Press Release written by Ellen Birkett Morris Kentucky Foundation for Women is pleased to announce that Looking for Lilith Theatre Company is the recipient of the 2022 Sallie Bingham Award.…
KFW Congratulates Ceirra Evans, Teja Sudhakar, and Ellie Ruth on 2022 Firestarter Award Press Release written by Ellen Birkett Morris The Kentucky Foundation for Women is proud to…
Meet Teja Sudhakar Teja Sudhakar, 21, of Lexington, is a poet whose work incorporates topics such as immigration, intergenerational womanhood, borderlands, surveillance, and resilience. She was selected as a Firestarter…
Meet Ellie Ruth Ellie Ruth, 24, of Louisville, was selected as a Firestarter for her risk-taking work bending stereotypes and breaking musical boundaries as a musician, singer-songwriter, performer and community…
Meet Ceirra Evans Ceirra Evans, 23, of Louisville/Owingsville, is a painter who incorporates themes of home, Appalachia, queerness, family relationships, and place. Ceirra was selected as a Firestarter for her…
KFW Remembers The American Voice Editor Fred Smock By Ellen Birkett Morris KFW mourns the loss of editor, poet and teacher Frederick Smock, a professor of English and…
Are you an artist or organization who sees art as a powerful way to make a difference in the lives of women and girls in Kentucky? Would you like to…
KFW Announces 2022 Art Meets Activism Grant Recipients Press Release written by Ellen Birkett Morris The Kentucky Foundation for Women has awarded 29 Art Meets Activism Grants totaling…
Kentucky Foundation for Women Selects Participants for the 2022 Loretto Residency Program KFW is excited to announce the recipients of this inaugural partnership between Sisters of Loretto…
Nominations Open for Annual Firestarter Award! Nominations due July 1, 2022 The Firestarter Award honors a young feminist social change artist for their outstanding ability to inspire…
