State of the Arts

The Lost Archive of a NJ Photographer - State Of The Arts - NJ A newly discovered collection of glass-plate negatives focused on Trenton, New Jersey, and shot between 1890 and 1910, reveals a ...

Today on State of the Arts, a recently discovered collection of glass-plate negatives focusing on Trenton between 1890 and 1910 reveals a world in rapid transition. #photography #history #newjersey #trenton

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The Data Forest - State Of The Arts - NJ At the Morris Museum, Laia Cabrera and Isabelle Duverger’s immersive installation, Perennial Land – The Data Forest, seeks to spur ...

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Reciting Women: Two Muslim Artists - State Of The Arts - NJ Two Muslim women come together for an exhibition of their art at Princeton University Art Museum’s Art@Bainbridge. Khalilah Sabree was ...

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Victor Davson: Lessons from the Trees - State Of The Arts - NJ For 30 years, Victor Davson ran Aljira, a Center for Contemporary Art in Newark, helping establish under-represented artists and promoting ...

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Congratulations to the 2026 Individual Artist Fellows and Finalists, awarded this week by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts! We've previously featured Victor Davson, Laia Cabrera, Alia Bensliman—check out their stories on our website!

Mark Morris Dance Group - State Of The Arts - NJ In this 2024 State of the Arts feature, we meet the internationally-renowned choreographer Mark Morris at the Mark Morris Dance ...

"I'm a choreographer because of my relationship with music." - Mark Morris

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Reciting Women: Two Muslim Artists - State Of The Arts - NJ Two Muslim women come together for an exhibition of their art at Princeton University Art Museum’s Art@Bainbridge. Khalilah Sabree was ...

Visual artist, illustrator, and photographer Alia Bensliman takes us through her work exploring Muslim heritage. Weaving Islamic traditions of geometry alongside portraiture, Alia brings together history and the imagined future.

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Celebrating Black History Month: "You gotta know that African American history is American history." - State Of The Arts - NJ Curator Rhinold Ponder discusses works by Wendell T. Brooks, part of Lewis Tanner Moore’s collection of Black artists Join us ...

Celebrating Black History Month: “You gotta know that African American history is American history.”

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Artist Grace Lynne Haynes - State Of The Arts - NJ In the history of Western art and religion, the color black is linked to darkness and evil. But in the ...

This week on State of the Arts, a visit to the New Brunswick studio of Grace Lynne Haynes, whose work has appeared on covers of the New Yorker. #art

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Janet Taylor Pickett - State Of The Arts - NJ Janet Taylor Pickett returns to her longtime hometown with “The Matisse Series” at the Montclair Art Museum. She plays on French artist Henri Matisse’s joyful use of color and pattern, as well as his ...

"Beauty can be subversive. You can tell a story that's difficult through beauty."

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Grammy Award Winners on State of the Arts - State Of The Arts - NJ “I love the effect of the music—it just makes people brighten up.” – Chick Corea This month marked the 68th ...

This month marked the 68th Annual Grammy Awards, and some familiar faces from State of the Arts were honored. Here’s a roundup of stories from our archives of Grammy winners we’ve featured over the years.

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Britten's Violin Concerto: The Bay Atlantic Symphony with Stefan Jackiw - State Of The Arts - NJ Renowned violin virtuoso Stefan Jackiw has a long and warm relationship with conductor Jed Gaylin and the Bay Atlantic Symphony. ...

Violin virtuoso Stefan Jackiw first worked with conductor Jed Gaylin and the Bay Atlantic Symphony 20 years ago when Stefan was a freshman at Harvard University and have collaborated 8 times since.

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James Wilson Edwards and a Circle of Black Artists - State Of The Arts - NJ Lewis Tanner Moore has spent a lifetime collecting works by Black artists. An exhibition at the Arts Council of Princeton ...

Lewis Tanner Moore (1954-2024) spent years collecting works by Black artists. An exhibition at the Arts Council of Princeton features his collection of paintings by James Wilson Edwards—along with works by Edwards’ colleagues and friends.

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This week on State of the Arts: Playwright Alice Childress, Violinist Stefan Jackiw, and Artist James Wilson Edwards! More info: conta.cc/4q3kbw6

Tyler Ballon - State Of The Arts - NJ Artist Tyler Ballon is a recent art school graduate, now back home in Jersey City and already making a name for himself. A ESKFF residency at Mana Contemporary gave him space to create his large reali...

During January, be inspired by great mentors we've met over the years.

A residency at Mana Contemporary gave artist Tyler Ballon the space to create. We visit his studio and meet one of his mentors, the noted portraitist of Michelle Obama, Amy Sherald.

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Public art by Ben Shahn threatened with destruction - State Of The Arts - NJ This past week, the public learned of yet another calamity from a seemingly unending stream of bad news: the Trump ...

This past week, the public learned of yet another calamity from a seemingly unending stream of bad news: the Trump administration decided to accelerate the proposed sale of the Wilbur J. Cohen Federal Building, which will likely lead to its demolition.

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The Data Forest - State Of The Arts - NJ At the Morris Museum, Laia Cabrera and Isabelle Duverger’s immersive installation, Perennial Land – The Data Forest, seeks to spur ...

At the Morris Museum, Laia Cabrera and Isabelle Duverger’s immersive installation, Perennial Land – The Data Forest, seeks to spur dialogue about climate change. #art #climatechange

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Aminah Robinson: Journey Home - State Of The Arts - NJ At the Newark Museum of Art, Aminah Robinson: Journeys Home, A Personal Memoir explores an artist shaped by history, folklore, ...

At the Newark Museum of Art, Aminah Robinson: Journeys Home, A Personal Memoir explores an artist shaped by history, folklore, and personal experience. | Image: Jeff Bates #art

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Organist Gordon Turk: "My Ocean Grove Summer Job" - State Of The Arts - NJ More than fifty years ago, acclaimed concert organist Gordon Turk arrived in Ocean Grove, New Jersey, as resident organist for ...

Acclaimed concert organist Gordon Turk has helped transform the pipe organ at the Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association‘s Great Auditorium into one of the finest and largest instruments in the world with more than 13,000 pipes!

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Quarter Rican at Mile Square Theatre - State Of The Arts - NJ Hoboken serves as both the setting and the inspiration for Quarter Rican, a fast-talking new hip hop musical by performer ...

Hoboken serves as both the setting and the inspiration for Quarter Rican, musical by performer and playwright Gabriel Diego Hernandez exploring identity, parenthood, and gentrification in the ever-changing city. | Photo: David White Studio

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Seven Decisions of Gandhi by William Harvey - State Of The Arts - NJ The Princeton Symphony Orchestra, with conductor Sameer Patel, performs the world premiere of William Harvey’s violin concerto, with the composer ...

Each movement of William Harvey’s violin concerto musically tells the story of a decision that helped make Mohandas Gandhi the iconic leader he would become.

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Philemona Williamson, Artist - State Of The Arts - NJ Renowned figurative artist Philemona Williamson’s studio is in East Orange. For years, the artist didn’t talk about her unusual New ...

This week on State of the Arts, a visit to Renowned figurative artist Philemona Williamson’s studio in East Orange.

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This week on State of the Arts, The Seven Decisions of Gandhi, Quarter Rican, and artist Philomena Williamson. Watch tonight on NJ PBS at 11:30 pm!

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Actor Joseph Halsey shares the art of filmmaking with youth - State Of The Arts - NJ “I want [the kids] to become whatever they find their passion for.” Last year, State of the Arts met with ...

In this throwback for National Mentoring Month, actor Joseph Halsey shares the art of filmmaking with youth.

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Irish Harper Kathy DeAngelo - State Of The Arts - NJ Kathy DeAngelo keeps the tradition of Irish music alive through the fiddle and the harp. Every week, Kathy and her ...

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Kathy DeAngelo keeps the tradition of Irish music alive. She and her husband perform together as McDermott’s Handy, named after her mentor, traditional Irish fiddler Ed McDermott.

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Bowser House - State Of The Arts - NJ Residents from sleepy New Jersey suburbs discover they’re living in homes built by a forgotten genius. Conflicted over what to ...

On this week's episode, residents from sleepy New Jersey suburbs discover they’re living in homes built by a forgotten genius, Edward Bowser, Jr.

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Gun & Powder - State Of The Arts - NJ In Gun and Powder, playwright Angelica Chéri brings the story of her great-great-aunts, Mary and Martha Clarke, to the Paper ...

"You've got all the capers, all the action, all the story of a Western—but it's following two Black women."

At the Paper Mill Playhouse, playwright Angelica Chéri's Gun and Powder told the remarkable true story of how two farm girls became bank robbers.

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