Videos - State Of The Arts

Eric Schultz2020-07-13T14:13:04-04:00

James P. Johnson

James P. Johnson (1894-1955) pioneered the stride style of jazz piano and composed the Charleston, considered the anthem of the ...

Eric Schultz2020-07-13T14:35:45-04:00

Julie Heffernan

Visual Arts

Artist Julie Heffernan's paintings are fantasies dealing with real world issues. She creates layered narratives rooted in art history yet ...

Eric Schultz2020-07-13T14:38:19-04:00

Gloria: A Life

Theater

Mary McDonnell (Dances with Wolves, Battlestar Galatica) stars as the feminist icon Gloria Steinem in this production of Gloria: A ...

Eric Schultz2020-09-22T14:32:11-04:00

Chicken Bone Beach Jazz

Music

Chicken Bone Beach Jazz honors the city’s African American history, performing jazz concerts right on the beach. Their name ...

Steven Wolock2020-09-22T14:38:46-04:00

African American Heritage Museum of Southern New Jersey

Ideas, Visual Arts

Meet Ralph E. Hunter, Sr., the founder of the African American Heritage Museum of Southern New Jersey at the ...

Eric Schultz2020-09-22T14:39:07-04:00

48 Blocks

Music, Visual Arts

State of the Arts goes on location to the historic shore town of Atlantic City to check out its ...

Eric Schultz2020-09-22T14:39:13-04:00

Brian Rose

Film & Photo

Brian Rose is known for his images of architecture and for his photo books about the Lower East Side, ...

Steven Wolock2020-09-22T14:42:01-04:00

Mudgirls team in studio with fireplace surround tiles

MudGirls Studios

Visual Arts

MudGirls Studios has a social mission: to provide jobs for women dealing with multiple disadvantages. The MudGirls make pottery ...

Steven Wolock2020-09-22T14:42:21-04:00

Stage Fight Class

Theater

The art of the stage fight was the "First Monday Master Class" at Two River Theater in Red Bank, ...

Steven Wolock2020-09-22T14:42:51-04:00

Willie Cole’s Beauties & Bottles

Visual Arts

Artist Willie Cole calls himself a "perceptual engineer." He mines the visual layers of irons, ironing boards, gas hoses, ...

Steven Wolock2020-09-22T14:44:03-04:00

Trilogy with Chick Corea

Music

Meet jazz legend Chick Corea as he visits NJPAC, the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, in Newark, NJ with ...

Steven Wolock2020-09-22T14:44:08-04:00

Steampunk Ken Draim - The Flying Machine, 2015

Simply Steampunk

Visual Arts

We visit an exhibition of fantastic flying machines and kinetic sculptures inspired by 19th century science fiction. A Cache ...

Steven Wolock2020-09-22T14:44:13-04:00

Wendy Red Star

Visual Arts

Wendy Red Star: A Scratch on the Earth is a mid-career retrospective of the artist's photography, textiles, and installation ...

Steven Wolock2020-09-22T14:47:24-04:00

John Keene, Writer

Words

2018 MacArthur “Genius” Award-winner, John Keene is the author of Counternarratives, a series of wide-ranging stories based in the ...

Steven Wolock2020-07-16T13:02:59-04:00

Brett Miller

Music

Sixteen-year-old Brett Miller is a kid with a one-in-a-million talent. He plays the pipe organ and is an expert at ...

Steven Wolock2020-09-22T14:46:15-04:00

String Artist Robert Forman

Visual Arts

Artist Robert Forman has developed techniques entirely his own. He uses colorful yarns, thread and Elmer's glue to create ...

Steven Wolock2020-07-16T14:12:06-04:00

Brian Stokes Mitchell

Theater

Meet Tony Award-winning actor and singer Brian Stokes Mitchell as he performs his signature song, "Impossible Dream," visits the Actors ...

Steven Wolock2020-09-22T14:47:15-04:00

David Rago

Visual Arts

Rago Arts and Auction Center is a national player, specializing in ceramics, glass, and modern design. David Rago appears ...

Steven Wolock2020-09-22T14:50:05-04:00

Geoffrey Hendricks

Visual Arts

State of the Arts remembers Geoffrey Hendricks, a founding member of the Fluxus artists' group at Rutgers University, where ...

Steven Wolock2020-09-22T14:50:03-04:00

The Nina Simone Musical

Theater

Broadway veteran Laiona Michelle is the writer and star of Little Girl Blue: The Nina Simone Musical, a world ...