Kindling Fund 2022 Grantee Meet & Greet

Join us for an online celebration of our seventh year of Kindling Fund grantees and hear from a group of artists who represent some of Maine’s most exciting contemporary art practices. This event will be held online via Zoom, Thursday, March 3, from 6:30–8:00pm. Registration is required to attend.

During this online Meet & Greet event, each Kindling Fund 2022 Grantee will give a brief presentation about their work, offering an incredible forum to learn about an array of Maine’s contemporary working artists.

Kindling Fund

The Kindling Fund supports inventive, artist-organized work that engages the public and the visual arts in inventive and meaningful ways. In 2022, SPACE has awarded grants to 15 independent, artist-organized, Maine-based initiatives for this annual cycle of The Kindling Fund. Funded artists value risk, experimentation, unconventional engagement, critical dialogue, and encourage collaboration.

2022 Grantees

Program Support Grantees are Sofia Aldinio (South Portland), Hannah Coleman (South Portland), Heather Lyon (Blue Hill), Itzel-Marine Gourmelon (Orland), Genius Black (South Portland), Loquat (Portland), Heather Flor Cron with Presente Maine (Portland/Greene), Ryan and Rachel Adams (Portland), Staycation Collective (Rockland), and Tender Table Maine(Westbrook/Waterville/Statewide).

Research and Development grants are being awarded to Amelia Garretson-Persons (South Portland), Gabriel Chalfin-Piney (Waterville), Alejandro Graciano (Saco), Turtle Dance Co-Op (Lubec), and Josie Colt (Portland/statewide).

Warhol Foundation

Administered by SPACE, The Kindling Fund is one of thirty-two nationwide re-granting programs established by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Visit the Warhol Foundation website for more information about the Regional Regranting Program.