Jewelry artist and goldsmith Liz Bucheit will exhibit her collection of Norwegian-inspired filigree jewelry. Inspired by the Scandinavian myth of the forest huldra, a beautiful woman with a cow tail who would charm humans into living life forever inside a magic mountain.
Join us for the Opening Reception ~ Friday, March 1st, 5-8PM
Gallery Open Hours: Fridays & Saturdays 12 – 4PM
An exhibition of prints, paintings, sculptures, and artifact celebrating the art and craft of the small vessel that may be sailed, rowed, or paddled.
Join us for the Opening Reception ~ Friday, January 12, 5-8PM
Gallery Open Hours: Fridays & Saturdays 12 – 4PM
Arna has returned to the source of her inspiration as a plein air paintein Bøverdalen, a valley in Northern Gudbrandsdalen where she spent seven summers working at the traditional Hotel Roisheim.
Join us for the Opening Reception ~ Friday, October 13, 7-9pm
Gallery Open Hours: Fridays & Saturdays 12 – 4PM
The Nordic Center presents this juried exhibition of historic and contemporary fiber art by over 25 Duluth Fiber Guild Members. Artists reflect inspiration from many Nordic traditions and from the beauty of our natural world.
Join us for the Opening Reception ~ Friday, September 8, 5-7pm
Gallery Open Hours: Fridays & Saturdays 12 – 4PM
This exhibition will feature the work of 8 Minnesota artists who draw inspiration from traditional and contemporary Finnish art and design. These artists will share works that explore diverse themes through textiles, drawing, painting, ceramics, photography, and mixed media.
Gallery Open Hours: Fridays & Saturdays 12 – 4PM
Jeffrey Kalstrom, Duluth artist and educator, creates optically dazzling and thought provoking mixed media wall panels and kinetic sculptures that playfully combine mythic imagery.
Gallery Open Hours: Fridays & Saturdays 12 – 4PM
This exhibition will feature traditional and contemporary floral and geometric designs from Ojibwe, Nordic and Sami textile traditions. Ojibwe floral beadwork and regalia from Fond Du La Reservation members and Swedish-Norwegian inspired paintings of folk dress motifs, embroideries and tapestries will be presented in an installation to promote the healing power of nature and to celebrate cultural traditions of the North.
Join us for the Opening Reception ~ March 17th from 7 – 9 PM
Gallery Open Hours: Fridays & Saturdays 12 – 4PM
Inspired by Nordic textile patterns, Lines and Lineage: Works by Amy Sands at the Nordic Center presents new reimagined artworks utilizing textile patterns from the collections of the American Swedish Institute in Minneapolis and the Osterøy Museum in Loneväg, Norway.
Several of the works are inspired by an old sample book of Swedish bobbin lace from the ASI collection entitled “Knyppel Profver” or “Lace Tests”. This book belonged to Carolyn Hjelmerus, who immigrated to Minnesota in 1889.
To learn more about Amy Sands visit her website: www.amysands.com
Gallery Open Hours: Fridays & Saturdays 12 – 4PM
The Nordic Center of Duluth and Son’s of Norway Nortun Lodge are hosting the 11th Annual Pepperkakebyen Gingerbread City of Duluth. Pepperkakebyen opens in-person and online on Friday, November 18th at 6 pm, with the Duluth City of the North Parade.
Join us in person on Saturdays to partake in Nordic crafts with UMD students.
Gallery Open Hours: Fridays & Saturdays 1 – 4PM
Robbie LaFleur is an award-winning textile artist working in the Norwegian Billedvev, or woven pictures style. In this exhibit, Robbie uses brilliant colors and keen observation to capture a rural church, its people, environment and central role in the Scandinavian-American immigrant life. During the month of the exhibition, the Nordic Center will host many events including a gallery talk and weaving demonstration.
To learn more about Robbie LaFleur visit her website: www.robbielafleur.com
Fika (fee-ka) is the act of gathering socially for a cup of coffee, or tea In Sweden, this twice-daily ritual also involves baked goods, or fikabrod.
Previously featured on the outside historic fence of American Swedish Institute, Jan Padover’s original watercolor paintings feature 15 popular Swedish baked goods often enjoyed during fika. These paintings are part of a larger fika–inspired watercolor series. The Nordic Center received these fika posters on-loan from ASI to use as a window display during Summer 2022.
Making the Clayton Jackson McGhie Memorial is an exhibit featuring photographs, plans, artifacts and documents pertaining to the creation of the Clayton, Jackson, McGhie Memorial as designed and created by artist Carla Stetson, with text by Anthony Peyton Porter and commissioned by the City of Duluth.
The exhibit opens June 17 to coincide with Juneteenth, and runs until July 10.