Board Member

HELP FORGE OUR FUTURE
Chicago Avenue Fire Arts Center (CAFAC) is a non-profit arts organization with a mission to inspire hands, hearts, and minds through art forms produced by heat, spark, or flame. Our facility is unique in the Upper Midwest, supporting a wide array of fire art forms that includes blacksmithing, enameling, glass, jewelry-making, metal casting, neon, welding, and more. The pillars of our programming are education, artist support, and public art, which together provide a platform for social impact and community-driven resources.

CAFAC turns 15 in 2025! We’ve navigated through significant growth and expansion in the past few years and are preparing to launch a capital campaign to purchase our building. CAFAC is committed to devoting staff and financial resources to increasing equity and representation in the fire arts, through scholarship awards, public art design and fabrication, and our burgeoning residency program.

CAFAC is seeking two board members to join us in 2026. Previous board experience is helpful but not required. We are building a diverse, sustainable, inclusive organization that supports community-centered creativity; members of historically underrepresented groups are strongly encouraged to apply.

Helpful skills could include:
~Development & fundraising
~Community building & outreach
~Event planning
~Nonprofit experience, including finance
~Arts and social justice background

Board members dedicate up to 8 hours per month for committee and board meetings, in addition to other activities. Visit www.cafac.org/join-our-board for more details and an application.