New Mexico in Focus; LAND/ART and David Brancaccio

KNME-TV (Television station : Albuquerque, N.M.) · September 4, 2009

It's an art project of global proportion. This week on New Mexico in Focus, explore in-depth the months-long project called LAND/ART, where more than 60 artists and 25 arts organizations explore the relationships of land, art, and community. Plus, host Gene Grant sits down one-on-one with David Brancaccio, Host and Senior Editor of NOW on PBS. Find out what he thinks about the future of journalism in an online age. Then, The Line panelists weigh in on the Governor's latest proposal to balance the state's dwindling budget, and attempt to answer the question " is it better to be a Democrat or Republican in New Mexico today?" Hosts: Gene Grant, Weekly Alibi Columnist and David Alire Garcia, State Editor, NewMexicoIndependent.com. Panelists: Whitney Waite Cheshire, Political Consultant; Margaret Montoya, UNM Schools of Law and Medicine/CUNY Law School; Jim Scarantino, Investigative Analyst, Rio Grande Foundation. Guest Panelist: Michael Coleman, Staff Writer, Albuquerque Journal Washington Bureau. Guests: David Brancaccio, Host & Senior Editor, NOW on PBS; Bill Gilbert, Lannan Chair, UNM Land Arts of the American West; Suzanne Sbarge, Executive Director, 516 ARTS; Sherri Brueggemann, City of Albuquerque Public Art Program Manager; Nina Dubois, LAND/ART Artist.