KFW Firestarter Award Nominations 2019

Thank you for nominating a Firestarter!

A Firestarter is a young person (18-25) who is making a spark in their community. Someone who shows promise in developing as a feminist, social change artist, whose work has the potential to create change for women and girls in Kentucky. Thank you for nominating someone! Please complete your nominations by July 26, 2019.

We want to see potential in:
-- a developing feminist voice, including new insights and visions or a fresh approach to feminist topics or art for social change
-- social justice / community engagement. (This could be in a specific neighborhood, county or region in KY and/or a focus on artmaking that provokes change)
-- taking risks in the creation of new art

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* 1. Name of Firestarter Nominee:

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* 2. Email Address of Nominee:

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* 3. Please provide another way to contact this nominee:

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* 4. Age of Nominee:

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* 5. Primary Artform of Nominee:

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* 6. Topic(s) Nominee Addresses in Her Artwork:

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* 7. Nominee's Place of Residence (must be in Kentucky):

Please answer the next few questions in a few sentences, or about a paragraph each.

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* 8. What types of artwork does this person focus on? Can you describe 1-2 pieces or projects that are especially meaningful to you?

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* 9. How does the artist demonstrate a unique feminist voice? How is the artwork bringing new vision or a fresh approach to feminist topics?

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* 10. How is this person's work on the way to creating meaningful social change, from your point of view?

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* 11. What kinds of risks were taken in creating new art? How do you see this person kindling fires for the future in their artmaking?

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* 12. Is there anything else we should know about this person?

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* 13. Your Name:

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* 14. Your contact info (email and phone number) in case we have questions or need more information:

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* 15. Is it ok if we tell this nominee that you nominated them, or would you like to remain anonymous?

Yes, it's fine to tell this person I nominated them.

I'd like to remain anonymous.

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* 16. We will highlight the winner, and may also highlight each nominee on our website and in social media (with their permission). We plan to use paraphrased selections from your nomination to develop this highlight, and we might also use a direct quote. What are your preferences in drawing from your nomination for these public descriptions?

It's fine to paraphrase and use both my name and quotes with attribution from my nomination in KFW's public announcements of the nominees

You can paraphrase and use quotes from my description to develop the public announcement but please use "anonymous nominator" instead of my name as attribution for the quote.

Other (please specify)

Thank you for your nomination and being part of the KFW Community!