Arts Jun 03 A Pulitzer Prize winner's modern take on Shakespeare's 'Hamlet' A reworking of Shakespeare "Hamlet" called "Fat Ham” recently won the Pulitzer Prize in drama. Jeffrey Brown has the story from New York for our arts and culture series, "CANVAS."…
Arts May 31 Architect Maya Lin helps a museum tell the larger story of Asian Americans Maya Lin is known for her memorials, architecture, and her art. A new project adds a very personal side to her story and of millions of other Asian Americans. As the Museum of Chinese in America seeks to expand its…
Arts May 27 Meet 5 artists who push the boundaries of their fields on Beyond The CANVAS In the second episode of season three of Beyond the Canvas, we highlight five artists whose work truly pushes the boundaries of their fields. Whether in comedy, architecture, theatre, music, or the culinary world, each creator has found innovative ways…
World May 26 First Black winner of Pritzker Architecture Prize discusses his community-focused designs The biggest international prize in architecture will be awarded Friday in London to an architect known for his work on buildings that address social needs, particularly in African countries. This year’s prize also made history, as Francis Kéré became the…
Arts May 19 MerleFest celebrates music from the Appalachian region and boosts the local economy MerleFest has been a mainstay on the music circuit since 1988. People flock to the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in North Carolina each year to celebrate music of the Appalachian region, which has helped the local economy. Jeffrey…
Arts May 10 WATCH: Art is all around us in the latest episode of Beyond the Canvas In the season three premiere of Beyond the Canvas, we feature five creators who prove that art is not just on a stage, screen, or page. Each sees the potential for art where the everyday person may not, and their…
Arts May 09 'I'm just getting started': Musician Jon Batiste on the next phase of his musical journey Multi-talented musician Jon Batiste received the most nominations of any artist at the recent Grammys, capturing a total of 11 in all in a wide variety of categories. He also came away with the most wins, including the biggest, "Album…
Arts May 02 Exhibit chronicles the career of a South African activist fighting for trans visibility Sir Zanele Muholi has been documenting queer and trans people in South Africa for decades with the aim of celebrating life, joy and the beauty of the community. An exhibit at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston that focuses…
Arts Apr 29 New novel imagines how memories can be accessed and reviewed by ourselves and others Imagine a beautiful cube in which you can store all your memories, allowing access to them whenever you want. But there is a tradeoff. Others can access it, or, in a sense, you. Jennifer Egan has dreamed up this nonexistent…
Arts Apr 28 Preserving Ukraine's cultural treasures with digital tools In Ukraine, as everywhere, much of contemporary life, including history and culture, is documented in the digital space. With so much at risk, new efforts are taking on a new kind of digital "cultural preservation." Jeffrey Brown reports for our…