Meet Our Board Member, Courtney Baron!
“If you give [women] a chance, we can perform. After all, Ginger Rogers did everything that Fred Astaire did. She just did it backwards and in high heels.” –Ann Richards, former…
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Congrats 2021 Firestarter Award Winner, Edith Cruz!
Meet Edith Cruz! Edith Cruz, 21, of Lexington was nominated and selected for her audio podcasting work that explores social justice and feminism within the Latinx Community. Edith’s primary mediums are audio podcasting, storytelling and…
Congrats 2021 Firestarter Award Winner, Rachel Petri!
Meet Rachel Petri![vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”22641,22640″ img_size=”medium” column_number=”2″ grayscale=”no”] Rachel Petri, 19, of Independence was nominated and selected for her literary writing, both fiction and nonfiction, and the way she infuses…
Congrats 2021 Firestarter Award Winner, Malaya Wright!
Meet Malaya Wright! Malaya Wright, 20, of Berea was nominated for her painting and mixed visual media artwork that unabashedly showcases feminine sexuality. Her art explores topics such as questioning and unpacking of beauty standards,…
KFW Honors Carrie Brunk with Sallie Bingham Award
2021 Sallie Bingham Award Winner: Carrie Brunk“My goal is to contribute meaningfully to building a world where we all live in greater harmony with nature and one another. The arts…
Nominations Open for 2021 Firestarter Award
Nominations Open for Annual Firestarter Award! Nominations due July 31, 2021 The Firestarter Award honors a young feminist social change artist for their outstanding ability to inspire others…
Announcing the 2021 Artist Enrichment Grant Recipients
Press Release written by Ellen Birkett-Morris The Kentucky Foundation for Women awarded 36 Artist Enrichment grants totaling $165,207 to Kentucky feminist artists and arts organizations committed to creating positive social…
KFW Features Dr. Renee Campbell’s Journey to Truth for Women’s History Month
[custom_font font_size=”32″ line_height=”27″ font_style=”normal” text_align=”center” text_decoration=”none” text_shadow=”no” padding=”85″ margin=”85″ color=”#000000″]Dr. Renee Campbell’s Journey to the Truth [/custom_font]Article by Ellen Birkett Morris This year for Women’s History Month, we feature the story…
KFW Honors Cheryl Hopson for Black History Month!
[custom_font font_size=”32″ line_height=”27″ font_style=”normal” text_align=”center” text_decoration=”none” text_shadow=”no” padding=”85″ margin=”85″ color=”#000000″] Hopson’s Transformative Poetry Sparks Exploration [/custom_font]Article by Ellen Birkett Morris On Origins Cheryl R. Hopson Last night I…
Announcing the 2020 Artist Enrichment Grant Recipients
Press Release written by Ellen Birkett-Morris The Kentucky Foundation for Women awarded 44 Artist Enrichment grants totaling $164,960 to Kentucky feminist artists and arts organizations committed to creating positive social…