KINDLING FUND 2026
Deadline
November 16, 2025
18 days left
Application Fee
FREE
Rewards
Multiple Rewards
Interest
High
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About This Opportunity
This is the application form for The 2026 Kindling Fund. With a focus on risk and experimentation, successful Kindling Fund 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, now offered in 39 communities/states/regions.
What You'll Get
Types: FUNDING
**The Kindling Fund awards project grants ranging from $3,000 - $7,000**
Application Requirements
- APPLICATION_FORMS
- ARTWORK_PORTFOLIO
- ARTIST_STATEMENT
- CV
- PROJECT_DESCRIPTION
Eligibility
Geographic Requirements
Maine, ME, US
Other Requirements
**Open 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), applicants seeking support at the $5500-$7000 must have at least one stated core collaborator. This is the twelfth year of artist 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, text art or calligraphy, social-engagement, participatory or community driven projects, glass, non-commercial fields of design, and the alternative spaces, artistic collectives, art writing, and artistic platforms that support that work. I
The Kindling Fund
Augusta, US
Verified Organization
Active since 2020
Ready to take the next step?
Don't miss out on this opportunity. Applications close on November 16, 2025.