The liberal arts education in which Clark Bason ’80 immersed himself at Wofford led straight to the entertainment industry.
He worked on Broadway and in the New York art market before moving to Los Angeles and a career in television, feature films and large-scale events. The special effects company that he owned in Los Angeles — Artistry In Motion — helped create excitement for clients such as Disney and Headline tours and at events such as the Super Bowl and Cirque du Soleil.
Bason now splits his time between Palm Springs in the winters as co-owner of Destination PSP and Santa Fe, N.M., in the summers. He also just co-produced “Kaye Ballard: The Show Goes On,” a documentary showcasing the career of musical-comedy sensation Kaye Ballard, including interviews with Ann-Margret, Woody Allen, Hal Prince, Joy Behar and Michael Feinstein.
“My years at Wofford are so memorable and valuable to me in so many ways,” says Bason. “J.R. Gross, Constance Armitage (Antonsen), Linda Powers Bilanchone, Vic Bilanchone, Walt Hudgins, Vivian Fisher … all contributed so much to my education and into shaping me as a person. I will forever be grateful. And I still have great friends from those college days who are in touch, and we see each other whenever we can.”
By Jo Ann Mitchell Brasington ’89