Artebella On The Radio: April 8 - Open Studio Weekend Artists

Fiber artist Pat Sturzel joined us this week to talk about Open Studio Weekend https://www.openstudioweekend.org/. Tune in to WXOX 97.1 FM, or stream on Artxfm.com each Thursday at 10 am to hear Keith Waits talk with artists.

Pat Sturtzel has been a fiber artist for over 35 years and has been teaching fabric dyeing and surface design techniques for 15 years. Pat has taught fabric dyeing at the national level, most recently at AQS QuiltWeek Paducah in April 2020.

Pat was presented the 2015 Teacher of the Year award by the International Association of Creative Arts Professionals, this weekend she will be participating in the LVA/Hite Institute Open Studio Weekend.

Artebella On The Radio: April 1 - Open Studio Weekend Artists

Multi-media artists Kenyatta Bosman & Jessica Chao will be participating in the rescheduled Open Studio Weekend April 10-11 and this week will be talking about their work. Tune in Thursday at 10 am to WXOX 97.1 FM, or stream on Artxfm.com to hear their voices.

Kenyatta Bosman is a non-binary visual/multimedia artist who focuses on realism and being in the moment. Their inspiration comes from black and queer cinema and the Queer Black Experience. They have exhibited in Louisville at Roots 101: African American Museum and at Quappi Projects. Their studio is at Creatives of Color Collective in the Artspace Building.

Jessica Chao is a native New Mexican artist who earned her BFA in Fine Arts at the University of New Mexico in 2012 focusing on lithography and oil painting. 

Jessica’s work consistently reflects the discipline and dedication to trying new techniques, ideas, and challenges. Jessica relocated to Louisville, Kentucky to pursue arts in and around surrounding cities like Cincinnati and Chicago, Her studio is in Art Sanctuary on South Shelby Street.

On April 10 & 11 both artists will be participating in the LVA/Hite Institute Open Studio Weekend. To purchase directories Click HERE.

Artebella On The Radio: March 25

The 2021 Arts-Louisville Theatre Awards will live stream this March 25, and as a part of this year's special edition, Angelica Santiago & Crystian Wiltshire talk about being BIPOC actors working out of Louisville. Join us this Thursday on WXOX 97.1 FM, or stream on Artxfm.com at 10 am.

Angelica Santiago, a multicultural chica born and raised Jersey native, is an actress telling the stories that need to be told. Having graduated from Montclair State University with her BFA in acting she uses the skills towards her craft to connect with people around the world and dive into her work in an even more personal way. Angelica's passion for acting comes from her desire to inspire audiences from all over and allow them to be affected by the stories of people that must share what they have to say. She was apart of the 2018-19 Actors Theatre of Louisville Acting Apprenticeship and has continued to work off and on in Louisville for Actors Theatre, Kentucky Shakespeare, and the Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati.

Crystian Wiltshire is originally from Brooklyn, New York but is an alumnus of the African American Theatre Program at the University of Louisville Department of Theatre Arts. He has worked with Stage One Family Theatre, Kentucky Shakespeare, Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, and the Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati.

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.

Artebella On The Radio: March 11

Kevin Ashford has taught for JCPS and with LVA's CFAC program for many years. He will be recognized as Visual Art Educator at the 2021 LVA Honors on March 11. This week he talks about his career. Tune in to WXOX 97.1 FM, or stream on Artxfm.com Thursday at 10:00 am to hear more about it.

After graduating from Kentucky State University with a BA in Art Education, Kevin Ashford attended and received his Master’s in Education from Spalding University after settling in Louisville, Kentucky. He has taught art at Crosby Middle School for twenty-one years and for (LVA) Louisville Visual Art for the last twelve years. Mr. Ashford is best known for his distinct hand-painted surrealistic floral paintings in watercolor. These works and others can be seen on his website, blessed-artist.com.

"Growing up as a black male, I was discouraged from pursing and developing my gift. I remember being told drawing would not put bread on the table."  "I am blessed to be able to feed my family and share my love, my passion, my gift through teaching,” Kevin Ashford