplace
Saturday, Dec. 13, 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.

Nordic Center
23 N. Lake Ave. Duluth
Open Fri. & Sat. 12-4 p.m.
Through Dec. 14: Pepperkakabyen Gingerbread City.

Prøve Gallery
21 N. Lake St., Duluth
“Dreams & Nightmares” Diorama Workshop Saturday, Dec. 7, 3 p.m. 

Rabbit, Bird & Bear Fine Arts
222 Rittenhouse Ave., Bayfield
Open Fri. & Sat., 12-5 p.m. & Sun. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Dec. 7-28: Leah Yellowbird. Reception Saturday, Dec. 7, 2-5 p.m.

Siiviis Gallery
361 Canal Park Dr., Duluth
Through Jan. 30: “Northern Nights,” original paintings, ceramics and jewelry from over 30 artists.

Tettegouche State Park
5702 Hwy. 61, Silver Bay
December artist: Edna Stromquist. Reception Friday, Dec. 6, 7 p.m.

Thirsty Pagan
1615 Winter St., Superior
Holiday Market Saturdays, Dec. 7 & 14, 10 a.m. to 4 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 Dec. 20: Dreaming Our Futures: Ojibwe & Očhéthi Šakówiŋ Artists & Knowledge Keepers.

UWS Holden Fine Arts, 1805 Catlin Ave.
Through Dec. 12: “Loaded” by ​​Robb Quisling and Jonathan Thunder in the Kruk Gallery.

Washburn Cultural Center
1 E. Bayfield St., Washburn
Open Weds. - Sun. 12-4 p.m.
Through Dec. 7: Grayscale: Monochromatic Show in Black & White.
Last Chance Holiday Boutique Saturday, Dec. 14, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Wild State Cider
2515 W. Superior St.
Holiday Gift Market Sunday, Dec. 15, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Winter Wonderland Market
Saturday, Dec. 14, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
AAD Shrine Meeting & Event Center
5152 Miller Trunk Hwy., Hermantown

Zeitgeist Arts
222 Superior St. Duluth
In the restaurant: "Dreamscapes" by Rita Bergstedt.
In the Atrium: Carla Hamilton, “Decolonizing My Imagination” opens Wednesday, Dec. 11, 5-7 p.m.