Silver Bay Public Library and Tettegouche State Park collaborate to bring the second “Evening Showcase of Art in Silver Bay” featuring two artists in two exhibition receptions on one night.
(Silver Bay, MN) December 16, 2025 —Silver Bay Public Library and Tettegouche State Park announce an evening showcase of art, celebrating with receptions for two artists at their venues on Friday, January 2, 2026. Each location curates rotating art exhibitions, with receptions coinciding on the same day for the second time. The exhibiting sites are a five minute drive apart, allowing for visitors a mini progressive art crawl, of sorts. “Fantasy Art by Eric Soderstrom” will be on exhibition January 2 – February 28, 2026 at the Silver Bay Public Library. Award-winning artist Eric Soderstrom works in digital art, among many other mediums including sculpture. Mythical creatures and fantasy scenes are some of his signature themes. He is the illustrator of the book “New Moon’s Family” by Erika L. Adams, which was a Midwest Book Award finalist in 2020, and won as a distinguished favorite in the NYC Big Book Award in the Children’s Educational category in 2021.
The art of Paul LaJeunesse is on exhibition for the month of January 2026 at Tettegouche Visitor Center. His artwork investigates the relationship among individual memories of time, space, and place as a way in which we assign meaning to experiences and construct our sense of identity. See examples of LaJeunesse’s work at https://paullajeunesse.com/
Evening Showcase of Art in Silver Bay Friday, January 2, 2026
• 5:30 – 7 p.m. “Fantasy Art by Eric Soderstrom” Reception at Silver Bay Public Library
• 7 – 8:30 p.m. Paul LaJeunesse Artist Reception at Tettegouche Visitor Center
Both exhibitions are free and open to the public. All exhibiting artwork is family-friendly imagery.
Access
• Parking: Both locations have off-street parking lots.
• Restrooms: Indoor, accessible bathrooms are available at both sites.
• Signage: Exhibitions will be labeled with large font print.
Silver Bay Public Library is located at 9 Davis Drive in Silver Bay, MN. In 2025, SBPL started hosting rotating art exhibitions in its new multipurpose room in part through a grant from the Arrowhead Library System. More information can be found on the city’s website: www.silverbay.com.
The Tettegouche State Park Visitor’s Center address is 5702 MN-61 Silver Bay, MN. Since 2015, Tettegouche has hosted 80+ monthly art shows in its cozy fireplace lounge. For more information, please visit: www.dnr.state.mn.us.
