The Chicago Avenue Fire Arts Center (CAFAC) is looking for local Black, Indigenous and POC identifying artists/makers to add to our online/in person gift shop. We are most interested in jewelry, small scale sculpture, and small scale home goods/functional art pieces.

CAFAC is a non-profit arts organization that fills a unique niche in arts programming for the Twin Cities region. Its focus is on fine and industrial art forms that are produced using heat, spark, or flame—collectively known as "fire arts"—including sculptural welding, blacksmithing, metal casting, jewelry making, flamework, neon, and more. CAFAC provides classes to anyone with an interest, from youth to adult and beginner to master-level artisans. We also offer studio access programs to working and emerging artists and feature a storefront gallery space.

CAFAC’s gallery space operates on a regenerative model by putting proceeds into student scholarship support. Our commission split is 70% artist / 30% scholarship.

The gallery space is used as a way for the community to connect with each other through art. It is a space for emerging artists to find support and growth and for established artists to launch solo exhibitions in an encouraging, community driven space. Join us in our efforts.

To Submit:

Email Jhyle at gallery@cafac.org with the following information.

Name/Pronouns:

3-4 photos that best represent your work:

Tell me something about you and your work, 2-3 sentences (can be short or long, whatever feels good to you)