This is the application form for The 2025 Kindling Fund. Detailed information about the fund can be found at space538.org and thekindlingfund.org.
The Kindling Fund awards project grants ranging from $3,000 - $7,000 (with smaller Research and Development Grants) to Maine-based artists of all career levels, who organize projects that engage audiences and the visual arts in inventive and meaningful ways. The Kindling Fund values and uplifts artistic collaboration (or collaboration with community in meaningful ways), applicants seeking support at the $5500-$7000 must have at least one stated core collaborator. This is the eleventh year of grantmaking for the Kindling Fund.
In the context of this grant, the visual arts is defined as broadly as possible and includes: photography, video, non-traditional performance, ceramics, earth works, drawing, bookmaking, weaving, crafts, installations, painting, mail art, printmaking, basketry, sculpture, calligraphy, social-engagement, participatory or community driven projects, glass, design, and the alternative spaces, artistic collectives, art writing, and artistic platforms that support that work.
If you are interested in proposing a project that is not listed and you think of it as a form of visual art, please email kindlingfund@space538.org. With a focus on risk and experimentation, successful projects value unconventional engagement, critical dialogue, collaboration, and create new models for presenting artists’ work. The Kindling Fund is administered by SPACE Gallery as part of the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts' Regional Regranting Program.
Full Eligibility and FAQ available for reference here: https://www.thekindlingfund.org/eligibilityfaq
*~APPLICATIONS ARE DUE SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 24th, 2024 at 11:59pm*~
NOTIFICATIONS WILL BE MADE IN JANUARY 2025.