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2022 Kindling Fund Grantee Presentations

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. On March 3rd, our 2022 cohort assembled for a virtual meet and greet, each giving an approximately 5-minute presentation with 5 slides about their work. Time-stamped reference marks for each presentation can be found below for ease of navigation.

Program Support Grantees:

  • Sofia Aldinio (South Portland)
  • Heather Lyon with collaborators (Blue Hill)
  • Genius Black (South Portland)
  • Heather Flor Cron with Presente Maine (Portland/Greene)
  • Staycation Collective (Rockland)
  • Childish Books (South Portland with statewide collaborators)
  • Itzel-Marine Gourmelon/Cactus Box Films (Orland)
  • Loquat (Portland)
  • Ryan and Rachel Adams (Portland)
  • Tender Table Maine(Westbrook/Waterville/Statewide)

Research and Development Grantees:

  • Amelia Garretson-Persons (South Portland)
  • Gabriel Chalfin-Piney (Waterville)
  • Alejandro Graciano (Saco)
  • Turtle Dance Co-Op (Lubec)
  • Josie Colt with Myles Bullen (Portland/Statewide)

This year’s jurors were Adriane Herman (2019 Kindling Fund Grantee/ MECA&D Faculty), Ekrem Serdar (Squeaky Wheel Film and Media Arts Center), and Danny Orendorff (Vox Populi Gallery).



Time Stamps for each of the 5 minute Grantee Meet & Greet Presentations:


Sofia Aldinio – Belonging – 06 minutes 13 seconds

Childish Books – 10 minutes 48 seconds

Heather Lyon & Riley Watts – Forcefield – 17 minutes 15 seconds

Itzel-Marine Gourmelon – GalaxSea – 23 minutes 51 seconds

Genius Black – Gem City Movement – 29 minutes 37 seconds

Ryan Adams – Over Here – 35 minutes 59 seconds

Staycation Collective – 41 minutes 09 seconds

Stacey Tran and Veronica Perez – Tender Table – 47 minutes 31 seconds

Amelia Garretson-Persans – A Tincture of Time – 54 minutes 10 seconds

Gabriel Chalfin-Piney – Care-Full Histories – 1 hour 41 seconds

Alejandro Graciano – Maine Music Collectivo – 1 hr 7 minutes 43 seconds

Rhonda Welcome – Turtle Dance Co-Op – 1 hour 14 minutes 29 seconds

Josie Colt- What Can I Do to Feel Better – 1 hour 23 minutes 13 seconds

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