Filming for the second episode of Houston Arts Television began in June.   (Please click "Media" above to see selected video clips of our programs.)

Below, filming in the early morning light (or shadow) at Bayou Bend, Kim Lykins and DP Mark Susman; from the 14th floor Alley Theatre balcony overlooking downtown and the Theatre District, Mark Susman, Lauren Pelletier from the Alley Theatre and producer Jim Bailey; and an Alley Theatre mezzanine-level view some of the impressive buildings lining the skyline.

    The first episode of Houston Arts Television featured artist Dixie Friend Gay's amazing "Houston Bayou" mosaic in Terminal B at Bush InterContinental Airport (seen below with Mike Snow behind the camera) and Margo Sawyer's "Synchronicity of Color" which leads the way to the parking garage at Discovery Green downtown.  Both are part of the City of Houston's public art program as administered by Houston Arts Alliance.

"Houston Bayou"                                                                             "Synchronicity of Color"

     Galveston Island production shots:

    Interviewing Maureen Patton on stage at The Grand 1894 Opera House and shooting from the roof.

Boat in the parking lot after Hurricane Ike...

     Texas Foundation for the Arts acts a fiscal sponsor for special projects.  In this role, the foundation handles the financial aspects of the production, including sending the proposals for funding, working with funders and holding the funding in escrow until full funding is reached. 

     Texas Foundation for the Arts is acting, or has acted, as fiscal sponsor for the following:

     •     Where Lightnin' Strikes a biopic on Texas blues legend Lightnin' Hopkins produced by Mark Susman and Mike Snow.  Texas Foundation for the Arts has a long-standing relationship with Fast Cut.  Fast Cut has handled editing and post production for two episodes of The Golden Age of Texas Courthouses; 125 Years of Sam Houston State University; Brushstrokes of South Texas: The Murals of Daniel Lechon; The Prairie View A&M Story; and Uncommon Law: The Life of Leon Jaworski.

    •     Carlisle Floyd:  American Opera's Southern Accent, which details the life and music of America's preeminent opera composer, Carlisle Floyd.  This program is being produced by Jane Floyd Matheny, and co-produced by Jim Bailey and Kim Lykins.

     •    Student Athletes which featured four Rice University students as they worked to complete their studies and compete in their chosen sport.

     •    Sleeping with the Elephants which detailed the birth of a baby elephant at Houston Zoo which has aired multiple times on PBS stations throughout the state.