Artists Talk with LVA: February 2 2023

Louisville-born JohnBen Lacy worked on Secretariat (2010), and Pride on the Ropes (2014).

Mike Elsherif was born in Kuwait City, Kuwait. He is a writer and director, known for City Strays (2013), and Maqluba.

Together they are Clovehitch Productions and have produced short films such as Devil’s Food Cake, The Reel, and their latest short film is Of Metal, a meditative portrait of metal artist Robert Brown which won the jury prize at last year's Short Film Slam held at the Speed Museum by the Louisville Film Society.

They also host Film Fatale here on WXOX which is currently on hiatus because they have been so busy lately

Watch the films discussed in the interview at Clovehitch Productions.

Artebella On The Radio: March 18

The application for The Fischer Award for Visual Art is now open and this week we discuss how to craft the the best submission for such opportunities with filmmaker Naveen Chaubal and printmaker Susanna Crum. Also joining us is Deja Jackson from the Community Foundation of Louisville. Tune in to WXOX 97.1 FM, or stream on Artxfm.com Thursday at 10:00 am to hear more about it.

Naveen Chaubal was born and raised in a small town in Indiana to parents who emigrated from India. Throughout his schooling, he was on the path to become an engineer, but when his older brother decided to pursue dance and music at NYU, he started seriously thinking about the arts and film as a life path.

Chaubal graduated from the USC School of Cinematic Arts where he was awarded the Thomas Bush Scholarship in Cinematography. Currently, he not only enjoys exploring the field of cinematography, but also photography through short films, music videos, art films and
commercials. He looks forward to working as much as possible and traveling to all parts of the world. In 2018 he received the M.A. Hadley Prize in Visual Arts.

Susanna Crum is Assistant Professor of Fine Arts at Indiana University Southeast, where she serves as area head of the Printmaking program. She received an MA and MFA in Printmaking with minors in Sculpture and Intermedia from the University of Iowa, and a BFA in Printmaking from Cornell University.

Susanna returned to her hometown of Louisville, Kentucky to start the city’s first fine art print studio, Calliope Arts, with fellow printmaker Rodolfo Salgado. In 2013, she was the recipient of the inaugural M.A. Hadley Prize for Visual Arts, which supported the studio's research and development. 

Deja Jackson is a Program Officer at the Community Foundation of Louisville.. She brings with her a background that includes coordinating, improving processes, and project management.

Deja’s most recent work experience was with Louisville Promise and 55,000 Degrees as the Initiative Coordinator. She is a councilmember for the Council of Friends (of the Library). She is also the 2019 President of Louisville Youth Group.