Northern Michigan University's DeVos Art Museum will host "North of the 45th," an annual juried exhibition featuring artists living in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota north of the 45th parallel. The show opens June 19 and runs through September 4, with jurors Shane McAdams and Shane Walsh, both educators at UW-Milwaukee and co-founders of the Door County Contemporary Art Fair. The exhibition includes 30 artists from across the region, including seven from Marquette and four from Minneapolis.
This exhibition matters because it highlights and supports artists from a specific geographic region north of the 45th parallel, a line that marks the halfway point between the equator and the north pole. By focusing on this area, the show brings attention to regional artistic talent and fosters community engagement with the arts in the Upper Midwest, offering free admission to encourage broad public access.