Apply to the North of the 45th - an annual juried exhibition of artists living north of the 45th parallel in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. This line, known as the halfway point between the equator and the north pole, is often associated with being “up north.” The Exhibition highlights artists living in the upper Midwest, both in rural and urban areas.
Eligibility: Open to MI, MN, and WI residents, 18+, living north of the 45th parallel (45.9°). The exhibition features artists residing in the Upper Midwest. Work in all media made in the last three (3) years is welcome. Work previously exhibited at the museum is not eligible.

Speaking Volumes: Transforming Hate uses diverse media—sculpture, painting, photography, ceramics, printmaking, and more—to reflect, engage, and challenge. The artists in the exhibition confront the past and envision a more inclusive future through the power of art. The exhibition was initially conceived by Curator and NMU alum Katie Knight as an extraordinary gesture of defiance against […]

Presented by the nonprofit organization, the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards are the country’s longest-running and most prestigious scholarship and recognition program for creative students in grades 7–12. This year, there were 130 total submissions from Upper Peninsula students. Forty-six creative teens from the Upper Peninsula received regional […]

This year marks the 75th Anniversary of Lake Superior Art Association (LSAA), the longest-running arts organization in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. In celebration of this legacy, this exhibition brings together past and present LSAA members from the museum’s permanent collection who were creating in a variety of mediums including ceramics, sculpture, photography, printmaking, collage, textile, and […]

Graduating seniors from concentrations across the NMU School of Art and Design present their artwork.