A posthumous retrospective by Jeffrey Kallstrom (1955-2026) opens Aug. 7 at Prøve Gallery and The Nordic Center in Duluth.

210 Gallery & Art Center
210 Commercial Ave., Sandstone, Minn.
Sat. & Sun. 12-3 p.m.
Through Aug. 9: Summer Gallery Show featuring Jean Crocker.

Artist Alleyway
1921 W. Superior St., Duluth
Saturdays through Sept. 5, 2-5 p.m.
Outdoor market featuring local artists.

Boulder Lodge
7296 W State Rd. 77, Hayward
14th annual Northwoods Music & Art Festival
Saturday, Aug. 15, 12-10 p.m.
Artist booths 12-6 p.m.
Cable-Hayward Art Crawl
Aug. 7-9
Sawyer, Washburn & Bayfield counties
cablehaywardarts.org/artcrawl

Cultures, Humanities & Arts on the Iron Range
510 Chestnut St., Virginia
Open Art Club & Gallery Saturdays through summer, 12-4 p.m.

Dovetail Café
1917 W. Superior St., Duluth
Fika & Fiber, a free drop-in knitting and fiber arts group, Saturdays 8:30-9:30 a.m.

Duluth Art Institute
130 W. Superior St., Suite 400
Mon.-Fri. 12-5 p.m.
Through Oct. 2: “Ish Meets a Mermaid,” exhibit about the making of a short film by Jonathan Thunder, Vera Bianchini and Tashia Hart, and “Send Flowers,” postcards by Graphic Science (Cody Paulson and Stephen Pestalozzi).
Art Night Out for “Send Flowers” Thursday, Aug. 13, 5:30-8 p.m.
Art Night Out for “Ish Meets a Mermaid” Thursday, Aug. 27, 5:30-8 p.m.

Duluth Pottery
1924 W. Superior St. Duluth
Mon.-Sat. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Through August: “Rooted Together” by Sue Rauschenfels.

Edge Center for the Arts
101 2nd Ave., Bigfork, Minn.
Thurs.-Sat. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Opening reception of 20th annual Juried Exhibit Friday, Aug. 7, 5-7 p.m.

Ely Area Community Hub
760 Miners Drive E., Ely
Through Sept.: “Looking Back While Looking Forward” by Cecilia Rolando.

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

Grand Marais Art Colony Studio 21
21 W. Hwy. 61
Thurs. - Sat. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Through Aug. 31: Duluth oil painter James Ellis and Carlton photographer Mary Stafford.
Through Aug. 29: Summer exhibition “Play.”

Herbster Studio Art Tour
Sat. & Sun., Aug. 15 & 16, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
herbsterstudioarttour.org

Ignite Dispensary
502 Hammond Ave., Superior
August Art Fair Sunday, Aug. 16, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Island Gateway
23 N 2nd St., Bayfield
Open 11 a.m to 5 p.m. (closed Tues. and Wed.) during shows.
Aug. 13-31: “Here, Finally” watercolors by Dale Whittaker and quilts by Mary Whittaker. Reception Saturday, Aug. 15, 1-3 p.m.

Johnson Heritage Post Art Gallery
115 W. Wisconsin St., Grand Marais
Weds. - Sat. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday 1-4 p.m.
Through Aug. 9:  “Borderlands” featuring Betsy Bowen, Jeanne Hedstrom, Stephan Hoglund and Heidi Sobanja.
Aug. 14-Sept. 13: “Painting Pictures with Words, Telling Stories with Paint” by Marcia Roepke. Reception Friday, Aug. 14, 5-7 p.m.

La Pointe Center Gallery
794 Chebomnicon Bay Rd.
Madeline Island, Wis.
Daily 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Through Aug. 16:  Mid-Summer Artist Show featuring Deena Jacques, Beth Meyers and Bob Teisberg.
Aug. 17 - Sept. 7: Late-Summer Artist Show featuring Andrew Bartram, Holly Marie Tourdot and Sara Rotholtz Wiener.

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. 28: “Precious Substratum” featuring Mary Rose, Lea Friesen and Summer Scharringhausen.
Opening in August: 34th annual Juried Show. Reception Friday, Aug. 7, 4-7 p.m.
Voting is open for the People’s Choice Award until 6 p.m.

Mines & Pines Revisited Original Art & Music Festival
Fri. & Sat., Aug. 14 & 15, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Bennett Park, Hibbing

Nice Girls of the North Marketplace
Saturday, Aug. 8, 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.

North Shore Bank
131 W. Superior St., Duluth
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays
Through Aug. 20: Lake Superior Watercolor Society 45th Anniversary.

“Currents” by Kris Musto is at Northwoods Friends of the Arts Gallery in Cook with a reception Aug. 7.

Northwoods Friends of the Arts Gallery
210 S. River St., Cook
Weds.-Fri. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sat. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Through Aug. 29: “Currents” by Kris Musto. Reception Friday, Aug. 7, 5-7 p.m.

Out of the Woods Winery
10588 Main St., Hayward
Tues.- Thurs. 2-7 p.m., Fri. & Sat. 12-7 p.m.
Through Aug. 27: Janice Hovey.

Prøve Gallery
21 N. Lake St., Duluth
Open Fridays 4-7 p.m., Saturdays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and by appointment.
Aug. 7-25: “Jeffrey Kalstrom: A Life’s Work,” posthumous exhibition of sculptures and prints at Prøve and The Nordic Center next door. Opening reception Friday, Aug. 7, 4-7 p.m.

Reif Center Gallery
720 NW Conifer Dr., Grand Rapids
Open 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Friday.
Through Sept. 4: Lake Superior Watercolor Society 45th Anniversary Exhibition.

Silver Bay Public Library
9 Davis Drive, Silver Bay
Through August: Gary Olson and Jacob Woldstad. Reception Friday, Aug. 7, 5:30-6:45 p.m.

Siiviis Gallery
361 Canal Park Dr., Duluth
“North Shore Folklore,” exploration of the mysterious, unknown and intriguing in and around the North Shore.

Siiviis Lakeside Gallery
512 N. 45th Ave. E., Duluth
Thurs.-Sat. and Mondays 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sundays 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Split Rock Lighthouse
North of Two Harbors on Hwy. 61
August: Landscape photographer Ryan Cairl.

Tettegouche State Park
5702 Hwy. 61, Silver Bay
August artist: Deborah Birkelund. Reception Friday, Aug. 7, 7-8:30 p.m.

Tweed Museum, UMD Campus
Tues. - Fri. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
“Sky Water Land,” works that reference or are anchored by the horizon.
Through Dec. 11: “To Leave a Mark On,” group exhibition centered on friends, family and making art in community.

Zeitgeist Arts
222 Superior St. Duluth
In the atrium through August: Lake Superior Watercolor Society 45th Anniversary Show.

Artist opportunities

Arrowhead Regional Arts Council
Artist Equity Grant provides up to $4,000 to individual artists who are Black, Indigenous, people of color, people with disabilities, 65 and over, military veterans, and/or LGBTQIA2+. Operating Support Grant Program provides up to $15,000 to arts organizations within the Arrowhead Region. Deadline Sept. 13. Visit aracouncil.org.

Cornucopia Art Crawl
Seeking artist studios to take part in 22nd annual event Sept. 12-13. Deadline Aug. 15. See visitcornucopia.com.

Edge Center for the Arts
101 2nd Ave., Bigfork, Minn.
Call for art with the theme of 250th Anniversary of the Nation. Deadline Aug. 15. Visit edgecenterarts.org/gallery.

Prøve Gallery
21 N. Lake St., Duluth
Queerest Art Show Ever opens Sept. 4, Open to all LGBTQ+ artists living in the Duluth/Superior area. Submission deadline Aug. 16. Visit facebook.com/ProveCollective.

Adolph & Esther Gottlieb Emergency Grant
Provides interim financial assistance to qualified painters, printmakers and sculptors whose needs are the result of an unforeseen, catastrophic incident, and are short on resources. Rolling deadline. Visit gottliebfoundation.org.

Black Bear Casino Resort
Carlton
Native artists from the Fond du Lac Band community invited to submit original artwork for the jersey design that the Minnesota Wilderness team will wear during Heritage Night weekend in November. Visit fdlband.org.
Johnson Heritage Post
Looking for local artists for 2027 Local Artist of the Month spotlights. Open to residents of Cook County and the Lake Superior North Shore. Visit cookcountyhistory.org/artist-opportunities.

Macrostie Art Center
405 NW 1st Ave., Grand Rapids
Seeking proposals from local Indigenous artists for solo and group exhibitions in the Giinawind Gallery in 2027. Visit macrostieartcenter.org/giinawind-gallery.

Midwest Culture Bearers Award
The Midwest Culture Bearers Award honors and amplifies the work of 18 mid-career and established Midwestern cultural practitioners each year. Selected individuals will each receive a $5,000 unrestricted award. Visit artsmidwest.org.

North Shore Health
515 5th Ave. W., Grand Marais
Seeking paintings, fiber, photography, mosaic, sculpture, woodwork and mixed media for display. Visit northshorehealthgm.org/nsh-local-art-show.

Split Rock Lighthouse
Two Harbors
Now accepting submissions from photographers and artists for the 2027 season of
Photography & Art at the Rock. Deadline Aug. 31. Visit mnhs.org/splitrock/activities/photography.