This week painter Tara Austin opens her new body of work " Boreal Ornament" in the George Morrison Gallery at the Duluth Art Institute. Along with Jonathan Herrera, Austin welcomes the public the opening on Thursday, May 10, with a reception and gallery talk from 6 - 9pm. An MFA graduate from UW Madison, Minnesota native Austin brings the northland and Nordic traditions of rosemåling into her vibrant flora, patterned paintings. Listen for more about her process and inspirations and check her

The Duluth Homegrown Music Festival brings out photographers in droves and at every show this week you'll see music fans pulling out their phones in dark barroom lighting to snap a pic of the band of the hour. It's such a tradition there is an annual photo show and a field guide full of these captured moments. Plus there is a lot of filming going on; enter Manny Villanueva. A photographer, videographer and former news cameraman; Villanueva has been working on a 20th Anniversary Homegrown

This Friday April 27, the 20th Anniversary Homegrown Anniversary Illustration Show opens at Prøve Gallery with a reception 7 - 10 pm. This is an exciting addition to Ancillary Arts Night that has been a part of the usual Homegrown schedule. Local artists were invited to create fantastic illustrations of Homegrown luminaries, who have helped create the success and longevity of the Duluth Homegrown Music Festival. Two artists in the show join us on Radio gallery this week: UMD Professor David

This weekend is the Annual UMD Student Exhibition , Reception & Award Ceremony in the Tweed Museum of Art. Students in the University of Minnesota Art & Design Department are celebrating the Art for Earth Day Gallery Hop along with other Duluth Art venues with open studios and this student art exhibit. UMD art students invite the public to their open studio event on Saturday, April 21, 1-4 pm happening in Humanities and AB Anderson Hall. This family-friendly event includes ceramics wheel

The 25th Annual Duluth Empty Bowl happens Tuesday, April 17 at The Historic Depot in downtown Duluth beginning at 10 a.m. This annual fundraiser supports Second Harvest Northern Lakes Food Bank in providing food for the hungry in Northeastern Minnesota and Northwestern Wisconsin. Nearly 46.5 million people in America face hunger. The idea behind Empty Bowl is that it reminds us of all the empty bowls in our country. Buy a handmade bowl by local artists and you’ll get a complimentary bowl of soup

The new Bent Paddle Taproom, prominently featuring local artists and artisans, is celebrating their grand opening on Thursday, April 12, 2018 from 5-7 p.m. Bent Paddle Brewing Co. will be serving up their Duluth-made beer in the new expansive space located in the old Enger & Olson Furniture building at 1832 W. Michigan St., spitting distance from the brewery and old taproom. The atmosphere breathes Lincoln Park Craft District, showcasing furniture and architectural elements from Duluth

Anne Labovitz has continued to share updates about her artistic saga that is "122 Conversations." We look forward to the final exhibition coming to Duluth in the Fall of 2018, on view Sept 25 - Dec 31 at the Tweed Museum of Art in at UMD in Duluth. The project celebrates the combined 122 years of relationships with Duluth’s five sister cities international. "...Just as exciting, is the discovery of the pieces that are missing from the suitcase and have remained in their host country. Both Rania

The photographs of Professor Dana Fritz in the current Duluth Art Institute Exhibition "Terraria Gigantica: World Under Glass," peer into the complicated world of artificial environments. It is also the name of her recent book. From Biosphere 2, built in the '90s (yes, it still exists) to the worlds largest desert at the Henry Doorly Zoo, her images reflect both the incongruity and the educational and research benefits of these "human-created" natural worlds. Hear more about the inspiration

March is Women's History month and at the American Indian Community Housing Organization, they are celebrating in a big way.

L akeside Gallery is celebrating fresh new work by local painter Naomi Christenson with a reception this Saturday, March 3, from 1-3 pm . Christenson's work is often inspired by patterns in the natural world and although she has produced large scale work, a fresh look at lichen and fungi inspired her to paint these vibrant, miniature patterns on a smaller scale. Be inspired by this local painter showing at Lakeside Gallery through the month of March. Lakeside Gallery is located in East Duluth at