DeVos Art Museum at Northern Michigan University

DeVos Art Museum at Northern Michigan University The DeVos Art Museum, part of the School of Art and Design at Northern Michigan University, has been serving the upper Midwest region since 1975. Join today!
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We focus on regional, national & international contemporary art. The DeVos Art Museum presents ten to twelve exhibitions a year with an emphasis on modern and contemporary art & the permanent collection. The museum is open year-round. Admission to the museum and all events is FREE! Thanks to the Friends of the DeVos Art Museum, our membership program, for making this possible. Visit connect.nmu.edu/givedevos to donate.

Don’t be too slow 🐢in getting here to see the show! The Annual Children’s Exhibition closes on Saturday, May 23! Last n...
05/22/2026

Don’t be too slow 🐢in getting here to see the show! The Annual Children’s Exhibition closes on Saturday, May 23! Last night we celebrated with a reception and more than 900 young artists and art supporters came through.

Please join us in congratulating all the young artists and thanking all the hardworking teachers (many alums - 👋 Wildcats! 🐈!) who make this show possible! 🎉🎉🎉

Participating Schools Include:
Aspen Ridge Elementary School, AuTrain Onota Public School, Birchview Elementary School, Cherry Creek Elementary School, Father Marquette Catholic Academy, Gilbert Elementary School, Graveraet Elementary School, K.I. Sawyer Elementary School,
Lakeview Elementary School, North Star Montessori Academy, Powell Township School, and Sandy Knoll Elementary School.
With special guest, Project Knot Work.

Congratulations 🎉🎉🎉 to student for earning the gold 🥇 award. We look forward to hearing all about your upcoming adven...
05/02/2026

Congratulations 🎉🎉🎉 to student for earning the gold 🥇 award. We look forward to hearing all about your upcoming adventures! 💫

Congratulations, Katelyn Ginger for earning the silver 🥈award! We look forward to seeing what is next! 🐇
05/02/2026

Congratulations, Katelyn Ginger for earning the silver 🥈award! We look forward to seeing what is next! 🐇

Congratulations 💫 Elliott Smith for earning the bronze award 🥉for your incredible ceramic My Mind & Me series! We look ...
05/02/2026

Congratulations 💫 Elliott Smith for earning the bronze award 🥉for your incredible ceramic My Mind & Me series! We look forward to seeing what is next! 🎉

The Winter 2026 NMU School of Art & Design Senior Exhibition is on view through May 1. The show highlights graduating se...
04/20/2026

The Winter 2026 NMU School of Art & Design Senior Exhibition is on view through May 1. The show highlights graduating seniors from concentrations across . Images 1-15 feature installation photos of works in the exhibit. Image 16, is the poster designed by Molly Mannor that reads, Senior Exhibition, Are you watching? April 16-May 1, 2026.

This exhibition features artists in the following areas: Ceramics, Digital Cinema, Graphic Design, Illustration, Metalworking, Painting and Drawing, and Photography.

Featured artists include Madison Buszka, Clara Chambers, Livia Ganley, Katelyn Ginger, Aubrey Huddleston, Victoria Iporre Buitrago, Savannah Johnson, Maggie Jordan, Lexi Klamer, Jane Konigsberg, Gianna Madero, Molly Mannor, Paige Miller, Lex Roach, Elliott Smith, Will Voss, Elyse Wejrowski, Aila Weycker, Taryn Whitney, and Breeze Wojciechowski.

Join us for the closing reception on Friday, May 1st, 7-9 pm. Come early for the film screening at 6:30 pm. We are located at the corner of Tracy & 7th.

Awards announced at 8 pm. Thank you to the Friends of the DeVos for sponsoring the Gold Award and the NMU School of Art & Design for sponsoring the silver and bronze awards.

We are hiring students for summer gallery attendant positions! Our fabulous student staff ( and ) are soon graduating! 🥲...
03/30/2026

We are hiring students for summer gallery attendant positions! Our fabulous student staff ( and ) are soon graduating! 🥲🎉That means there is a chance for you to join us.

Positions may be filled on a rolling basis until adequate museum coverage is reached. Federal work-study is preferred for this position.

Primary Responsibilities:
- Opening and closing the museum and performing basic security checks.
- Monitor the galleries during open hours from the front desk.
- Answer the phone and greet people.
- Answer questions about the exhibitions and the museum.
- Assist with installing and de-installing exhibitions.
- Occasionally hang posters on-campus and in Marquette.
- Special projects as needed.

Qualifications:
- Comfortable with handling fragile objects.
- Comfortable using basic tools (hammers, drills, ladders, etc.).
- Ability to work with the general public (all age groups).
- The desire to learn about art and work directly with artists.

Museum hours:
12 - 5pm on Mon-Wed and Fri-Sat 12 - 8 pm Thurs
- Multiple positions are available depending on availability.

**Applications must be submitted by 4/5/26, 11:59 pm.**
APPLY NOW ON HANDSHAKE (through MyNMU): https://app.joinhandshake.com/emp/jobs/10878037/details

1 Livia and Abby during a recent deinstall
2 We are hiring
3 Installation image of the 2025 North of the 45th
4 Students receive hands-on training
5 Installation of a UP focus show with and
6 Apply on Handshake or reach out to Marlina in the Art & Design office; deadline 4/5/26, 11:59 pm; interviews will be scheduled Tuesday, 4/7/26
7 Our building clad with a portrait of Vida Lautner
8 Clay Vessels by local children. We kick off the summer season with Annual Children’s Exhibition!

Join us on NMU Giving Day on March 19, 2026, as the NMU community comes together to support the arts organizations (💚), ...
03/19/2026

Join us on NMU Giving Day on March 19, 2026, as the NMU community comes together to support the arts organizations (💚), departments ( 💚), teams, and programs that make our university so vibrant.

This year’s theme, Give to What You Love— and rally your fellow Wildcats to do the same, celebrates not only what you care about at NMU, but who you share it with. It honors the friendships, mentorships, and shared experiences that connect Wildcats across generations — the classmates who became lifelong friends, the teammates who pushed you further, and the community that continues to shape who you are.

Thank you for your supporting arts and culture in our region, and for ensuring ART THRIVES HERE today, tomorrow and forever! 💛💚

Join us: (link in bio😊) use the dropdown and under programs, please select Devos Art Museum. 💛

When Wildcats give together, the impact reaches farther. The more we give together, the greater the impact — Always North, always connected. 💛💚

Late next week we plan* to open « Celebrating Legacy: Lake Superior Art Association in the Permanent Collection » This y...
03/13/2026

Late next week we plan* to open « Celebrating Legacy: Lake Superior Art Association in the Permanent Collection »

This year marks the 75th Anniversary of Lake Superior Art Association (LSAA), the longest-running arts organization in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. In celebration of this legacy, this exhibition brings together past and present LSAA members from the museum’s permanent collection who were creating in a variety of media including ceramics, sculpture, photography, printmaking, collage, textile, and painting. The artwork offers glimpses into their observations and experiences of everyday life expressed through abstract, representational, and functional forms.

Artists include: Bobbi Ameen, Claire Bennett, Barry Bernstein, Helen Bice, Ben Bohnsack, Sally Brebner, Jon Brookhouse, Thomas Cappuccio, Alice Carr, May Cebalo, Sallie Chisholm, Kathleen Conover, Cynthia Coté, Jack Deo, Verna Depro, Nita Engle, Linda Ferguson, Wayne Francis, Christine Garceau, Vivian Glass, Paul Grant, John Gustafson, Niel Haapala, Elizabeth Hadley, Bill Hamilton, Claire Harkin, Ken Hatfield, John Heath, Kaye Hiebel, Marc Himes, John Hubbard, Kathy Carlton Johnson, Celia Kelly, Diane Kordich, Maude Kronquist, Robert LaLonde, Stella Larkin, Vida Lautner, William Leete, Yvonne Lemire, Marj Lehwald, Maggie Linn, Carl Mayer, Mark Mitchell, Josephine Morris, Tyyne Ostlund, Carol Phillips, Vicki Phillips, Bernard Park, James Quirk, Ed Risak, Sue Robishaw, Ann Russ, Christine Saari, Steve Schmeck, JoAnn Deuel Shelby, Betty Shirtz, Patty Smith, Helen Steinhoff, Patrick St. Germain, Dorothy Tracy, Dale Wedig, Sally Wilson, and Marvin Zehnder.

Join for a meeting/open house to celebrate the exhibition in April.

* every exhibition install schedule in 2026 has been interrupted by snow days. ❄️ The show will be up for a year, so there will be plenty of time to enjoy it.

Now on view! Presented by the nonprofit organization, the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, the Scholastic Art & Wri...
03/03/2026

Now on view! Presented by the nonprofit organization, the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards are the country’s longest-running and most prestigious scholarship and recognition program for creative students in grades 7–12. This year, there were 130 total submissions from Upper Peninsula students. Forty-six creative teens from the Upper Peninsula received regional honors, including Gold Keys, Silver Keys, Honorable Mentions, and American Visions & Voices nominations, from the local Scholastic Awards Affiliate Northern Shores Storywork Writing Project.

The featured visual artists in this year’s exhibition are – Reese Collins, Eleanor Dohrenwend, Cat Ernsberger, Morgyn Hansen, Nynna Jarvi, Brooke Johnson, Hannah Josefsen, Natalie Joyal, Madeline Meilahn, Gabrielle Myers, Arianna Paananen, Isabelle Recollet, Savanna Rautio, Miles Spaulding, Lilia Skoglund, Addisyn Sundberg, Esme Ulland-Joy, Lila Witham, and Quinley Wonch.

Join us for the Art & Writing Awards on the campus of NMU in the Art & Design Building, room 165, on Saturday, March 14, from 2-4 pm.

The exhibit & awards are in collaboration with & northern shores storywork project. 💛

We have limited spring break hours thanks to our hardworking staff! 🌴☀️See you soon! Free & open to the public.
02/28/2026

We have limited spring break hours thanks to our hardworking staff! 🌴☀️See you soon! Free & open to the public.

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1401 Presque Isle Avenue
Marquette, MI
49855

Opening Hours

Monday 12pm - 5pm
Tuesday 12pm - 5pm
Wednesday 12pm - 5pm
Thursday 12pm - 5pm
Friday 12pm - 5pm

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(906) 227-2235

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