Community through Art

This Week's Episode

On today’s special episode of State of the Arts, making community through the arts. In the quaint river town of Lambertville, the Birdhouse Center for the Arts is a creative hub for all ages. In Elizabeth, young people make music, food, and art of all kinds at the Institute of Music for Children, creating pathways for their futures. And Indigenous artists from the Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape Tribal Nation in South Jersey explore themes of land, sustainability, and identity.

NJ PBS

Thurs, 11/6 @ 11:30 pm

Sat, 11/8 @ 7:30 pm

WNET Thirteen

Sun, 11/9 @ 11:30 am

ALL ARTS

Mon, 11/10 @ 10:30 am & 3:30 pm

Wed, 11/12 @ 10 am & 3 pm

Find out where (and how) to watch!

A Focus on Indigenous Art

Wendy Red Star's work draws on pop culture, conceptual art, and her native traditions, including her life on the Crow reservation in Montana. In this feature, Wendy describes how she came to realize that most people know very little about Native American history or life today. Watch here.

On the Blog

In this throwback on our blog, a highlight on creative community in New Jersey. Read here.

Happening Now

Don't miss your chance to see the legendary jazz bassist Stanley Clarke, who has two upcoming shows in New Jersey, Nov 7 at Cape May Cape May Convention Hall and Nov 9 at NJPAC!

Our related story: Stanley Clarke: The Trajectory of Jazz.

You still have time to see Luna Stage's production of Mrs. Stern Wanders the Prussian State Library, about the amazing escape of the young Hannah Arendt from the Nazis. Additional performances have been added! | Photo: Valerie Terranova

Our related story: Mrs. Stern Wanders the Prussian State Library.

On view at the Stockton University Art Gallery until Nov 8, Diverse Perspectives in Photography: Four Black Guggenheim Fellows in the Philadelphia Region features works by Ron Tarver, William E. Williams, Wendel A. White, Don E. Camp

Our related story: Wendel White: Manifest.

Highlights

Residents from sleepy New Jersey suburbs discover they’re living in homes built by a forgotten genius. Conflicted over what to do with this new information, is it too late to save the legacy of Edward Bowser Jr., one of America’s first Black architects?

Our 2024 story: Bowser House.

Ylvia Asal honors her Anatolian heritage by creating Oya, traditional needle lace, helping to keep this centuries-old art form alive. Once used to trim headscarves, oya has long been a way for women throughout the wider Anatolian area to express themselves.

Our 2024 story: Oya Lacemaker Ylvia Asal.