The Kentucky Foundation for Women has provided financial gifts for special projects such as the
National Sculpture Conference: Works by Women held in
Cincinnati, Ohio in 1987. The conference honored American women sculptors ages 67–88. The honorees were:
Selma Burke,
Elizabeth Catlett, Clyde Connell,
Dorothy Dehner, Louise Bourgeois ,
Claire Falkenstein, Sue Fuller, Louise Nevelson and
Claire Zeisler. The
Hot Flash Fan, purchased by the foundation, was a collaborative project completed by more than 50 artists. "The project is a fan incorporating needlework, knotting, quilting, and painting in an expression of feelings associated with menopause." Lead artists for the project were:
Judy Chicago, facilitator;
Ann Stewart Anderson, originator and principal coordinating artist; Ada O'Connor, principal embroidery artist/coordinator; Judith Myers, quilting coordinator. The Hot Flash Fan was on display at the
Water Tower, home of the Louisville Visual
Art Association, before being added to the Foundation's permanent collection. The Kentucky Foundation for Women published 50 issues of the
literary journal The American Voice, which featured international and Kentucky writers. The editor of the Pan-American journal was Frederick Smock and was published trianually from 1986 to 1999. During that time
The American Voice published two stories that were awarded the
Pushcart Prize that honors the best poetry,
short fiction, and essays published in the small presses. It was a feminist publication that was known for featuring works by well-known authors such as
Joyce Carol Oates,
Isabel Allende, and
Reynolds Price alongside Kentuckians
Wendell Berry,
James Still, and
Sena Jeter Naslund. The journal also nurtured the work of less established, home-grown talent and published early work by the award-winning poet Aleda Shirley, novelist
Barbara Kingsolver, playwright
Naomi Wallace, and children's author George Ella Lyon.
Sallie Bingham Award The
Sallie Bingham Award was established in 1996 to recognize individuals and groups who have made outstanding contributions toward changing the lives of Kentucky women through feminist expression in the arts. Recipients are given a $500 cash award, a
gold-plated Ginko pin and plaque. The award is announced at KFW Day, an annual celebration held each fall at Hopscotch House. ;Past recipients: ==See also==