START SOMETHING.
START SOMETHING.
The Kindling Fund Submittable application portal will open soon, applications for the next round will be due on Sunday, December 6th at 11:59pm.
Congrats to the twelve 2026 Grantees! Read more about their projects here.
Amelia MacDougall (Lincoln), Christian Adame with Cut & Paste ME (Portland/statewide), Edward J Gibbs & Open Systems Studios (Portland), Ian Ellis (Portland/Rockland), James Parker Foley (Portland), Janoah Bailin & Collaborators(Portland/Biddeford), Jo Ophardt (Portland/statewide collaborations), Katie Irwin & Treehouse Film Collective (Portland), Maya Tihtiyas Attean (Hollis/statewide), Shane Charles (Kennebunkport), Tayler Shepherd (Saco), Virginia Lopez-Anido (The coasts of Downeast Maine and the Greater Portland-area).
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The Kindling Fund awards project grants ranging from $3,000 - $7,000 (with smaller Research and Development Grants) to Maine-based artists of all career levels, who organize projects that engage audiences and the visual arts in inventive and meaningful ways.
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