Art at Silverwood
Explore art inside Silverwood Visitor Center! Art can be found around every corner. Walk through the gallery space to see larger installations or wander down the halls to see smaller exhibitions.
The gallery has hosted artwork from numerous artists since the visitor center opened in 2009, and focuses on elevating local artists that explore nature themes. From one-person shows to group shows, Silverwood has created a home for contemporary visual art in a variety of mediums.
Exhibitions rotate throughout the year. Other park locations, including French Visitor Center, may also host art exhibits that will be listed below.
Current Exhibitions at Silverwood Visitor Center
Surface Tension
Ben Moren
Dates: March 12–April 30, 2026
Opening Reception: Thursday, March 12 from 6–8 PM
Surface Tension is a sculptural installation which investigates the history of military waste dumping in Lake Superior through immersive, large-scale cyanotype prints on #12 canvas suspended from custom metal racks evocative of tenting and shipping materials. The prints depict aerial images of Lake Superior's surface texture captured above sites where the US Army dumped barrels containing munitions manufacturing waste between 1959 and 1962.
The exhibit is supported by accompanying aerial video footage, the life-scale work draws contrast between the lake's dramatic beauty and the hidden environmental legacies beneath its surface.
Natural World
FotoMatter Collective
Dates: March 12–April 30, 2026
Opening Reception: Thursday, March 12 from 6–8 PM
Natural World brings together the FotoMatter Collective in a group exhibition that explores humanity’s evolving relationship with nature through photography, installation, book arts and time-based media.
Addressing themes of environmental interconnectedness, memory, identity and transformation, the artists present landscapes not as backdrops, but as active participants in human stories. Rooted in collaboration and critique, FotoMatter offers a multifaceted, immersive experience that invites viewers to reflect on how we shape—and are shaped by—the natural world.
Current Exhibitions at French Visitor Center
deep mapping wildness
Anna E. Orbovich
Dates: February 19–June 30, 2026
Opening Reception: Thursday, February 26 from 6–8 PM
Through prints, drawings, cyanotypes and time spent outdoors, deep mapping wildness traces landforms, trails, shadows and everything in between.
This ongoing catalog of findings builds up in layers that can overlap and fade into one another. It is a collection of maps and imagery that lead nowhere physically, but rather aim to capture a moment spent in wildness.
Art on Foot at Silverwood
Looking for more art? Step outside! Take virtual tours of the art-on-foot poetry trail and sculpture trail at Silverwood.
