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. 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. 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.