Keep the Light Alive

For forty years, Northern Lakes Arts Association has shown what is possible when a community believes the arts belong here.

Now, we’re building what comes next.

Your donation supports performances, arts education, youth programs, and community events across Ely and the surrounding region. It helps us invest in artists, provide scholarships, and keep Pay What You Can opportunities available so cost does not determine who gets to participate.

Every gift helps keep the arts local, accessible, and growing.

Explore the stories and impact of our 2026 season in the digital magazine below.

Our 2027 season magazine arrives later this fall.

2026 Magazine

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The arts belong here. And they belong to everyone.

Northern Lakes Arts Association brings people together through theater, music, dance, visual arts, literary arts, arts education, and community programs rooted in Ely and northeastern Minnesota.

Your tax-deductible donation helps make that work possible. It supports local and visiting artists, creates opportunities for young people, provides scholarships, and helps us offer Pay What You Can access so cost does not have to be a barrier to participating.

When you support Northern Lakes Arts Association, you help keep the arts accessible, ambitious, and rooted right here in our community.

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