Effie Waller Smith – Noted Appalachian Poet and Educator
The Bachelor Girl She’s no “old maid,” she’s not afraid To let you know she’s her own “boss,” She’s easy pleased, she’s not diseased, She is not nervous,…
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Announcing 2023 Art Meets Activism Workshops!
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…
2019 Firestarter Award Winners Announced!
Biddix and Glass Receive 2019 Firestarter Award The Kentucky Foundation for Women is proud to announce that Arielle “Red” Biddix and Candy Glass are the recipients of the 2019 Firestarter…
KFW Announces Elmer Lucille Allen 2019 Sallie Bingham Award Winner
KFW Announces Elmer Lucille Allen 2019 Sallie Bingham Award Winner Elmer Lucille Allen, an award-winning fiber and ceramic artist, is the recipient of the 2019 Sallie Bingham Award. Allen graduated…
Applications Open for New Fall Residency Program with Carolyn Finney!
KFW’s 2019 Fall Residency Program invites applications from Kentucky women artists who wish to work closely with Artist-in-Residence Carolyn Finney to develop their artistic skills. This workshop is open to…
KFW Announced Recipients of Advancing Democracy, Building Power Grants
Congrats to the 2019 Advancing Democracy & Building Power Grantees! Press Release by Ellen Birkett Morris In an effort to explore essential questions about our democracy, the Kentucky Foundation for…
Register for Savannah Sipple’s Summer Workshop “Electric: The Study of Pleasure”
Registration will open for “Electric: The Study of Pleasure” this Friday, May 10 at 5:00 pm EST! 2019 Artist-In-Residence Savannah Sipple will lead this community workshop on Saturday,…
New KFW Firestarter Grant
KFW Firestarter Grant In honor of young people (18 to 25) who show significant potential in developing as feminist, social change artists, and whose work has the potential to create…
Advancing Democracy, Building Power
One-Time Special Grant for 2019: Advancing Democracy, Building Power In this era of extreme political division in our nation, we reflect on the promise of our democracy, as well as…
RSVP for Grant Workshops Spring 2019
KFW will offer participatory workshops in three different locations around the state. Workshops include networking time, a discussion on feminist art for social change, an overview of KFW opportunities, and a detailed look at the grant application…