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A New York and Mid-Atlantic Emmy Award-winning series featuring documentary shorts about an extraordinary range of artists—State of the Arts takes you on location with the most creative people in New Jersey.
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Nelson Baez celebrates his Puerto Rican culture and gives back to his community through Bomba, a centuries-old style of music and dance that originated in Puerto Rico.

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November 22, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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New Jersey is home to an amazing array of traditional artists—each a keeper of an age-old art form. In Part I of this special edition of State of the Arts, we meet five New Jersey Heritage Fellowship winners.

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November 20, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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"The United State of Us," this week's special episode of State of the Arts, shows how artists are retelling our nation's history through their own, often-overlooked perspectives.

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November 13, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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This week on State of the Arts, explore the Institute of Music for Children community art school in Elizabeth where local youth come together to collaborate and express their creativity through music, dance, acting, and so much more.

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November 10, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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On this week’s special episode of State of the Arts, making community through the arts. More info: conta.cc/47weVts
November 6, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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This week on State of the Arts, Mel Leipzig: Everything is Paintable!

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October 30, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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This week on an all new episode, four-time Grammy-winning bassist Stanley Clarke, The Moving Architects, and Mrs. Stern Wanders the Prussian State Library's return to Luna Stage after a sold-out run Off Broadway.

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#music #dance #theater #newjersey
October 22, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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This week on State of the Arts, we feature art at the New Jersey State House, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Mighty Writers, and the Edelman Fossil Park!

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October 16, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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Tonight on State of the Arts, social justice through spoken word, artist Lawrence Ciarallo, and accessible Art at the Zimmerli. Watch tonight on NJ PBS at 11:30 pm! More info: conta.cc/4mOoiKI
October 9, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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This week on State of the Arts! More info here: conta.cc/3IM5KNf
October 3, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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"I just kept talking. I just kept writing... And finally, I'm getting through." - Nell Irvin Painter

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#art #theater #writing #literature #newjersey #history
September 25, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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This week on State of the Arts, Komar & Melamid, the Trenton Circus Squad, and Heather Palecek’s Solargraphs!

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September 18, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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Nimbus Dance goes on stage with the full New Jersey Symphony for a reimagined Firebird. Deborah Jack fuses film and poetry in immersive video installations exploring climate change. And at Rowan University, artists Syd Carpenter and Jack Larimore.

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September 11, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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This week on State of the Arts, Richard Thompson at the Tabernacle, Clifford Ward: I’ll Make Me a World, and CavanKerry Press.

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#music #poetry #writing #art #newjersey
September 4, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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On this week's episode, meet Indigenous Ecuadorian artist Layqa Nuna Yawar, the creator of a colossal mural that greets visitors at the Newark Airport’s new terminal, on our New York Emmy Award-winning short.

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#art #newjersey #music #documentary
August 28, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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Meet four of America’s greatest poets, all with strong ties to New Jersey: Pulitzer Prize winners Stephen Dunn & Gregory Pardlo, former U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky, and award-winning poet Brenda Shaughnessy.

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#poetry #writing #documentary #newjersey
August 22, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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This week on State of the Arts, playwright Alice Childress, violin virtuoso Stefan Jackiw, and art collector Lewis Tanner Moore (1954-2024) and his collection of Black artists.

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August 15, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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Pictured: Artist Lawrence Ciarallo in his studio
August 8, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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This week on State of the Arts, photos changing how we view the world.

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#photography #art #documentary
August 7, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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This week on State of the Arts!
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#music #art #newjersey #writing #theatre
July 31, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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This week on State of the Arts, The Seven Decisions of Gandhi, Quarter Rican, and artist Philomena Williamson! More info + air times: conta.cc/409TgVf
July 26, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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An all new episode premieres this week!

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#art #music #writing
July 16, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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This week on State of the Arts!
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July 10, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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This week on State of the Arts, art comes of age in America.

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July 3, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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This week on #StateoftheArtsNJ. internationally renowned choreographer Mark Morris.

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June 26, 2025 at 11:26 AM