Feb 05 To keep their artists, cities explore affordable housing By Teresa Wiltz, Stateline Fearful of losing arts and entertainment, some cities are trying to provide artists and musicians with affordable places to live and work. Continue reading
Dec 09 Watch 6:39 After Oakland fire, a nationwide crackdown on warehouse spaces By PBS News Hour In the wake of Oakland’s fatal Ghost Ship warehouse fire, cities across the country are cracking down on safety at similar “live-work” spaces; Baltimore artist Que Pequeño was abruptly evicted this week from a building known as Bell Foundry. While… Continue watching
Dec 05 Watch 5:15 Oakland's horrific fire leads to worries for other warehouses By PBS News Hour As the death toll from Friday's Oakland warehouse fire mounts, officials are investigating how the building known as the Ghost Ship was allowed to stay open despite repeated complaints of dangerous conditions. Special correspondent Joanne Jennings interviews a survivor and… Continue watching
Dec 05 Watch 7:52 Miami's extravagant Art Basel reflects the new economics of art By PBS News Hour, Frank Carlson This past weekend, Miami hosted Art Basel, the largest art fair in the country. The annual event draws people from across the globe: this year, 269 galleries from 29 countries participated. While the Zika scare may have suppressed attendance slightly,… Continue watching
Jul 26 Giving artists the attention they didn't get during their lifetimes By Jackie Shafer, WOSU When under-recognized artists die, their art lives on here. Continue reading
Jan 07 Watch 3:08 How drawing opens up doors for this documentarian By PBS News Hour Illustrative journalist Wendy MacNaughton offers her Brief but Spectacular take on telling undertold stories through drawing. Continue watching
Oct 20 Watch 6:33 In 'M Train,' Patti Smith journeys to where art comes from By PBS News Hour Poet and performer Patti Smith crashed onto the rock scene 40 years ago, and made a splash in the literary world five years ago with an award-winning memoir, "Just Kids." Her newest book, "M Train," takes a trip through time… Continue watching
Nov 06 Watch How the recovery of modern art 'defamed' by Nazis will change the art world How the recovery of modern art 'defamed' by Nazis will change the art world… Continue watching
Aug 13 Watch Ballets Russes Inspires New Choreography in 21st Century By PBS News Hour When 'Art Danced With Music': Ballets Russes Inspires New Choreography in 21st Century… Continue watching
Jul 15 Watch 5:17 Austin Musicians Find Unique Solution for Affordable Health Care Country, rock, punk, soul. Regardless of genre, two things once united most musicians in Austin, Texas: a lack of health insurance and income averaging less than $16,000 per year. Ray Suarez reports on a how an unusual health alliance keeps… Continue watching