Getting Real w/ Louisville's Smoketown Printshop Calliope Arts

Joining me on The Print Cast are Rudy Salgado Jr. and Susanna Crum of Calliope Arts in Louisville, KY. They are an artist couple who run their studio on the first floor of the building they live in near downtown Louisville. We talk about C-19, a print publishing project they started during quarantine that benefits KY and Southern Indiana artists. Our discussion about the pandemic transitioned into politics in their area including protests, BLM arrests at the mayor's residence, and the ongoing struggle to get justice for Breonna Taylor and others. Other mentions and topics are listed below. Take a listen and learn about Louisville's mainstay public printshop.Check out Calliope Arts OnlineFollow Calliope Arts on InstagramFollow Rudy Salgado Jr.Follow Susanna CrumFollow The Print CastMentions:Chickens and gardeningISU where she teachesCalliope ArtsCommunity Art Center in Danneville KYSpeed Art MuseumBeing an LLC instead of a non-profit for flexibilityC-19 Publishing Project launched as a pivot from COVID-19-artists work on a matrix and send it back for editioning-Artist Relief Trust - to help KY artists, partnership between the maker, the studio, and the relief trust. The project has raised over $1200 at the publishing of this episode.-Collect new prints and support a good cause-Jim James of My Morning Jacket made a print-Ron Whitehead made a print-Hannah Drake - local poet made a printLife during the pandemic in Louisville, KYThe oncoming reality of schools closing to in-person teaching for the rest of 2020Dirty looks and comments for wearing a mask in public.Developing curriculum for at-home learningBlack Lives Matter - Louisville perspectiveBreonna Taylor How police broke into Breonna Taylor’s home and killed her while the suspect they were searching for was already in custodyDavid McAtee was killed by police at a summer protest in Louisville, and conveniently no body camera footage was available from the incident.Navigating a relationship with a neighbor who has polar opposite political beliefsYouth BuildEmbracing the introvert in you to survive a pandemicSusanna Crum is currently the President of Mid American Print Council, and she gives a MAPC 2020 Conference Update