Discover creative personalities and productions in and around New Jersey. Recognized as one of the outstanding arts programs in the country, this award-winning program features stories that range from in-depth profiles of world-renowned artists to visits with emerging dancers and musicians.
Writer John Keene; Artist Wendy Red Star; Artist Robert Forman; and a silent film musician
State of the Arts February 2019
Laiona Michelle as Nina Simone, David Rago, Winter Morning Walks, and Geoffrey Hendricks
State of the Arts December 2018
Artists Tyler Ballon and Gary Erbe, photographer Erik James Montgomery and Jackson Pines
State of the Arts: The Princeton Show
State of the Arts explores the cultural scene in Princeton, New Jersey.
State of the Arts October 2018
Pamela’s First Musical, Artist Kevin Sampson, a Bomba master, Poet Maria Mazziotti Gillan
State of the Arts goes on location with some of the most creative people in Montclair, NJ.
Mel Leipzig: Everything is Paintable
The renowned realist painter who captures people in their natural surroundings.
The Trenton Show looks at how arts and culture are transforming New Jersey's capital city.
Architect/Designer/Artist Michael Graves gives a tour of his home, "The Warehouse."
At the Creative Glass Center of America resident artists pursue their creative vision.
Napoleons older brother Joseph Bonaparte and his magnificent estate in Bordentown NJ
String artist Robert Forman uses yarn and Elmer's glue to create striking compositions.
16-year-oldBrett Miller accompanies classic silent movies on the organ.
John Keene, Experimental Writer
MacArthur Genius John Keene is the author of a book of stories about the African diaspora.
Wendy Red Star at the Newark Museum
Wendy Red Star's art based on her native Crow traditions at the Newark Museum.
Little Girl Blue: The Nina Simone Musical
Nina Simone's life and music on stage in a new musical at the George Street Playhouse.
Behind the scenes of Rago, one of America's most successful auction houses.
Soprano Dawn Upshaw and the NJSO perform composer Maria Schneider's Winter Morning Walks.
Master of Illusion: Artist Gary Erbe
Painter Gary Erbe works in the ancient tradition of trompe l'oeil, or “tricking the eye.”
Jackson Pines, an indie-folk acoustic duo from New Jersey, playing in Asbury Park.
Visionary Photographer Erik James Montgomery
Erik James Montgomery instructs youth in Camden in the craft of professional photography.
The Passion of Tyler Ballon, Artist
Tyler Ballon interprets Biblical stories through paintings grounded in everyday life.
