Young people across Kentucky are making their voices heard and creating art to light the way to a new future. Do you know an artist who is young and innovative? Someone who is using their art for justice movements? Someone who is taking risks in their artmaking and kindling the feminist fires of the future? If so, please consider nominating them for 2022 Firestarter Award!
Donor Name: Kentucky Foundation for Women
State: Kentucky
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Award
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 07/01/2022
Details:
The Firestarter Award honors a young feminist social change artist for their outstanding ability to inspire others to make a difference!
A young person (18-25) who shows meaningful promise in developing as a feminist, social change artist, whose work has the potential to create change for women and girls in Kentucky.
A Firestarter shows potential in:
- high quality artmaking, including taking risks in the creation of new art
- social justice / community engagement. This could be in a specific neighborhood, county or region in KY
- and/or a focus on artmaking that aspires to change the lives of women and girls in KY
- a developing feminist voice, including new insights and visions and/or fresh approaches to feminist topics or art for social change
Young artists continue lead social justice movements, combining racial justice, climate change, gender creativity and so much more. Young people are making art to make their voices heard.
For more information, visit Kentucky Foundation for Women.
