Calendar
Events
Calendar of Events
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6 Sessions | Enter the world of watercolor with instructor Linnaea Borealis. Through this six-week course, you will learn the basics of watercolor—perfect for brand-new beginners or artists looking to strengthen their fundamentals. Supply list for paper and paints will be provided upon registration. Registration Deadline: January 12, 2026.
$300.00 – $400.00
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Bring your own supplies and projects to connect with others while you create. Each session includes an optional end-of-session group critique in the final half-hour.
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Free – $10.00
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2 events,
Bring your own supplies and projects to connect with others while you create. Each session includes an optional end-of-session group critique in the final half-hour.
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Free – $10.00
8 Sessions | This hands-on class includes pottery wheel, altered forms, handbuilding, and glaze demonstrations. Types of vessel construction covered include platters, jars, pouring vessels, other large forms, whistles, and beyond, with plenty of time to craft a body of work based on your own personal ideation/aesthetic in both form and glazing concepts. Bring your own plans and concepts, advance your techniques, and push your work to new growth. Registration Deadline: January 7, 2026.
$285.00 – $380.00
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Sessions are open to all serious artists, from beginner to expert. Every session includes a live model, starting with short gestural poses and moving into longer holds. Work time is self-directed, no instruction offered. Headphones and water bottles are welcome. Paper, sketching materials, and easels are available.
$10.00 – $65.00
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10 Sessions | This twice-monthly educational session is open to any 13+ youth wanting to express themselves creatively through photography. Club meetings include field trips during Sunday sessions, individual and group projects, short info sessions, one-to-one skill development, and discussion of each other's work. Participants are allowed to use any type of camera, including their phones.
$100.00 – $175.00
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Bring your own supplies and projects to connect with others while you create. Each session includes an optional end-of-session group critique in the final half-hour.
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Free – $10.00
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2 events,
Bring your own supplies and projects to connect with others while you create. Each session includes an optional end-of-session group critique in the final half-hour.
Register
Free – $10.00
8 Sessions | This hands-on class includes pottery wheel, altered forms, handbuilding, and glaze demonstrations. Types of vessel construction covered include platters, jars, pouring vessels, other large forms, whistles, and beyond, with plenty of time to craft a body of work based on your own personal ideation/aesthetic in both form and glazing concepts. Bring your own plans and concepts, advance your techniques, and push your work to new growth. Registration Deadline: January 7, 2026.
$285.00 – $380.00
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10 Sessions | This twice-monthly educational session is open to any 13+ youth wanting to express themselves creatively through photography. Club meetings include field trips during Sunday sessions, individual and group projects, short info sessions, one-to-one skill development, and discussion of each other's work. Participants are allowed to use any type of camera, including their phones.
$100.00 – $175.00
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Learn the methods of weaving a traditional Sami band using a Stoorstalka band weaving kit. Instructor Laurel Sanders will share techniques taught in Sweden. Registration Deadline: December 27, 2025.
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$25.00 – $75.00
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Bring your own supplies and projects to connect with others while you create. Each session includes an optional end-of-session group critique in the final half-hour.
Register
Free – $10.00
5 Sessions | For oil painters looking to expand their knowledge and techniques. All levels of experience welcome, previous experience recommended. Examine examples of master oil paintings and discover why they are masterful. Study the aspects of designing a major canvas: developing a compelling composition, preparing a convincing drawing, selecting an advantageous color palette, and learning to work in stages as well as alla prima. Create substantial oil paintings based on your choice of subject matter. Suggestions include a complex still life or a figure/portrait. The instructor will work directly with each student to select subject matter, determine canvas size and prepare an individual vision for a finished painting.
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$250.00 – $340.00
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1 event,
Bring your own supplies and projects to connect with others while you create. Each session includes an optional end-of-session group critique in the final half-hour.
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Free – $10.00
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2 Sessions | Design and embellish a small bag. Follow along with ribbon, bead, and appliqué design demonstrations to create your own unique look. Ojibwe designs will be presented. Make it yours with any design you create. Some sewing experience required.
$50.00 – $100.00
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2 Sessions | Design and embellish a small bag. Follow along with ribbon, bead, and appliqué design demonstrations to create your own unique look. Ojibwe designs will be presented. Make it yours with any design you create. Some sewing experience required.
$50.00 – $100.00
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2 events,
Bring your own supplies and projects to connect with others while you create. Each session includes an optional end-of-session group critique in the final half-hour.
Register
Free – $10.00
5 Sessions | For oil painters looking to expand their knowledge and techniques. All levels of experience welcome, previous experience recommended. Examine examples of master oil paintings and discover why they are masterful. Study the aspects of designing a major canvas: developing a compelling composition, preparing a convincing drawing, selecting an advantageous color palette, and learning to work in stages as well as alla prima. Create substantial oil paintings based on your choice of subject matter. Suggestions include a complex still life or a figure/portrait. The instructor will work directly with each student to select subject matter, determine canvas size and prepare an individual vision for a finished painting.
Register
$250.00 – $340.00
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1 event,
Bring your own supplies and projects to connect with others while you create. Each session includes an optional end-of-session group critique in the final half-hour.
Register
Free – $10.00
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Step into history and creativity with a special Art Night Out at the Duluth Art Institute! Explore Fur Trade Nation, an exhibition that brings the stories, landscapes, and lives of the Ojibwe people and fur trade era to life through the art of Carl Gawboy. Then, immerse yourself in the delicate beauty of Ojibwe Adornment by Wendy Savage. Inspired by traditional beadwork, quillwork, and storytelling practices, these handcrafted pieces celebrate cultural heritage while inviting you to connect history to today. Arrive at 5:30 for a live performance and discussion of Gradient, an EP by musician Tufawon, a new collection of seven tracks inspired by the history and craft of these two DAI exhibitions. Part of the American Composers Forum's Recomposing America project. Join us for an evening of art, music, conversation, and creativity—where past and present meet. Enjoy traditional foods, gallery tours, and the chance to meet the artists.
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Free – $50.00
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From the instructor: "Boozhoo! My name is Airlea Indaniss DeFoe. I'll be showing you how to make a peyote stitch keychain with leather fringe. You will learn how to do peyote stitch, make leather fringe, and attach a keyring."
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$50.00 – $100.00
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Bring your young Voyageurs to enjoy a reading by author Margi Preus from her book The Littlest Voyageur, learn a Voyageur song, and use a canoe paddle to imitate canoeing on a river.
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Free – $50.00
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2 events,
Bring your own supplies and projects to connect with others while you create. Each session includes an optional end-of-session group critique in the final half-hour.
Register
Free – $10.00
5 Sessions | For oil painters looking to expand their knowledge and techniques. All levels of experience welcome, previous experience recommended. Examine examples of master oil paintings and discover why they are masterful. Study the aspects of designing a major canvas: developing a compelling composition, preparing a convincing drawing, selecting an advantageous color palette, and learning to work in stages as well as alla prima. Create substantial oil paintings based on your choice of subject matter. Suggestions include a complex still life or a figure/portrait. The instructor will work directly with each student to select subject matter, determine canvas size and prepare an individual vision for a finished painting.
Register
$250.00 – $340.00
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1 event,
Bring your own supplies and projects to connect with others while you create. Each session includes an optional end-of-session group critique in the final half-hour.
Register
Free – $10.00
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1 event,
Explore your creativity in a laid-back atmosphere. Bring your headphones and creative ideas—art supplies provided, but bringing your own also welcome. Registration covers all sessions, but attending every session is not necessary.
Register
$50.00 – $75.00
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1 event,
From the instructor: "Boozhoo! My name is Airlea Indaniss DeFoe. I'll be showing you how to make a peyote stitch keychain with leather fringe. You will learn how to do peyote stitch, make leather fringe, and attach a keyring."
Register
$50.00 – $100.00
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1 event,
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Sessions are open to all serious artists, from beginner to expert. Every session includes a live model, starting with short gestural poses and moving into longer holds. Work time is self-directed, no instruction offered. Headphones and water bottles are welcome. Paper, sketching materials, and easels are available.
Register
$10.00 – $65.00
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Registration Policies
- Tuition must be received one week prior to the class start date and two weeks prior to camp start dates to ensure both your place and adequate class materials.
- If there is insufficient enrollment 7 days prior to event date OR on listed registration deadline, the DAI may cancel the event, notify registrants, and refund all payments including deposits. Last-minute cancellations may also occur for weather, emergency, or instructor illness.
- Class tuition includes a $10 non-refundable registration fee, not including subsequent sessions of multi-day classes. Camp tuition includes a $25 non-refundable deposit due upon registration.
- Students cancelling one week before the first class session or two weeks prior to the first day of camp are eligible for a refund, not including deposits or registration fees. Refunds cannot be made after classes begin.
- Student Members are not eligible for membership discounts on classes.
- No refunds available for fundraiser tickets and other paid special events.
Online registration with credit card payment preferred. To pay by cash or check, contact Jesse Switters jswitters@duluthartinstitute.org. Following payment, check all inboxes for a confirmation email.
Check calendar details for event-specific policies.
Accessibility
Gallery events – Accessible parking is available nearby on Superior Street and in the pay lots in the Holiday Center and Duluth Transit Center. An elevator to all floors is available in the US Bank Building. DAI galleries are located on the 4th floor. In-gallery seating available.
Lincoln Park Building events – There is accessible parking in the lot at the back door, and a ramp to access the second floor.
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Scholarships
Scholarships may become available at times. For more information, or to request a partial or full scholarship for a class or camp, contact Jesse Switters jswitters@duluthartinstitute.org.