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New Jersey is home to an amazing array of traditional artists–each, a keeper of an age-old art form. This year, the New Jersey State Council on the Arts honored ten of them in the first-ever class of New Jersey Heritage Fellows. On this special edition of State of the Arts, we meet five: Peruvian percussionist Hector Morales; African-American storyteller Queen Nur; a master of centuries-old Korean dance, Lena Mija Kim; and the percussionist Juan Cartagena and dancer Nanette Hernández. The husband/wife duo combine their passion for social justice with the practice of Puerto Rican Bomba y Plena.

NJ PBS

Wed, 11/13 @ 8:30 pm

Thurs, 11/14 @ 11:30 pm

Sat, 11/16 @ 7:30 pm

WNET Thirteen

Sun, 11/17 @ 11:30 am

ALL ARTS

Mon, 11/18 @ 10:30 am & 3:30 pm

Wed, 11/20 @ 10 am & 3 pm

Dance Highlights

This month, we're dancing through the State of the Arts archives!

This 2013 story captured Carolyn Dorfman Dance as they celebrated 30 years. Carolyn started her dance company in Union, New Jersey, and the acclaimed ensemble has now performed around the world. Carolyn Dorfman uses movement as metaphor and tells stories through dance. She is the daughter of Holocaust survivors, and some of her major works honor her Jewish heritage. Other works tell more abstract stories, but humanity is always at the core.

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This week's episode features 2024 Heritage Fellows honored by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts. They are currently accepting applications for the 2026 Fellowships! Find out more here.

Don't miss Indigenous Approaches, Sustainable Futures at the Stockton University Art Gallery through Nov 17. The group exhibition includes work by Layqa Nuna Yawar, who was featured in our 2024 New York Emmy Award-winning segment. And look out for a new feature about the Stockton exhibition coming up on State of the Arts in 2025!

Our related story: Layqa

Guitarist John Pizzarelli performs with vocalist Catherine Russell and the Jogn Pizzarelli Trio to pay homage to Frank Sinatra and Billie Holiday in Billie & Blue Eyes at NJJPAC, part of this year's TD James Moody Jazz Festival, on Fri, Nov 22 at 7:30 pm!

Our related story: Pizzarelli Family Trio

Catch up on some of the best of State of the Arts

Ylvia Asal honors her Anatolian heritage by creating “Oya,” traditional 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

Howard Finster (1916-2001) was a prolific artist with a mission to communicate his visions to the world. This story from our archive visits Finster’s “Paradise Garden” in Georgia, where he was busy making art.

Our 1992 story: Howard Finster, Man of Visions

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