The Opening Reception for the Art Colony Summer Exhibition is scheduled for May 23, from 5 - 7

pm at Studio 21. The work of seven Minnesota artists will be exhibited to celebrate the

Art Colony’s multi-year exploration of Art + Embodiment, with this year’s sub-theme being

MOVEMENT. The exhibition runs from May 23 to August 30, and the Art Colony is open on Thursdays and Saturdays, 10 am - 5 pm, at 21 West Highway 61.

 Artwork by Chotsani Elaine Dean. Photo provided

The exhibition focuses on movement in its myriad forms. Visitors will be able to view Jack Pavlik’s

auditory, kinetic sculpture, 10 Waves, which merges flexible moving material and geometric

mechanical structures to explore the idea of machines in our world. Ceramic artist Anna Metcalfe

will explore the motion of Lake Superior on the rocky shore, and Olga Lah will install her

ephemeral art that speaks to experiences of transcendence. Michael Marks’s drawing series,

Perforations explores fragmented moments and movements through the landscape. And through

the work of ceramicist Chotsani Elaine Dean, textile artist Alexandra Beaumont, and painter,

Moira Viliard, visitors will see work that explores historical movements, acknowledging the past

and pointing us in new directions.

Photo provided

A dessert auction featuring desserts from North Shore bakers and bakeries and baking

accoutrements (think cookbooks, utensils, mixing bowls) will run during the opening reception.

Desserts and accoutrements from New Scenic Cafe, Two One Ate, Crosby Bakery, Cook County

Whole Foods, Great! Lakes Candy Kitchen and many more will be available to bid on.

Saturday, May 24, artist John Schuerman will lead the Grand Marais Climate Change Walk. This

particular art form does indeed include actual walking, and in this case, walking as an act of

empathy for all earthly living species under the influence of climate change. The group will walk

from the business park up to the Superior Hiking Trail, generating enough heat to raise the

temperature of a mass equivalent to our combined body weights by 3.5 degrees Fahrenheit, the

current change due to human-caused global warming. The walk is approximately one mile with 500 feet of elevation gain. This event will occur rain or shine, so dress accordingly.