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Chicago Avenue Fire Arts Center

RedHot Call for Vendors

Location: MN — Twin Cities Metro
Type: Vendor / Tabling Opportunity
Categories:
Any discipline

Deadline: 10/11/2024

Other Criteria:
No entry fee required
Sales opportunity

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The Chicago Avenue Fire Arts Center is looking for vendors for our 9th annual RedHot Art Market! This event is an important way that CAFAC builds our scholarship fund for those that need it most. Our scholarship program has never been more popular. Last year we able to award a record of over $16,000 worth of scholarships!!

This year, the event will take place on Saturday, December 14, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., with a special Fueler Preview from 10 to 11 a.m. We have room for 30-40 vendors, and any type of work is accepted.

The application deadline is Friday, October 11. Priority is given to makers from underrepresented communities.

Some key details:

No booth fee

All transactions are carried out by CAFAC

70% of each sale goes to the artist; 30% (after credit card processing fees) is added to our scholarship fund

Artists are asked to stay the entire day, but are welcome to have a friend familiar with their work sit in for them

Important dates:

Application opens: Friday, August 9th

Application closes: Friday, October 11th

Vendor Notifications: Friday October 25th

Acceptance Deadline: Friday, November 8th

RedHot Installation: Friday, December 13th. 9:30am-6pm

RedHot Art Market: Saturday, December 14th, 10am-5pm

It’s a fun day filled with lots of good energy and creative joy, designed to allow artists & makers to help each other learn and flourish as a community. Hopefully, you’ll make new connections and have fun doing it!

Questions? Having trouble with the form? Email Jhyle at gallery@cafac.org.

About Us:
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, lampwork, 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, where consignors can sell their crafts with a 70% artist/30% scholarship split. The gallery 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.