Gallery

The Nokomis Gallery at CAFAC offers artists at all stages of their careers the opportunity to showcase and sell their work. Our regular events include group and solo exhibitions, student showcases, artist talks, art markets, and more! Operating on a regenerative model, the gallery splits sales between the artist and CAFAC’s scholarship fund, supporting both creators and learners alike.

Gallery Hours: Tuesday thru Friday, from 9:30am-3:30pm. Appointments are also available by request. Email Jhyle at jhyle.rinker@cafac.org to schedule your visit.

Gallery Store: Support local artists and CAFAC’s scholarship fund by shopping in-person at the RedHot Gift Shop! Want to become a consignor? Fill out the consignment application or reach out to jhyle.rinker@cafac.org with any questions.

In the gallery

Our current exhibit, A Cage So Light [You Hardly Feel It], is a collection of works by Samael Leopold-Sullivan that explores themes of watching yourself being watched, how our behavior changes when we know we are being observed, and how easily our private lives can be recorded and documented. This exhibition will close with a talk with the artist on Thursday, September 23rd from 5-7pm. ASL interpretation will be provided.

 
 

Nokomis Gallery

The gallery is housed in the former lobby of the Nokomis Theater, the building’s original purpose, and features preserved decorative tilework. Learn more about the history of the building.

Consignment

Interested in selling your work at CAFAC’s gallery? Get in touch with Jhyle, our Gallery Coordinator, or complete our consignor intake form.

Past Shows

Browse a catalog of previous exhibits and events at the gallery.

 
 
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Visit the Nokomis Gallery

In House Featured Artists: SoulSpeak Expressions, Jenn Angell, Beth Onward, BreezyJean, Samael Leopold-Sullivan, Samasti Studio, Nest and Tessellate, Crystal Celeste Studio, BMF Jewelry, Gail Katz-James, Anna Lucia, Cassi Rebman, NdaRa’s Jewels, Dipp’d in Hunnie, Brad Buxton, PinkSpit, Functional Heirlooms, Electromagnetic People Art Co., WSSG Designs, Erin Gunelson, G-Child Creations, Angela Gray, Emily McBride, Emma Wood, Sergey Vaynshenk, Becca Cerra, Gaea Dill-Ascoli, Denallie Moore, Transmute Metalworks, Lila Westreich, Friday Grim and Laura Juul.

CAFAC also has a selection of original art, jewelry, small sculpture, and home goods, hand-made by local artists, available for sale in person.

Upcoming Events
 
 

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Starting this Sunday: Expand on your blacksmithing skillset with Blacksmithing Basics 2. This less-structured course focuses on individual exploration, with intermediate techniques like slitting, punching, drifting, and forged joinery. Learn more a
This class is for anyone who is interested in forging by hand, while speaking with their hands! Summer resident Dani Sanchez will be teaching a blacksmithing workshop to ASL users as the culmination of her residency. Learners will be forming copper
If you want to take a deep dive into the world of lead lighting, this six-session course from @sweetnothingsstudios is for you! You'll create your own stained glass window with this thousand-year-old art form, learn safety practices of working with l
Coming up! Dip your toes into lead lighting in this beginner-level class. Along with covering safety when working with lead, you'll learn how to cut and grind glass, lead a window, and solder over three sessions before coming home with a quilt square
#throwback to last weekend and Powderhorn Porchfest! We had the pleasure of hosting an arts and crafts table--visitors stopped by to create keychains from recycled materials and enameled raindrops, which will be added to our rain chain in the CAFAC P
Join us for the opening of our next exhibit featuring all things metal casting on Saturday, October 19th, 4-7pm. You will have the chance to meet some artists who work in this medium, learn a little bit more about the processes involved in the art fo