The Kindling Fund seeks to define the visual arts in the most expansive ways possible. In the context of this grant, we believe the visual arts includes photography, performance, video, ceramics, earth works, drawing, bookmaking, weaving, installations, painting, mail art, printmaking, basketry, sculpture, craft, calligraphy, social-engagement, participatory or community driven projects, glass works, and design. If you are interested in proposing a project that is not listed and you think of it as a form of visual art, please give us a call. Sample project types include:
- A public art project, intervention or site-specific installation
- Performances that engage the public in meaningful ways
- Events that engage the visual arts
- The publication of writing directly related to the visual arts, including printed matter and online publications
- An online project or app
- Establishing an artist residency program
- A series of film or animation screenings
- Curatorial projects that focus on unconventional artistic practice
- Exhibitions with strong public component
- A lecture or workshop series
- Multimedia, video, VR or photo projects
- Social practice or socially engaged projects that engage the visual arts
- Establishing an exhibition space, artist-run space or artist collective
- An earthwork