Nominate a young and innovative feminist artist whose art is igniting sparks, challenging oppressive systems, or developing fresh insights and vision. Nominations due May 11. Nominate a Firestarter! Firestarters are…
The Kentucky Foundation for Women is proud to announce that Charity Gilbert, Beaux Hardin, Ella Webster and Liliana Mora are the recipients of the 2024 Firestarter Award. The award will…
Meet Liliana Mora Artform: Painting Issues addressed in artwork: environmentalism, oppression, intimacy, reproduction Liliana Mora, 24, of Berea is a painter, muralist and sculptor. She has been…
Meet Ella Webster Artform: Music Issues addressed in artwork: womanhood, traditional heritage preservation Ella Webster, 22, of Lexington is a songwriter, studio musician, and performer in folk, Kentucky…
Meet Beaux Hardin Artform: Poetry and Spoken Word Issues addressed in artwork: intersectionality with race, gender and sexuality Beaux Hardin, 20, of Lexington, is a Spoken Word artist…
Meet Charity Gilbert Artform: Music Issues addressed in artwork: environmentalism, substance use disorder, mental health Charity Gilbert, 22, of Oneida, performs and composes music. She was selected as…
Nominate a young and innovative feminist artist whose art is igniting sparks, challenging oppressive systems, or developing fresh insights and vision. Nominations due August 20. Click here to nominate. …
The Kentucky Foundation for Women is proud to announce that Grace Rogers, Kyra Higgins, Josafina Garcia, and Gwen Akers are the recipients of the 2023 Firestarter Award. The award will…
Meet Grace Rogers Grace Rogers, 24, of Louisville, is a musician, poet and essayist whose work addresses themes of rural and queer identities, colonialism, class issues, social and environmental…
Meet Kyra Higgins Kyra Higgins, 25, of Redfox, was selected as a Firestarter for her innovative work in radio theatre. She creates art in the areas of theatre, poetry,…
