Chik- Wauk Museum in Grand Marais opens its new exhibit “Zagaandagaa-Anishinaabeg” Aug. 22, with contributions by Carl Gawboy, Sam Zimmerman and Jonathan Thunder.

210 Gallery & Art Center
210 Commercial Ave., Sandstone
Sat. & Sun. 12-3 p.m.
Aug. 22 - Oct. 25: “Retro Electric” by Barbara and BT Johnson. Reception Friday, Aug. 21, 5-7 p.m.

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

Art at The Lot
Friday, Aug. 28, 3-7 p.m.
1211 Banks Ave., Superior

Chik-Wauk Museum & Nature Center
28 Moose Pond Drive, Grand Marais
Zagaandagaa-Anishinaabeg exhibit opening Saturday, Aug. 22, 2-4 p.m. History, culture, and experiences of the native people of the border lakes region with contributions by Carl Gawboy, Sam Zimmerman and Jonathan Thunder.

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.

The Duluth Art Institute hosts Art Night Out Aug. 27 for the exhibit “Ish Meets a Mermaid,” about the making of a short film by Jonathan Thunder, Vera Bianchini and Tashia Hart. 

Duluth Art Institute
130 W. Superior St., Suite 400
Mon.-Fri. 12-5 p.m.
Through Oct. 2: “Ish Meets a Mermaid,” exhibit on 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 “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.
Through Aug. 29: 20th annual Juried Exhibit.

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

Ely Watercolor 46th Annual Show & Sale
Aug. 19-23, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Ely Arts & Heritage Center, 105 Miner’s Landing Rd.

Exploring Art: Nature Mask Making
Monday, Aug. 24, 4:30 p.m.
Woodstock Bay Park Pavilion, 15 White Birch Trail, Superior

Flock ArtFest
Friday, Aug. 21, 12-7 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 22, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Bayfront Festival Park

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

Great North Tattoo Fest
Aug. 21-23
DECC

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

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 Sept. 13: “Painting Pictures with Words, Telling Stories with Paint” by Marcia Roepke. 
“Big Dumb Drawing Workshop” with Roepke Friday, Aug. 21, 2 p.m.
August Artist of the Month: Sue Rauschenfels.

La Pointe Center Gallery
794 Chebomnicon Bay Rd.
Madeline Island, Wis.
Daily 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Through Sept. 7: Late-Summer Artist Show featuring Andrew Bartram, Holly Marie Tourdot and Sara Rotholtz Wiener. Reception Saturday, Aug. 22, 4-7 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. 28: “Precious Substratum” featuring Mary Rose, Lea Friesen and Summer Scharringhausen.
Through Sept. 25: 34th Annual Juried Show.

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.

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.
Aug. 28-Oct. 30: David "Wire" Heinsohn. Reception Thursday, Sept. 3, 4-6 p.m.

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

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.

Split Rock Lighthouse
North of Two Harbors on Hwy. 61
August: Landscape photographer Ryan Cairl. He will be onsite Saturdays, Aug. 22 & 29, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Tettegouche State Park
5702 Hwy. 61, Silver Bay
August artist: Deborah Birkelund.

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.
“To Leave a Mark On,” group exhibition centered on friends, family and making art in community.
“Drawing From Life,” figurative works from the Tweed’s collection.

Washburn Cultural Center
1 E. Bayfield St., Washburn
Thurs.-Mon. 12-4 p.m.
Through Aug. 28: Backwoods Artists.

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

Artist opportunities

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.

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.

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.