SUSANNA CRUM AND RUDY SALGADO
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
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
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
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
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
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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We want to encourage an inclusive, thriving art community where creatives come together to support and celebrate one another. Know an artist you’d like us to feature? Let us know and we’ll reach out to them!