The Kindling Fund Grant

The Kindling Fund Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: SPACE Gallery
Amount: US $3,000 - US $7,000
Last Updated: October 08, 2025

Summary

The Kindling Fund Grant, managed by SPACE Gallery, supports Maine-based artists with project grants ranging from $3,000 to $7,000. The fund emphasizes artistic collaboration and community engagement. Individual artists, collectives, and art organizers can apply, provided projects occur within a year. Notably, applicants with previous significant funding from the Kindling Fund or SPACE, as well as those outside Maine, are ineligible. This initiative fosters creative endeavors that resonate with local audiences.

Overview

Kindling Fund & Grantmaking The Kindling Fund values and uplifts artistic collaboration (or collaboration with community in meaningful ways). Applicants seeking support at the $5,500-$7,000 range must have at least one stated core collaborator.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Who can apply for the Kindling Fund?Individual artists, curators, art organizers, and art writers living in MaineArtist collectives, collaboratives, and artist-run spaces, with a lead applicant living full time in MaineProjects (or a new phase of a project, with a proposed public component) must take place within a year of the grant.

Ineligibility

Who is ineligible?Incorporated 501(c)3 not-for-profit organizations as applicants or artist projects taking place as programs of 501(c)3 organizations (exceptions for public space projects) Artists who have received $15,000 from the Kindling Fund over the course of their lifetimeArtists who have received a grant from SPACE in the previous yearApplicants living outside of Maine (seasonal residency does not qualify) Enrolled students