Beyond Metal: Metal+Anything Instagram Challenge

A real-world exhibition at the Chicago Avenue Fire Arts Center in February 2025, featuring work that will be part of the 2024 Instagram Metal + Anything Challenge. 

Both jewelry and sculpture will be considered for the exhibition if the work has been photographed, posted on Instagram, and tagged with Challenge hashtags (#2024MetalChallenge, #ChapmanMetalsChallenge, #MetalPlusAnything2024).

The challenge does not necessarily need to be completed to be considered.

All artists accepted to the show will need to agree to drop off and pick up their work at CAFAC, which is located at 3749 Chicago Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55407. Apply Here.

Submission Deadline:

• Call for entries opens: August 1st, 2024
• Call for entries closes: January 10th, 2025
• Artist notifications: January 24th, 2025
• Artwork drop off deadline: January 31st, 2025
• Exhibition opening: February 14th, 2025
• Exhibition closing: March 26th, 2025
• Artwork pick up deadline: April 4th, 2025

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.