Each
year, KFW awards $200,000 in grants; $100,000 is given for each program.
ARTIST ENRICHMENT 2007 GRANTEES
Appalshop, Inc.
Whitesburg, KY
$1,000
to provide an opportunity for filmmaker Elizabeth Barret to expand her media work by producing an audio CD of cultural activist Jean Ritchie's 1981 album, Sweet Rivers, which will make this feminist music available to a wider audience.
Lauren Argo Cynthiana , KY
$2,250
to develop a multi-media play based on her public art performance living on display in a downtown Louisville storefront window, which will create a new outlook on the role of public and feminist art in the Kentucky community and beyond.
Kristina Arnold
Bowling Green, KY
$4,000
to participate in an artist residency at the Worcester Center for Crafts in Massachusetts where she will study blown and flame worked glass with a noted female glass artist and incorporate these techniques into new work.
Ashland Terrace Retirement Home with Ric McGee Lexington , KY
$1,000
to market a book to show the independence, spirit, and flexibility of women in their later years, and their positive influence on youth.
Kelli McAllister Bailey Louisville, KY
$1,000
to write a collection of oral histories of women from the “Silent Generation” (born between 1933-1943), to give them a voice and visibility while showing younger generations that the feminist movement offers the opportunity to create rich and meaningful lives.
Sonya G. Baker
Murray, KY
$2,250
to produce a CD in tribute to Marian Anderson, the first African-American to sing a lead role with the Metropolitan Opera, and to produce an educational one-woman theatrical performance based on the story of Anderson's historic concert at the Lincoln Memorial after being denied use of Constitution Hall because of her race.
Nancy E. Bowden
Whitley City, KY
$2,200
to complete the first draft of a novel tracing three generations of sisters as they encounter and react to cultural and personal barriers that threaten their sense of self-worth and their ability to achieve self-fulfillment.
Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning for KaBoom, a Women's Writing Collective Lexington, KY
$2,200
to publish an anthology of this feminist writing group's mature work in order to learn the process of producing a book, which will affirm the power of collective female creative experience.
Mary Cartledgehayes Louisville, KY
$1,500
to complete a memoir/natural history book based in a Kentucky wetlands preserve, which will speak to the renewed vitality of women in late middle age.
Ashley Cecil
Louisville, KY
$1,000
to create portraits of 15 female Kentuckians who have received services or aid from state nonprofit organizations resulting in a positive life transformation, exhibit these portraits, and donate a portion of the sales to a scholarship for a female Kentucky resident.
Kathy Crutcher
Lexington, KY
$2,200
to research and write a novel set in Lexington spanning the eras between WW2 and today, which will focus on race relations and women's roles in local integration efforts, and will raise questions about the media's responsibility to its community.
Olga-Maria Cruz
Louisville, KY
$1,000
to encourage the completion of her spiritual memoir from a distinctly feminist perspective.
Karoda (Karen R. Davis) Louisville, KY
$2,000
to participate in 3 workshops and rent studio space at the Mary Anderson Center for the Arts for 5 months where she will create complex cloth and 4 art quilts for juried exhibitions to widen the perception of what it means to be an African American quilter and to examine African American aesthetics.
Laura Eklund
Olive Hill, KY
$1,000
to create 10 abstract paintings per month for one year in oils, acrylics, and mixed media concerned with feminist spirituality and to continue to build a regional, state, and national audience for her work as a feminist artist.
Kathi E.B. Ellis
Louisville, KY
$1,000
to continue her research on actress Fanny Kemble and Kentucky actress Frances Ann Drake to add to our understanding and appreciation of these two strong career actresses at a time when most women did not pursue careers.
Linda Erzinger
Louisville, KY
$1,500
to create at least seven major paintings exploring fundamental feminine and environmental perceptions along with new mythologies and iconography for a community exhibition prompting people to examine their beliefs about women, birth, and nurturance.
Susan Fatdove
Monticello, KY
$1,000
to purchase new tools to increase the size of her sculptures depicting women and nature, use digital photography to make prints and postcards, set up a web site to promote art, feminism, and social change, and attend more arts and cultural events.
Madeline Flannery Whitesburg, KY
$2,200
to complete an historical novel set in the 1900s and 1970s that tells the story of a woman who was raped and murdered in eastern Kentucky at the turn of the century, and her great-granddaughter who uncovers the story, breaks the silence, and imagines a different future.
Cynthia Fletcher
Louisville, KY
$1,000
to research, travel to Appalachia, and conduct an ethnographic study of African American women dulcimer players to show that African American women hold a strong presence in traditional Appalachian folk music.
Brenda Flynn and
Carol Shutt
Flemingsburg and Hillsboro, KY
$2,000
to create a brochure, website, and photography exhibit of Fleming County's barn quilt trail to preserve the heritage, history, and stories of quilting in eastern Kentucky.
Valerie Sullivan Fuchs Shelbyville, KY
$2,725
to create new video and installation feminist artwork, beginning with a series of video installations focusing on women who have contributed to social change during times of war and civil conflict.
Shifen Gong
Louisville, KY
$1,000
to research and complete an historical book about the battle of Hengyang during WW2, her personal story of its impact on a Chinese mother and daughter, and about the impact of war on women of military families.
Suzanne Gonsalez
Lexington, KY
$2,950
to complete and market a body of work combining techniques learned in her childhood, embroidery, quilting, jewelry making, beading, and collage, to express her grieving process over the death of her partner and examine the feminist, social, cultural, and humanistic impact of surviving death
Joy Gonsalves Lexington, KY
$5,005
to purchase a computer and to research photographs and artwork of early American black culture, which will enable her to complete her first full-length poetry collection, which deals with themes of connecting her life to other black women in literature and art.
Marie Hochstrasser Lexington, KY
$2,000
to learn digital photography skills, create a brochure with images of her fiber works, attend the Handweavers Guild of American Biennial Conference and an American Tapestry Alliance seminar to develop her skills as a feminist art educator.
Michelle Jones
Louisville, KY
$1,000
to continue a photography and oral history project that explores the struggles and successes of women farmers in Kentucky.
Hallie DeCatherine Jones
Louisville, KY
$4,500
to create a new body of feminist-themed conceptual visual artwork, confronting the male gaze, the war at home, and demystification of the male-dominated mono-sexual media culture, which will be displayed and marketed at the artist's first career solo exhibition.
Courtney Kessel
Morehead, KY
$1,000
to reconstruct a garage into a studio space as a safe place in which to develop ideas, practice skills, reflect directions, play, and experiment, specifically with steel and bronze in making metal feminine.
Amelia Kirby
Whitesburg, KY
$4,500
to research and produce a video documentary focusing on her family's Appalachian musical history, which will be an exploration of the evolutions of family and culture in the last 120 years in Appalachia and in her family.
Living Arts and Science Center for the Kentucky Women Photographers Network
Frankfort, KY
$4,640
to hold and attend a workshop to explore aesthetics and techniques for using the camera to express personal vision, and to exhibit work across Kentucky to inspire women and girls to use photography for effective communication.
Debra Lott
Louisville, KY
$1,500
to create and display a series of large-scale portraits revealing the beauty of elderly women, especially in Kentucky, and engage viewers with the portraits and a short personal life story revealing each woman's courage, strength, and character.
Christina Lovin
Lancaster, KY
$5,030
to attend a residency center to continue work on a book of poetry that focuses on the social, cultural, and political environment of the 1950s and 1960s, and how this era was a turning point for women in America.
Bonny "Bonfire" McDonald
Bowling Green, KY
$3,000
to perform spoken word performance poetry that generates awareness about gender roles, eco-feminism, racism, and the possibility for change in community, and to help other young women artists do the same.
Denise R. McKinney
Berea, KY
$1,000
to revise and lengthen a play about the life of her Cherokee grandmother and her struggles with poverty, discrimination, and loss, which will teach others about the dignity of life in spite of hardships.
Diana McQuady
Bowling Green, KY
$2,200
to rewrite and edit a novel that explores the value of generational history, passed from a Kentucky woman to her great-granddaughter, which helps the young woman understand the importance of becoming a strong woman.
Marie Mitchell and Rebecca Mitchell Turney
Richmond and Park Hills, KY
$2,200
to publish the first book the Kentucky Girl series, which depicts young heroines in historically accurate Kentucky settings.
Kelly Moffett
Owensboro, KY
$1,500
to attend a writing workshop at Naropa institute to complete a collection of poems about objects not traditionally seen as having a “soul,” and to develop her skills as a teacher and as the Director of the Kentucky Retreat for Women Writers.
Andrea O’Brien
Versailles, KY
$2,000
to begin writing her second collection of poems working in fixed form to challenge and develop herself as a writer, evoking images that are seemingly opposite on themes such as the female body, redefining spirituality, the natural world, language, and women's choices.
Ann W. Olson
Olive Hill, KY
$2,000
to develop her photographic skills through a series of lessons from Kentucky photographers, to reconnect with a group of women she brought together in 1966 as eigth graders, reflecting with them on the choices that have shaped their lives, and to create a photo exhibit and DVD from these conversations
Mimi Pickering
Whitesburg, KY
$1,000
to explore new technologies for creating and presenting social change media, and to collaborate with a group of middle aged, working-class women from eastern Kentucky to produce media pieces that will inspire others to increase public engagement and address problems in their communities.
Susan Pope
Danville, KY
$2,250
to develop a solo, autobiographical physical theatre play about the relationships in a violent family and to generate related workshop materials, which will help her transition into creating new work, and will further community dialogue about family violence in Kentucky.
Laura Poulette
Irvine, KY
$2,000
to continue a series of sculptural fiber pieces that create a visual representation of the artist's struggle to conjure time for herself while as a mother she is intensely involved in nurturing the next generation.
Dr. Gloria Pressley-McGruder
Louisville, KY
$2,250
to develop an original full-length play about a woman who struggles from childhood to adulthood to become empowered as a survivor of child sexual abuse, which will provide a vehicle for community dialogue on child abuse.
Cynthia Reynolds
Louisville, KY
$3,750
to produce a sculptural installation that reflects the artist's agoraphobic experience of bodily and architectural space and contribute her perspective as a feminist visual artist to the current female-focused discourse concerning agoraphobia, also called “housewife's disease.”
Rachel E. Seed
Louisville, KY
$1,000
to expand and complete a documentary project photographing motherless women from all walks of life who convey a universal message of hope.
Margaret Stewart
Louisville, KY
$1,000
to develop and enhance her playwriting and poetry skills by working on the creation of a poetic play about mountaintop removal in Appalachia and its impact on the earth, on women, and on all people in the region.
Leslie Smith Townsend Louisville, KY
$1,500
to attend a conference and to complete a revision of her memoir about her family's story of depression, addiction, and redemption, incorporating the conflicting point of view of her mother, challenging traditional assumptions about truth.
Marianne Worthington Williamsburg, KY
$2,200
to complete a poetry manuscript that explores women's inventiveness and gender roles in traditional country music, especially traditional ballads.
ART MEETS ACTIVISM 2007 GRANTEES
Americana Community Center, Inc. Louisville, KY
$ 7500
to provide instruction and development of fiber arts skills for a group of female Somali Bantu refugees, and to expand the ir personal identity, build social support networks, and develop leadership and literacy skills while expressing their cultural heritage.
Renée Ananda and
AimMe Smiley Louisville, KY
$ 3000
to present workshops on healing and empowerment through artistic expression for women who are survivors of abuse, and to create a multimedia performance celebrating women’s strength and survival.
Appalachian Heritage Alliance
Campton, KY
$ 5000
to provide a variety of workshops and classes incorporating the arts, information, and physical activity that will enable women to improve their health.
ArtsReach, an education program of the Kentucky Center, partnering with Louisville Central Community Center and Flamenco artist Diana Dinicola Louisville, KY
$ 2500
to present summer workshops in flamenco dance for girls ages 12-15, to teach a healthy connection to their bodies, and to develop their self-confidence as they learn to express and appreciate themselves.
Cowan Community Action Group
Whitesburg, KY
$ 5000
to engage mid-life women from eastern Kentucky in a series of story-sharing, visual art, poetry and media workshops designed to unleash creativity, build self-worth and public confidence, and serve as a catalyst for increased public engagement.
Creative Diversity Art Center Louisville, KY
$ 4000
to provide a series of eight workshops for women artists with bipolar and/or schizophrenic disorder to explore a wide range of successful female artists and their techniques, and to encourage artistic growth, improve self-esteem, and develop their relationships with each other.
Alecia Fields
Lexington, KY
$ 1000
to provide a variety of workshops and open space sessions during the Until the Violence Stops Festival that will empower girls and young women to make a difference on feminist issues in Kentucky by confronting violence, gender norms, and damaging social standards, using the arts as an outlet for exploration and self-expression.
Aubrey Elizabeth Franchell
Lexington, KY
$ 4000
to create a website that will feature feminist artists and their artwork, and will create an online forum promoting feminism and art.
Frank Duveneck Arts and Cultural Center
Covington, KY
$ 2000
to provide a series of creative writing workshops for women addressing social issues such as sexual health, abuse and addiction, culminating in two performances, which will be filmed and distributed to raise awareness about women's choices and personal power to affect positive social change in their community.
Melissa Fry
Covington, KY
$ 1400
to develop and implement a new Appalachian Art and Literature class that will focus on how Appalachian women used art to support their families.
Girl Scouts of Kentuckiana
Louisville, KY:
$ 3500
to provide theatre-based workshops for three Girl Scout troops from diverse neighborhoods to learn about the art of storytelling and active listening, and to work collaboratively to turn their stories and those of their elders into live theatre.
Yolantha Harrison-Pace Danville, KY
$ 2000
to distribute booklets and to prepare and publish a “town hall meeting” style community performance script to educate women and provide preventative strategies against domestic violence.
Home of the InnocentsLouisville, KY
$ 6000
to support its third annual summer art program for children and youth, focusing on helping the children to identify, improve, and express their feelings about women.
Juneteenth Legacy Theatre
Louisville, KY
$ 3500
to support staged readings, performances, and art development workshops for the Juneteenth Festival, the signature cultural program of the Juneteenth Legacy Theatre.
Kentucky Domestic Violence Association
Lexington, KY:
$3500
to support two theater productions which will be a part of theUntil the Violence Stops: KY 2007 Festival and will focus on creating awareness about the impact of men’s violence against women and girls, thereby creating dialogue directed at creating solutions toward ending violence.
Kentucky Women Writers Conference
Lexington, KY
$ 4000
to bring a Palestinian-American poet to the conference for a workshop, panel discussion, and a reading, to foster tolerance and awareness of social problems and create important opportunities for rectifying injustice.
Doreen McElroy
Monterey, KY
$ 1000
to produce, tour and conduct informal discussion groups of her original one-woman performance piece, which encourages individuals and communities to take responsibility for the state of our society.
Mercer County Senior High School
Harrodsburg, KY
$2000
to support the Community Poetry Project, a weekend writers’ conference, workshop, and symposium, featuring several published writers; and to produce an anthology of works from community members, students, and adults who show a vested interest in the welfare and progress of women.
Kelly and Joe Moffett Owensboro, KY
$ 3000
to support a retreat for Kentucky women writers, offering workshops in poetry, fiction, non-fiction, and publishing; and to make the retreat accessible for women in all socio-economic positions.
PeaceCraft with Laura Poulette
Berea, KY
$ 2600
for a series of three workshops for women artists to create visual artwork illustrating fair trade principles and telling the stories of women artists and producers, and to host an exhibition of this artwork to promote fair trade.
Project Women, Inc. Louisville, KY
$ 1000
to present a series of feminist writing workshops for single mothers who have experienced homelessness, to explore their lives through writing, build community, and gain confidence in using and projecting their own unique voices.
Janice Sevré-Duszynska Nicholasville, KY
$ 3000
to compile and rewrite a prison journal of her three month incarceration for the nonviolent misdemeanor of “crossing the line” at Ft. Benning, GA to close the School of the Americas, which will address the connections between sexism and violence related to the military-industrial complex, and in human relationships.
Kathy Skaggs
Campbellsville, KY
$ 4000
to support a writing workshop for working class rural women in central Kentucky, continue the distribution of a poetry newsletter to rural Kentucky women without internet access, and to publish the writings of working class rural women.
Norma Spencer
Lexington, KY
$ 3000
to work with women in English as a Second Language (ESL) and Adult Literacy classes to create personal portraits, incorporating word and visual graphics, to encourage them to share their ideas and address their concerns.
Squallis Puppeteers and Angela Ramsey Robinson
Louisville, KY
$ 4500
to develop and facilitate an intensive workshop series combining puppetry, expressive therapy, and activism, culminating in Breast Fest, a festival to empower women, support breastfeeding mothers, provide community education about breastfeeding, and stimulate social change.
Marilyn Rose Swan Lexington, KY
$ 2000
to present fiber arts workshops incorporating coloring and felting merino wool at a residential treatment center for teenage women, to enhance their confidence and self-respect.
Ilona Tackett
Lexington, KY
$ 2000
to develop and implement a teaching module curriculum for fourth through eighth grade students and art educators to participate in an in-depth study of women artists and visual culture, including contemporary feminist artists who use their art to foster social change.
Doris C. Thurber
Frankfort, KY
$ 4000
to work with teenage female artists to create a mural at a soup kitchen portraying women and foods from around the world, which will provide a welcoming and thought-provoking environment for the patrons and the community.
Lauren Titus
Louisville, KY
$ 1000
to present workshops that combine art, writing and relaxation exercises, to raise the self-esteem of individual women, and to enhance the feminist community in Kentucky.
Cynthia Torp
Prospect, KY
$ 4000
to design an educational Kentucky women's history website that will engage and evoke women and girls to action by presenting stories of the past and present in a powerful, interactive format; and that will act as an empowerment and advocacy tool for feminist action.
WKU Women's Studies Program
Bowling Green, KY
$ 2000
to present artistic workshops, classes and team-building activities for low-income women who have not attended college and their children, to improve their self-esteem, economic skills, and understanding of the opportunities for higher learning.
Yanya Yang
Owingsville, KY
$ 3000
to form a non-profit organization that will provide creative designs for websites and printed materials to non-profit groups focusing on women and children’s social and health issues in Kentucky.
To
Contact KFW: Kentucky Foundation for Women
1215 Heyburn Building
332 West Broadway
Louisville, KY 40202-2184 Phone: (502) 562-0045
Toll Free: (866) 654-7564
Fax: (502) 561-0420
