The hard work of being an artist (it’s National Arts & Humanities Month)
“History is not the only way to interpret the past,” says Martha Sandweiss, founder and director of the Princeton & Slavery ...
Keeping the Pinelands, an NJ PBS premiere by State of the Arts producer Susan Wallner
One of the best things about producing stories for State of the Arts is the places I find myself—from Audible’s ...
Honoring Creative Black Women
Your Honor (detail) by Roberto Lugo, paying homage to Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Photo by David Michael Howarth Traveling this ...
Rose Marie McCoy: It’s Gonna Work Out Fine wins a NY Emmy!
On October 8th, the New York Emmy for Arts-Short Form went to Rose Marie McCoy: It’s Gonna Work Out Fine! ...
Exploring our archive with Raphael Montañez Ortiz
Raphael Montañez Ortiz is an artist who refuses to limit his vision, or to constrain himself to certain mediums. To ...
Art House Productions Goes Virtual
This article is a transcription of a podcast by Susan Wallner. It was first published by Jersey Arts May 20, ...
Seward Johnson (1930-2020)
Sculptor and public art evangelist Seward Johnson died on March 10, 2020 at his home in Key West, Florida. He ...
“Dreaming of Utopia: Roosevelt, NJ” at Morven Museum & Garden
Image: Jersey Homesteads rendering, 1936, by Louis I. Kahn. This article by Susan Wallner was first published by Jersey Arts ...
Mary McDonnell stars in “Gloria: A Life”
Mary McDonnell stars in Gloria: A Life! Watch the story here. For Mary, it's a reunion of sorts with the ...
Remembering Toshiko (1922 – 2011)
In the early 1990s, when I was still a production assistant at State of the Arts, I had the idea ...