2024 Art Meets Activism Grant | (Paducah) $10,000 to produce the Cinema Systers Lesbian Film Festival, the centerpiece of a 4-day women’s cultural festival held in Paducah over Memorial Day Weekend. The festival will feature film produced exclusively by lesbian filmmakers, filmmaking workshops, live entertainment, open mic/spoken word, parties, dancing, and art installations to inspire community involvement.

2022 Art Meets Activism Grant | (Paducah) $9,000 to produce the Women’s Empowerment Series which will implement a variety of multi-media, socially conscious, art related activities to encourage, inspire, educate, and challenge women and girls to make art for social change. The activities/events will help women and girls to find their voice; stand up for economic, racial and gender equality; and to help move our society toward a more progressive mindset.

2021 Art Meets Activism Grant | (Paducah): $3,000 to organize the Cinema Systers Film Festival which will encourage, inspire, and challenge women and lesbians to produce feminist works of art to share in the public forum. CSFF will build feminist community, increase public awareness of women’s issues, and encourage women and lesbians to find their own voices and develop the internal fortitude to stand up for equal treatment.