Western Perspective Premiere

Western Perspective
Art & Creativity in West Texas
A Basin PBS original production
December 2
PO Box 8940 (79708)
9600 Wright Drive
Midland, Texas 79706
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Board of Directors
Frank Deaderick
Chair
David Wedel
Vice Chair
Keith Graumann, PhD
Treasurer
Craig Van Amburgh
Secretary
Karmen Hendrix Bryant
Pat Canty
John James
Duncan Kennedy
Janet Lawrence
Larry Lawrence
Les Littleton
Nalin Tolia, M.D.
Len Wilson
Jane Wolf
Staff
Daphne Dowdy
General Manager
Lee Anna Good
Development Director
Domingo Machuca, Jr.
Chief Engineer
Mark Cervella
Engineer
7:30 p.m.
CONTACT:
Daphne Dowdy Jackson
General Manager
ddowdy@basinpbs.org
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WESTERN PERSPECTIVE - Art & Creativity in West Texas
An original production by Basin PBS for the 2011 PBS Arts Fall Festival
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE - Art & Creativity in West Texas is an original production by Basin
PBS airing as part of the 2011 PBS Arts Fall Festival. This 30-minute program, which will
air locally Friday, December 2, 7:30 p.m., gives viewers an intimate look into the creative
process and work of the artists and entities that shape the vast exhibition space of West
Texas. It will be followed by GREAT PERFORMANCES: Andrea Bocelli Live in Central Park
at 8 p.m.
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE will be seen on PBS stations across Texas including Houston,
Dallas, Austin, Corpus Christi, Amarillo and more. WESTERN PERSPECTIVE has also been
chosen for distribution to PBS stations nationwide.
From landscape photography to performance theatre, WESTERN PERSPECTIVE takes us
on a journey to the creative side of this remote area we all call home.
“We hope to inspire all our neighbors to learn more about the arid landscape that molds West Texans
into the unique characters, artists and individual personalities that make up these wide open spaces,”
said Cara Carney, Basin PBS and WESTERN PERSPECTIVE producer.
The program profiles several prominent artists, intuitions, and foundations:
• James Evans - Enjoy rare access to this photographer as he shoots the landscapes
and the people of the Big Bend in all their beauty, harshness and character.
• The Fort Griffin Fandangle - Take a look into Texas’ oldest outdoor musical
passed down through three generations.
• The Chinati Foundation and Donald Judd – Experience the late Donald Judd’s
repertoire of three form known as stacks, boxes and progressions as we visit the
large-scale installations that make up this decidedly different contemporary arts scene.
• Elliott Lunson – Meet a contemporary Midland artist who combines oil-based
materials on paper with evolving large-scale portrait imagery.
• Ellen Noël Art Museum – The Ellen Noël Art Museum is our very own Smithsonian
and the destination in West Texas to experience art through all the senses.
• Marfa Public Radio – Radio for a wide range – This small NPR station is known as
radio for a wide range as they connect small communities throughout the West Texas
desert. General Manager, Tom Michael discusses the strength and importance of
this community resource and how it unites.
For more photos and promo video visit: basinpbs.org/westernperspective.php
Randi Williams
Membership
Sterling Condray
Executive Assistant
Amy Lynch
Programming/Traffic
Barbara Crane
Underwriting
About Basin PBS
Basin PBS is a community owned and operated 501(c)(3) non-profit service to the Permian Basin. Donations
to Basin PBS are tax deductible and help promote lifelong learning through local public television educational
programs like QUIZ SHOW and the PROUD HERITAGE SERIES and through outreach services to West Texas
children and adults. Basin PBS is the only local source for trusted PBS programs such as MASTERPIECE,
NOVA,PBS NEWSHOUR, GREAT PERFORMANCES, AUSTIN CITY LIMITS, AMERICAN EXPERIENCE, ANTIQUES
ROADSHOW, FRONTLINE, TEXAS MONTHLY TALKS, CHARLIE ROSE, NATURE and SESAME STREET.