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State of the Arts
State of the Arts, taking you on location with the most creative people in New Jersey.
Where To Find
On PBS tune in to NJ PBS Saturdays at 7:30 PM, Sundays at 9:30 AM, and Thursdays at 11:30 PM; to WNET Sundays at 11:30 AM; and to ALL ARTS Mondays at 10:30 AM & 3:30 PM, and Wednesdays at 10 AM & 3 PM.
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State of the Arts is a co-production of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts and Stockton University in cooperation with PCK Media. Additional funding is provided by The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, NJM Insurance Group, and the Friends of State of the Arts.
2021 Mid-Atlantic Emmy Nominations
State of the Arts has been nominated for two 2021 Mid-Atlantic Emmy Awards! Eric Schultz's W. Carl Burger: A Painter's Life and Susan Wallner's Kea's Ark have both been nominated in the long ...
W. Carl Burger: Mastery of the Medium
The much-loved New Jersey artist and teacher W. Carl Burger celebrates his 95th birthday this year and I’m producing a new documentary about his life and work for State of ...
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This Week
This week on State of the Arts, the soundtrack of the 1920s. Read our newsletter for more, including other special features and current events around New Jersey.
From the Archive
This week, we celebrate an Emmy win for Kea’s Ark. Read our special newsletter.