Director and Curator Emily Lanctot will lead a one-hour public tour of this year's North of the 45th exhibition. The Museum is pleased to present the exhibition in person and to the public after a year of virtual programs. The exhibition, juried by Chief Curator at the Grand Rapids Art Museum Ron Platt, features a wide variety of media (painting, animation, dance, sculpture, and more) by thirty-five artists from Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. The show aims the celebrate the diverse creativity employed by artists across the region.

The 2021 North of the 45th Artists include Deborah Abramson, Tamama Dance Company, Jaron Childs, Linda King Ferguson, Andy Gregg, Dorothy Anderson Grow, Lindsy Halleckson, Rachel Hausmann Schall, Nicole Havekost, Lindsey Heiden, Susan Hensel, Matt Hirvonen, Carol Irving, James Klueg, Ashley Kolka-Lee, Dodie Logue, Daniel Martin, Joshua Masserang, Kim Matthews, Stephanie Mosteller, Ben Pawlowski, Jeanne Houle Peters, Carol Phillips, Linda Powers, Russell Prather, Chris Rackley, Paul Rose, Grant Ryan, Steve Schmeck, Jason Schneider, Corrie Steckelberg, Cameron Wilcox, Matthew Winkler, Kaelyn Wright, and Cameron Zebrun.

The tour is free and open to the public. The Museum is located on the campus of NMU at the corner of Tracy and Seventh Streets.