About the Biennial 

The Duluth Art Institute (DAI) announces an open call for submissions for the 65th Arrowhead Regional Biennial. As one of the longest running biennials in the country, this exhibition features a wide range of artwork produced within the last five years from artists residing in Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Michigan, and Ontario, Canada. The exhibit is open to all 2D & 3D work, except AI-generated. 

Please direct questions to Madeline Kayser, DAI Exhibitions Manager, mkayser@duluthartinstitute.org 

Meet the Judge: Wendy Savage

Wendy lee Savage is an enrolled member of the Minnesota Chippewa Nation, Lake Superior Band, and Fond du Lac Reservation. She earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1986 from the University of Wisconsin-Superior. Her Master's degree in Education through the College of St. Scholastica is presently in progress.

Savage is a multicultural educator, consultant, independent curator of the arts, and an artist of the Ojibway culture of this region. She has used her background in art to develop culturally specific curriculum. She has served as an art consultant to Duluth Children's Museum, DAI, and Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College. Savage has worked as an independent curator in the Duluth area. She most recently curated exhibitions for the American Indian Community Organization gallery program, and the Duluth Nordic Center gallery.

Savage's background also includes arts administration. She was a member of the Native Arts Circle, a past board member of the Duluth Art Institute, and a board member of the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, were she instituted a grant program for Native American Indian artists. She has been a Minnesota State Arts Board grants reviewer and a member of the Tweed Museum of Art. She works both as an artist and advocate to ensure the preservation of American Indian art forms and exhibitions.