2024 FY
Award: $4,000
Vibhan Bhaskar, Bharatanatyam Indian Dance
Master Artist: Lakshmi Sriraman
Fayette County
*Patrick McKnight, Thumbstyle/Travis Style Guitar
Master Artist: David Austin Tackett
Fleming County
Nadia Ramlagan, Ky. Old-time Women Fiddlers
Master Artist: Blakeley Burger
Jefferson County
* Izaak Daniels, Appalachian Fiddle Making
Master Artist: John Ryster
Rowan County
Ed White, Woodcarving
Master Artist: LaVon Van Williams
Fayette County
*Funded by South Arts In These Mountains
2023 FY
Award: $4,000
Elijah Eke, Hip-Hop Culture
Master Artist: Michael George
Jefferson County
Larah Ballard, Appalachian Folk Music
Master Artist: Sue Massek
Washington County
Lisa Sandell, Ky. Old-time Women Fiddlers
Master Artist: Blakeley Burger
Jefferson County
Deyanira (Esme) Martin, Quilting
Master Artist: Mercedes Harn
Fayette County
Nicholas Denham, Northeast KY Fiddling
Master Artist: John Harrod
Owen County
Lorinda Jones, Fiddle Tunes Uniting Music Communities
Master Artist: Ronald Pen
Clark County
2022 FY
Award: $3,000
Linda Schuchter, Quilting
Master Artist: Patricia Brennan
Campbell County
Larah Ballard, Banjo and Songwriting
Master Artist: Sue Massek
Washington County
Blakely Burger, Traditional Fiddle
Master Artist: Jesse Wells
Fayette County
Gregory Marsee, Violin Making
Master Artist: Tommy Case
Scott County
*Baylee Tackett, Appalachian Fiddling
Master Artist: L. Scott Miller
Boyd County
Debra Oden-Williams, Woodcarving
Master Artist: LaVon Williams
Fayette County
*Randall Wilson, Banjo
Master Artist: George Gibson
Knott County
Maddie Murray, Bluegrass and Traditional Fiddle
Master Artist: Kati Penn
Fayette County
*Funded by South Arts In These Mountains
2021 FY
Award: $3,000
Daniel Graham, Violin
Master Artist: Tommy Case
Scott County
Mason Colby, Old-time, Country and Blues Guitar
Master Artist: Don Rogers
Bath County
Rhonda Edwards, Clawhammer style banjo
Master Artist: Cari Norris
Jefferson County
Hena Kachroo, Bharatanatyam Indian dance
Master Artist: Lakshmi Sriraman
Fayette County
*David Barnett, Cherokee Woodwork and Structures
Master Artist: Kenneth Phillips
Whitley County
*Funded by South Arts In These Mountains
2020 FY
Award: $3,000
John Ryster, Violin Making
Master Artist: Tommy Case
Scott County
Janna Sedgwick, Corsetry
Master Artist: Alisha Martin
Franklin County
Barbara Rosner, Ky. Fiddle – Red River watershed
Master Artist: John Harrod
Owen County
Nadia Ramlagan, Eastern Ky. banjo styles and repertoire
Master Artist: Brett Ratiliff
Fayette County
* Brandon Long, Willow and honeysuckle basket making
Master Artist: Charlene Long
Hart County
Julia Purcell, Eastern Ky. Children’s Stories, Song, & Dance
Master Artist: Randy Wilson
Knott County
*Funded by South Arts In These Mountains
2019 FY
Award: $3,000
Rodney Vanschoyck, Blade-smithing and tool making
Master Artist: Dan Estep
Knott County
Sam Gleaves, Ky. Fiddle Traditions
Master Artist: Lewis Lamb
Garrard County
Angie Xiao, Chinese folk dance
Master Artist: Shuling Fister
Fayette County
Susan Howell, Clogging and Flatfooting
Master Artist: Carla Glover
Fayette County
2018 FY
Award: $3,000
Emmanuel Gray, Clare style Irish fiddling
Master Artist: Justin Bonar-Bridges
Campbell County
Melody Youngblood, Appalachian Women’s Music
Master Artist: Cynthia Sue Massek
Washington County
Leah Werking, Chinese Pipa
Master Artist: Hong Shao
Jessamine County
Walter Lay, Old-Time KY Fiddling and Luthiery
Master Artist: Gary Cornett
Jefferson County
Kris Patrick, Guitar Making
Master Artist: Justin Bonar-Bridges
Campbell County
Vasundhara Parameswaran, Bharatanatyam Indian Dance
Master Artist: Lakshmi Sriraman
Fayette County
James Webb, Eastern KY Old-Time Fiddling
Master Artist: John Harrod
Owen County
Walter Lay, Old-Time KY Fiddling and Luthiery
Master Artist: Douglas Naselroad
Clark County
2017 FY
Award: $3,000
Daniel Atkins, Central KY Fiddle
Master Artist: John Harrod
Owen County
Montana Hobbs, KY Old-Time Banjo
Master Artist: John Haywood
Letcher County
Ben Walden, Handmade Stone Marbles
Master Artist: Timmy Walden
Monroe County
2016 FY
Award: $3,000
Damon Sumpter, Hickory Bark Chair Bottoming
Master Artist: Barbara Church
Letcher County
John Paul Wright, Clawhammer Banjo and Labor Songs
Master Artist: Sue Massek
Washington County
Linda Jean, Stokley Fiddling
Master Artist: Jesse Wells
Rowan County
2015 FY
Award: $3,000
Dave Howard, Bluegrass and Old-Time Fiddling
Master Artist: Scott Moore
Breckinridge County
Joseph Ratliff, Chair Making
Master Artist: Terry Ratliff
Floyd County
Marty Olson, Thumbpicking Guitar
Master Artist: Steve Rector
Muhlenberg County
2014 FY
Award: $3,000
Justin Roberts, Bent Willow Furniture
Master Artist: George Beard
Calloway County
Theresa Osborne, Storytelling
Master Artist: Pamela Holcomb
Harlan County
Helen Bailey, Quilting
Master Artist: Patricia Brennan
Campbell County
Yuyao Ding, Chinese Pipa
Master Artist: Hong Shao
Jessamine County
Devon Satterfield, African-American gospel music
Master Artist: John Edmonds
Warren County
Award: $2,981
Mike Slone, Luthiery
Master Artist: Douglas Naselroad
Clark County