Art events

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Photography by David Johnson opens Friday at Johnson Heritage Post Art Gallery in Grand Marais.

210 Gallery & Art Center
210 Commercial Ave., Sandstone, Minn.
Gallery open Sat. & Sun. 12-3 p.m.
Through Jan. 4: “Whimsical Dreams.”
Holiday Artisan Sale Saturday, Dec. 6, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Amber Todd - charcoal drawings
Saturday, Dec. 6, 4-7 p.m.
Blue Water Flats, 110 E. Second St., Superior
Second floor community room

Cultures, Humanities & Arts on the Iron Range
510 Chestnut St., Virginia
Gallery open Thursdays and Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Featured artist: Tracey Mattson through Dec. 27.
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.

Dovetail Café
1917 W. Superior St., Duluth
Classical Impressionist paintings by Patrick Glander.

Duluth Art Institute
130 W. Superior St., Suite 400
Open Mon.-Fri., 12-5 p.m.
Through Dec. 19: 65th Arrowhead Regional Biennial.

Duluth Art Institute Lincoln Park Building
229 W. 2nd St.
Free ArtDAI Saturday, Dec. 13, 1-4 p.m.

Edge Center for the Arts
101 2nd Ave., Bigfork, Minn.
Thurs.-Sat. 1-4 p.m.
Paul LaJeunesse, “Anima Munde.”

Enger Lofts
1832 W. Superior St. Duluth
Deck the Halls Artisan Market Saturday, Dec. 13, 10 .m. to 4 p.m.

First Friday Art Walk
Friday, Dec. 5,  4-7 p.m., downtown Grand Rapids. Grandrapidsarts.org.
Frame Up
208 NW 1st Ave., Grand Rapids
Opening Friday, Dec. 5, 4-7 p.m.: Relief printmaker Glenna Olson, Gavin Johnson of Johnson Creek Leather and potter Corrin Mann.

Get It Local Art & Gift Fair
Saturday, Dec. 13, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Peace Church, Duluth

Grand Marais Art Colony Studio 21
21 W. Hwy. 61
Holiday Market Saturday, Dec. 6, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Great Lakes Aquarium
353 Harbor Dr. Duluth
Through Jan. 5: “Life at the Water’s Edge” by Natalija Walbridge.

Johnson Heritage Post Art Gallery
115 W. Wisconsin St., Grand Marais
Open Thurs. - Sat. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday 1-4 p.m.
Dec. 5-28: Photography exhibit “Wonders of the North Shore & More” featuring David Johnson, part of Cook County’s annual Dark Sky Festival Dec. 11-13. Reception Friday, Dec. 5, 5-7 p.m.

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

Lake Superior College
2101 Trinity Rd., Duluth
Student Art Exhibit in the main building
Monday, Dec. 8, 12-8 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 9, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 10, 8 a.m. to 8 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 4 p.m.
Third Annual Small Works Show.

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. 26: Sue Rauschenfels, “For the Love of Trees.”
Giinawind Creative Space through Dec. 29: “Generations” group exhibition by Indigenous artists Teresa Laduke, Kelly Martinson, Anthony Rivera and Shaun Chosa.
Northern Spirit Shop Holiday marketplace through Jan. 20.

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.
Pepperkakebyen Gingerbread City through Dec. 13.

Northwoods Friends of the Arts Gallery
210 S. River St., Cook
Hours: Weds.-Fri. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sat. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Dec. 4-27: “It Starts With an Idea” by Mary Lou Ellison. Reception Friday, Dec. 5, 5-7 p.m.

Prøve Gallery
21 N. Lake St., Duluth
Open Weds. - Fri. 4-7 p.m. and Sat. 12-4 p.m.
“It Costs More to be Poor” by Carla Hamilton and Stacie Renné.

Siiviis Gallery
361 Canal Park Dr., Duluth
Open daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
“Vintage North Treasures.”

Silver Bay Public Library
9 Davis Dr., Silver Bay
Through Dec. 31: Paintings by Wayne Pruse.

Tettegouche State Park
5702 Hwy. 61, Silver Bay
Voyageur Art Club exhibit reception Friday, Dec. 5, 7 p.m.

Thirsty Pagan
1615 Winter St., Superior
Holiday Market Saturdays, Dec. 6 & 13, 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.
“All Kinds of People,” selections from the permanent collection.
“A Living Collection: 1950-2025,” works from the collection to mark the Tweed’s 75th year.
Faculty Biennial through Feb. 27.
“Study Room,” faculty-selected works from the collection through Dec. 5.

UWS Holden Fine Arts, 1805 Catlin Ave.
Open Mon.-Fri., 3-7 p.m.
Through Feb. 17: “In Siam” by Sterling Rathsack in Kruk Gallery.

Washburn Cultural Center
1 E. Bayfield St., Washburn
Open Thurs. - Sun. 12-4 p.m.
Dec. 4-Jan. 18: Creative Power Collection and Drawn Together:

Zeitgeist Arts
222 Superior St. Duluth
“Chosen Family” and “Mutual Aid” by by Carolyn Sue Olson.