This Week's Episode

Painters of the Jersey Shore is one of the stories featured in this week's special episode, which takes a look back at American art from the early 20th century. Also included: Thornton Wilder’s Our Town (1938) and Martha Graham’s iconic Appalachian Spring (1944).

NJ PBS

Thurs, 7/3 @ 11:30 pm

Sat, 7/5 @ 7:30 pm

WNET Thirteen

Sun, 7/6 @ 11:30 am

ALL ARTS

Mon, 7/7 @ 10:30 am & 3:30 pm

Wed, 7/9 @ 10 am & 3 pm

Images in gif: 

1. At Play Barnegat Bay by Carl Buergerniss c.1912

2. Our Town at the George Street Playhouse

3. Martha Graham’s Appalachian Spring photographed by Melissa Sherwood

Celebrating Sculpture

He’s one of New Jersey’s most celebrated 20th Century artists, with a deeply personal approach to sculpture. George Segal (1924-2000) lived most of his life in Central New Jersey in the vicinity of New Brunswick. As George put it, “If I’m able to somehow connect a chunk of ‘real’ with something mental in my head, I’m ecstatic.”

State of the Arts producer Amber Edwards created this remarkable profile of George Segal’s life and work for national PBS in 2000. Watch here. 

On the Blog

In case you missed it, recently we explored women's history onstage with works by playwrights Alice Childress, Aishah Rahman, and Emily Mann. Read here.

Happening Now

Don't miss Indigenous Identities: Here, Now & Always at the Zimmerli Art Museum in New Brunswick!

Our related story: Land and Art, on a recent exhibition at Stockton University featured artists also showing at the Zimmerli, including Edgar Heap of Birds among others.

Highlights

Producers Circle:

Pheasant Hill Foundation

Philip E. Lian & Joan L. Mueller

in memory of

Judith McCartin Scheide

Peter A. Benoliel & Willo Carey

Monica & Carlos Camin

Melanie & John Clarke

Elizabeth G. Christopherson

Hella & Scott McVay

The New Jersey State Council on the Arts, encouraging excellence and public engagement in the arts since 1966, is proud to co-produce State of the Arts with Stockton University, New Jersey's distinctive public university, in cooperation with PCK Media.

 Additional support is provided by: Friends of State of the Arts

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