2025-06-17T10:35:31-07:00 2024-12-31 473261107 Ryan M Armento CPA PLLC 1001 Bannock St Suite 428 Denver CO 80204 990EZ 2024-01-01 874809252 Kindling Arts Inc KIND 6173562664 207 Dupont Ave Madison TN 37115 DANIEL JONES Director 2025-06-17 true true Ryan M Armento P01866182 9708190885 X 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X X X X https://www.kindlingarts.com/ X X 136747 X 80894 55853 0 0 0 0 136747 1433 134007 135440 1307 13690 14997 13690 14997 13690 14997 13690 14997 KINDLING ARTS DEVELOPS INNOVATIVE NEW WORKS BY NASHVILLES EXPERIMENTAL ARTISTS, EMPOWERING DIVERSE CREATORS WITH THE RESOURCES REQUIRED TO EXPLORE CHALLENGING IDEAS IN A MULTIDISCIPLINARY CONTEXT. BY PROVIDING LOCAL ARTISTS WITH SPACE, RESOURCES, AND PRACTICAL SUPPORT, KINDLING ARTS PROMOTES UNDERREPRESENTED VOICES AND AESTHETICS, MAKING SPACE FOR BOUNDARY-PUSHING WORK THAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE IMPOSSIBLE. EMPHASIZING AN ARTIST-CENTERED PROCESS, THE KINDLING ARTS FESTIVAL , IS A MULTI-DAY CELEBRATION OF LOCAL ARTISTS THAT SHOWCASES MORE THAN A DOZEN DIVERSE PERFORMANCES AND EVENTS IN VARIOUS VENUES THROUGHOUT NASHVILLE, AS WELL AS UNIQUE ARTS EVENTS YEAR-ROUND. Kindling Arts Festival 2024: Imperfections KINDLING ARTS FESTIVAL 2024: IMPERFECTIONS PROVED TO BE ONE OF THE MOST LIVELY AND IMPORTANT CELEBRATIONS OF CONTEMPORARY PERFORMANCE IN THE SOUTHEAST. THIS YEAR?S FESTIVAL SHOWCASED A TOTAL OF 220 TENNESSEE-BASED ARITSTS, PROVIDING THEM WITH A FINANCIALLY RISK=FREE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THEIR MOST DARING CREATIONS WITH ENTHUSIASTIC AUDIENCES. A DIZZYING TOTAL OF 22 UNIQUE PERFORMANCE PROJECTS EXPLORING THE THEME OF IMPERFECTIONS WERE PRESENTED AT 7 DIFFERENT LOCALLY-OWNED VENUES. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED: PYDANCE?S MURDER OF CROWS, AN IMMERSIVE DANCE-THEATER MURDER-MYSTERY PIECE STAGED OVER 2 FLOORS OF A MUSIC STUDIO; MONSTERBALL, AN INTERGENERATIONAL PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE STAGED AS A FAKE SPORTING EVENT WITH A TEAM OF MONSTERS VERSUS A TEAM OF HUMANS; NEW PLAYS FROM LATINX PLAYWRIGHT DIEGO GOMEZ AND KOSOVO-BORN WRITER FJOLLA HOXHA; AND 16 NEW SHORT-FORM DANCE AND AERIAL PERFORMANCES FROM LOCAL CHOREOGRAPHERS AND PERFORMANCE COMPANIES. WITH ADDED INFRASTRUCTURE AND IMMENSE ENTHUSIASM FROM THE LOCAL COMMUNITY, KINDLING ARTS FESTIVAL 2024 WELCOMED A RECORD-SETTING 2,743 AUDIENCE MEMBERS, INCLUDING 120 FESTIVAL PASS-HOLDERS WHO ON AVERAGE SAW 7 DIFFERENT PERFORMANCES OVER THE 4-DAY EVENT. 93472 Andrew Newton?s ALIVE KINDLING ARTS SUPPORTED THE DEVELOPMENT AND PREMIERE PRESENTATION OF NASHVILLE-BASED QUEER PLAYWRIGHT ANDREW NEWTON?S FIRST FULL-LENGTH PLAY, ?ALIVE.? THE DEEPLY PERSONAL PIECE EXAMINED MENTAL HEALTH AND ISOLATION WITHIN THE GAY COMMUNITY AND IN A TECHNOLOGY-FUELED MILLENIAL GENERATION, WITH SUPPORT PROVIDED BY A HILARIOUS CAST OF TALKING PLANTS THAT FILL THE MAIN CHARACTER?S APARTMENT. THE SMART, CHARMING, AND INVENTIVE PRODUCTION WAS DIRECTED BY FREQUENT KINDLING ARTS COLLABORATOR AND NASHVILLE?S QUEEN OF THE D.I.Y. MADELEINE HICKS AND FEATURED AN ALL-STAR CAST OF DIVERSE LOCAL TALENT. OVER 275 AUDIENCE MEMBERS ATTENDED THE PREMIERE RUN OVER THE COURSE OF 3 NIGHTS AT THE DARKHORSE THEATER, WITH SEVERAL COMING BACK TO SEE IT A SECOND TIME WITHIN THE SAME WEEKEND. 7311 East Nashville Facebook Page: The Musical UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF DIRECTOR EMMA SUPICA AND COMPOSER ALEX DOLEZAL, NASHVILLE?S HILARIOUS AND INNOVATIVE MUSICAL THEATER IMPROV COMPANY CHERRY BOMB PRESENTED AN ALL-NEW VERSION OF THEIR ACCLAIMED ?EAST NASHVILLE FACEBOOK PAGE: THE MUSICAL? FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY AT RIVERSIDE REVIVAL IN EAST NASHVILLE. THE LIVELY AUGUST PERFORMANCE WAS THE FIRST TIME THE SHOW HAD BEEN REVIVED AFTER IT?S BUZZWORTHY PREMIERE AT KINDLING ARTS FESTIVAL 2023 THE PREVIOUS SUMMER, AND THIS SPECIAL PRESENTATION OF THE 2024 EDITION OF THE MUSICAL CO-INCIDED WITH A VIBRANT EAST NASHVILLE TRADITION, THE TOMATO ART FESTIVAL. MORE THAN 220 ARTS AND COMEDY-LOVERS FILLED THE ROOM WITH BOUYANT LAUGHTER, AND RIVERSIDE REVIVAL HAS ALREADY INVITED KINDLING & CHERRY BOMB TO PRESENT THE SHOW AGAIN IN AUGUST 2025. 3503 The Disco Ball: Space Odyssey IN LATE APRIL, KINDLING ARTS LAUNCHED AUDIENCES INTO A SPARKLY, RETRO SPACE ODYSSEY AT THE DISCO BALL, AN UNFORGETTABLE NIGHT OF GROOVES, POP-UP PERFORMANCES, AND INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY. THE LIVELY BENEFIT BOASTED INTERACTIVE PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCES FROM LOCAL DANCE COMPANY PYDANCE, CHOREOGRAPHER KAYLEE LANE, AND THEATER LEGEND JAMES RUDOLPH II. THE UPBEAT DANCEFLOOR WAS BLASTED INTO THE NEXT DIMENSION WITH BEATS FROM DJ COLE AND DJ AFROSHEEN, AND ICONIC DRAG QUEENS SHELBY LABANKS, JUSTINE VAN DE BLAIR, AND SXA PERFORMED LIVELY NUMBERS. THE EVENING ALSO FEATURED THE BURLESQUE TALENTS OF SAVOYA FOXX AND BETSEY BITS. THE EVENT WAS ATTENDED BY MORE THAN 150 ARTS SUPPORTERS CLAD IN THEIR FUTURISTIC, SEQUINED BEST, ALL TO SUPPORT ARTIST PROJECTS FOR KINDLING ARTS FESTIVAL 2024. 11403 Kindling?s Very Special Holiday Special ft. The Muppet Christmas Carol KINDLING?S VERY SPECIAL HOLIDAY SPECIAL RETURNED FOR A THIRD YEAR, PROVIDING AN ESSENTIAL "ESCAPE HATCH" FROM THE HOLIDAY MADNESS WITH A FESTIVE, INTERACTIVE SCREENING OF THE CULT CLASSIC FILM ?THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL.? THIS EVENT PROVIDED A SPACE FOR ARTS-LOVERS AND PUPPET-ADMIRERS ALIKE TO SHAKE AWAY THE HOLIDAY BLUES, ENJOY SEASONAL DRINKS IN THE POP-UP "BAR HUMBUG, AND DELIGHT IN THE BEAUTY OF OUR CREATIVE COMMUNITY AT THE END OF A DYNAMIC YEAR. THE HOLIDAY SPECIAL WAS PRESENTED FOR 3 PERFORMANCES THIS YEAR, DELIGHTING OVER 250 AUDIENCE MEMBERS WITH GRAND MUSICAL NUMBERS AND THE ICONIC MUPPET SUPERSTARS WITH THAT SIGNATURE KINDLING ARTS TWIST. 8903 124592 X DANIEL JONES Executive Dir. 20.00 0 JESSIKA MALONE Director 8.00 0 JACLYN JOHNSON TIDWELL President 1.00 0 HAYLEY MAURER Vice President 1.00 0 BRITTANEY BAKER Secretary 1.00 0 EMMANUEL LEGRAIR Treasurer 1.00 0 COLETTE DIVINE Trustee 1.00 0 THEA JONES Trustee 1.00 0 JAMES KYSON Trustee 1.00 0 LIZ JOSEY Trustee 1.00 0 LEAH LOWE Trustee 1.00 0 SARAH SATURDAY Trustee 1.00 0 COURTNEY STONE Trustee 1.00 0 JENNIFER WHITCOMB-OLIVA Trustee 1.00 0 SAMUEL WIBLE Trustee 1.00 0 false false false false false false false 0 0 0 false 0 0 false DANIEL JONES 207 Dupont Ave Madison TN 37115 6173562664 false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 32569 54581 80894 168044 0 0 32569 54581 80894 168044 0 168044 0 0 0 168044 X 0.00000 Other Expenses.1002 Office Expenses $2112 Other Expenses.1005 Travel $5187 Other Expenses.1012 Insurance $2145 Other Expenses.1 ARTIST FEES - COGS $42391 Other Expenses.2 VENUE RENTAL $25111 Other Expenses.3 PRODUCTION LABOR - COGSS $15000 Other Expenses.4 ADVERTISING & MARKETING $10967 Other Expenses.5 Supplies and Materials $6906 Other Expenses.6 MISC PRODUCTION - COGS $6424 Other Expenses.7 EQUIPMENT RENTAL - COGS $5835 Other Expenses.8 ARTISTIC PROGRAMMING - COGS $5000 Other Expenses.9 ADMIN CONTRACT LABOR - COGS $2700 Other Expenses.10 BAR SERVICES - COGS $1682 Other Expenses.11 MERCHANDISE - COGS $1459 Other Expenses.12 HOSPITALIY GIFTS - COGS $1088