Kindling Fund

The Kindling Fund supports artist-organized projects that engage audiences and incorporate the visual arts in inventive and meaningful ways

The Kindling Fund distributes ~$65,000 worth of grants ranging from $1,500 – $5,000 to artists across the state of Maine each year. 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 as part of the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Arts’ Regional Regranting Program.

The Kindling Fund supports artist-organized projects throughout the state of Maine that engage audiences and incorporate the visual arts in meaningful ways. With a focus on experimentation, successful applications value unconventional engagement, critical dialogue, collaboration, and create new models for presenting artists’ work. The Fund distributes grants ranging from $1,500 – $5,000.