Jul 09 Watch 6:38 How artists are using their talents to help San Jose reduce its carbon footprint By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport, Alison Thoet San Jose, in California’s Silicon Valley, has pledged to go carbon neutral by 2030. To do this, leaders are enlisting help from an unlikely source, the arts sector, in a first-of-a-kind program in the country. Jeffrey Brown traveled there to… Continue watching
Jun 24 Watch 7:11 ‘Monuments of Solidarity’ exhibition highlights an activist’s approach to making art By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport, Lena I. Jackson An artist, activist, community builder and teacher. LaToya Ruby Frazier's art-making ideas come together in her first retrospective exhibition. Jeffrey Brown has a look for our series, Art in Action, exploring the intersection of art and democracy and for our… Continue watching
Jun 06 Watch 5:17 Rhode Island artist’s massive work explores why time dominates our lives By Pamela Watts and Justin Kenny, Rhode Island PBS Weekly It has been said that public art is a reflection of how we see the world and the artist’s response to our time and place. Pamela Watts of Rhode Island PBS Weekly introduces us to an artist who has often… Continue watching
May 20 Watch 6:37 Acclaimed artist Lorraine O’Grady on her long path into art world acceptance By Molly McCaul and Jared Bowen, GBH Some 50 years into her career and at almost 90-years-old, artist Lorraine O'Grady has her first-ever museum retrospective at Wellesley College's Davis Museum. If that sounds like an honor delayed, much of O'Grady's career has played out with a slow… Continue watching
May 03 Watch 7:36 Vietnamese American artists on Gulf Coast honor their community’s success and struggles By William Brangham, Layla Quran The 2 million Vietnamese Americans in this country often find their stories still told through the lens of the Vietnam War. But at an art exhibit in Biloxi, Mississippi, a new generation is telling a different story about their lives… Continue watching
Apr 21 The evolution of Passover Haggadahs and their art By Rebecca J.W. Jefferson, The Conversation A scholar highlights some of the most interesting versions of the Passover text, from sumptuous engravings to stick-figure sketches, and how they’ve met communities’ changing needs around the world. Continue reading
Apr 16 Watch 7:26 New film ‘Civil War’ explores a divided America at war with itself By Jeffrey Brown, Mary Fecteau The new film "Civil War” is stirring debate and provoking conversation about where a divided nation could lead. It topped the domestic box office this weekend with a nearly $26 million opening, the biggest ever for the independent production company… Continue watching
Apr 01 Watch 5:21 Rhode Island artist fuses design and accessory to create art you can carry By Pamela Watts One artist has taken popular designer handbags to a whole new level by transforming the accessories into artwork. Instead of his creations hanging on the wall, Kent Stetson decided to put them right in your hand. Pamela Watts of Rhode… Continue watching
Mar 22 Watch 8:32 Lenny Kravitz on authenticity, individualism and his unique sound By Geoff Bennett, Anne Azzi Davenport, Alison Thoet Lenny Kravitz has been busy. He has a new single out Friday from his album set for release in May, an international tour planned for this summer and earlier this month, he earned a star on the Hollywood Walk of… Continue watching
Mar 19 Watch 6:45 The Met’s new exhibit celebrates impact and legacy of The Harlem Renaissance By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport, Alison Thoet It was an art movement that helped create a new portrait and understanding of Black life in America. Now, The Harlem Renaissance is the subject of an exhibition at one of the country’s leading museums, the New York Metropolitan Museum… Continue watching