TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — A 90-minute documentary, “Coat of Many Colors: A Tapestry of Alabama Artists,” featuring 31 Alabama artists and their various works, will air on Wednesday, May 9, on Alabama Public Television.
The program will premiere at an advance screening at the W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library on The University of Alabama campus, on Tuesday, May 1, at 6 p.m., following a 5 p.m. reception. The event is free and open to the public, although seating will be limited.
The documentary, which is the first locally-produced high definition television program in the South, will showcase musicians, sculptors, painters, writers and others who combine the state’s rich artistic traditions with their own unique visions. Artists featured in the documentary will include Albert Murray, novelist and essayist; Willie King, who plays the blues in elementary schools and uses his music to revitalize his West Alabama community; and Frances de la Rosa, whose inventive paintings are influenced by her childhood at an antebellum plantation home.
For more information, contact Brent Davis at the Center for Public Television and Radio, at 205/348-8629.
Contact
Lance M. Skelly, UA Office of Media Relations, 205/348-3782
Source
Brent Davis, 205/348-8629