CALLIOPE ARTS

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SUSANNA CRUM AND RUDY SALGADO

Calliope Arts is a shared printmaking studio and gallery that provides access to equipment, classes, and exhibitions for intaglio, relief, lithography, and screenprint.

When Susanna and Rudy met at the University of Iowa in 2009, they discussed the many ways a cooperative printmaking studio could expand and enrich the lives of artistic producers and collectors in a community. ​In 2013, they founded Calliope Arts as a mobile print workshop, and traveled around the Louisville Metro area giving workshops at local organizations. Throughout that time, they collected equipment and renovated their future studio space in Louisville’s Smoketown neighborhood.

 Since the official opening of the studio in 2015, Calliope has created opportunities for professional and emerging artists and community members to learn printmaking processes, access the equipment they need to make their work, and collect prints from national, regional, and local artists.

Susanna Crum

Cofounder and Associate Director of Calliope Arts, was born and raised in Louisville and received an MFA in Printmaking from the University of Iowa. She is President of the Mid America Print Council, the second-largest professional printmaking organization in the US, and Assistant Professor of Fine Arts at Indiana University Southeast, New Albany, Indiana.

Susanna is the recipient of a Great Meadows Foundation Artist Professional Travel Grant. She has exhibited her research-based artwork nationally and internationally in museums, galleries, and universities. In 2013, Susanna received the inaugural M.A. Hadley Prize for Visual Art, which supported travel to print shops around the country to develop plans for Calliope’s studio program.

Rudy Salgado

Cofounder and Executive Director of Calliope Arts, grew up in San Bernardino, California, and has visited almost all 50 states. He received an MFA in Printmaking from the University of Iowa. Since 2013, Rudy has taught printmaking classes at local universities and art programs, such as Governor’s School for the Arts and Louisville Visual Art. He is currently Artist-in-Residence at St Francis High School in downtown Louisville.

Rudy is the recipient of two Great Meadows Foundation Artist Professional Travel Grants, and has exhibited artwork nationally and internationally. Rudy also runs River City Tintype, which creates original portraits on glass and metal with an 1850s photographic process.

SUSANNA CRUM AND RUDY SALGADO

Calliope Arts is a shared printmaking studio and gallery that provides access to equipment, classes, and exhibitions for intaglio, relief, lithography, and screenprint.

When Susanna and Rudy met at the University of Iowa in 2009, they discussed the many ways a cooperative printmaking studio could expand and enrich the lives of artistic producers and collectors in a community. ​In 2013, they founded Calliope Arts as a mobile print workshop, and traveled around the Louisville Metro area giving workshops at local organizations. Throughout that time, they collected equipment and renovated their future studio space in Louisville’s Smoketown neighborhood.

 Since the official opening of the studio in 2015, Calliope has created opportunities for professional and emerging artists and community members to learn printmaking processes, access the equipment they need to make their work, and collect prints from national, regional, and local artists.

Susanna Crum

Cofounder and Associate Director of Calliope Arts, was born and raised in Louisville and received an MFA in Printmaking from the University of Iowa. She is President of the Mid America Print Council, the second-largest professional printmaking organization in the US, and Assistant Professor of Fine Arts at Indiana University Southeast, New Albany, Indiana.

Susanna is the recipient of a Great Meadows Foundation Artist Professional Travel Grant. She has exhibited her research-based artwork nationally and internationally in museums, galleries, and universities. In 2013, Susanna received the inaugural M.A. Hadley Prize for Visual Art, which supported travel to print shops around the country to develop plans for Calliope’s studio program.

Rudy Salgado

Cofounder and Executive Director of Calliope Arts, grew up in San Bernardino, California, and has visited almost all 50 states. He received an MFA in Printmaking from the University of Iowa. Since 2013, Rudy has taught printmaking classes at local universities and art programs, such as Governor’s School for the Arts and Louisville Visual Art. He is currently Artist-in-Residence at St Francis High School in downtown Louisville.

Rudy is the recipient of two Great Meadows Foundation Artist Professional Travel Grants, and has exhibited artwork nationally and internationally. Rudy also runs River City Tintype, which creates original portraits on glass and metal with an 1850s photographic process.

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