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,…
Meet Josafina Garcia Josafina Garcia, 22, of Owensboro, combines writing with visual fiber work, among other innovative projects. She was selected for her cutting edge artmaking, taking risks to…
Meet Gwen Akers Gwen Akers, 19, of Ashland, writes fiction, creative nonfiction and poetry. She was selected as a Firestarter for her work writing on topics such as Appalachia,…
Firestarters are intersectional feminist artists (18-25) who are igniting sparks in their community. They are artists who engage deeply in movements for racial, climate, disability and gender/LGBTQ+ justice, bring attention…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
Congrats to the 2020 Firestarter Award Winners: Dayzaughn Graves and Jaylin Monet Stewart[vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”21719,21720,21721,21722″ column_number=”4″ grayscale=”no”] KFW staff is thrilled to announce this year’s winners of the annual Firestarter…