In 2023, the Kentucky Rural-Urban Exchange (RUX) launched its Intercultural Microgrant program, funding 5 projects. This funding provides RUX’s experienced, capable alumni and member network with the support they need to try new ideas and solve old problems through short-term projects that foster dialogue, connection, or collaboration among Kentuckians from disparate backgrounds, identities, or experiences.
STATEWIDE / FRANKLIN - Lauren Calhoun & Michael George with Max Erskine, Ekknowledge, Aud, Jack Calhoun, Alexis Erskine, & Griffin Fletcher - Recording a bluegrass/hip-hop song with musicians from throughout Kentucky
WHITESBURG - Kyra Higgins & Robin Verson (Hill & Hollow Farm) - Silk flag dyeing and flag dancing workshop at Cowan Community Center
CAMPBELLSVILLE - Shaelyn Bishop, Bernard Clay, and Zoë Scott - Uncovering hidden histories of enslaved people buried in Clay Hill Memorial Forest
PADUCAH - Michelle Amos (The Little Loomhouse), Robin Verson (Hill & Hollow Farm), Lexie Millikan (Yeiser Art Center) - Learning about & getting hands-on with textiles at Yeiser Art Center
FRANKFORT - Bernard Clay & Emily Kicklighter - Cross-county high school students from Jefferson Co. & Estill Co. come together for a poetry slam at Kentucky State University
The 2023 Intercultural Microgrant program was made possible by support from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, and the Kentucky Foundation for Women.
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