Arts Aug 17 Art and medicine intersect in New York City hospitals By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport, Alison Thoet
Arts Nov 07 Watch 4:39 An international mural festival brings art to Cleveland’s walls Over a week earlier this summer, artists descended on a Cleveland, Ohio neighborhood to paint murals on buildings. Part of an international mural festival that has taken place in cities around the world, Cleveland was the first city in the… By Karla Murthy, Sam Weber
Arts Jun 11 Watch 8:23 Street art, politics and violence intersect in Northern Ireland Street artists in Belfast, Northern Ireland maintain a tradition of painting murals with a message, as they did during the 30-year conflict between Catholic Republicans and Protestants loyal to the British crown. But they're now speaking out in an effort… By Malcolm Brabant
Arts Oct 15 Watch 6:26 With muralism, Mexico’s rich tradition of public art extends well beyond its borders Muralism in Mexico represents one of the world's great art movements. Sparked partially by a trio of renowned painters in the 1920s, Mexico's vibrant tradition of public art now reaches well beyond its borders -- as seen in a recently… By Jeffrey Brown, Sam Lane, Susana Seijas, Monica Wise Robles, Sam Weber
Arts Jul 24 Watch 5:15 A Boston artist paints the backdrop to national conversation on racism As protests and rallies against racism continue throughout the country, one Boston artist says he’ll paint the backdrop to the momentous national conversation. Robert “ProBlak” Gibbs has been creating street art for years, teaming with Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts… By Jared Bowen, WGBH
May 29 Watch 6:44 In Miami, how art intersects with technology and climate change By Alicia Menendez, Lorna Baldwin In Miami’s famed mural district, Wynwood, a combination of art and technology is raising awareness about the threats of climate change. South Floridians are no strangers to stronger storms, so-called sunny day flooding and rising seas. These augmented reality murals… Continue watching
Jul 18 Watch 3:37 Artist puts time in perspective by painting sun’s rise and fall By PBS News Hour The sun will rise in the morning, no matter what happens. That idea was the inspiration for Swiss artist Nicolas Party, who painted a new mural directly onto the walls of the Hirshhorn Museum for his exhibit "Sunrise, Sunset."… Continue watching
May 06 In a changing corner of Brooklyn, public art teaches kids ABCs By Corinne Segal Local artists in a Brooklyn neighborhood are contributing to a public art project aimed at helping kids learn the alphabet. Continue reading
Jun 14 Column: After artist’s murder, mural work takes on new meaning in Oakland By Kelly Whalen When 27-year-old artist Antonio Ramos was shot and killed last fall while painting a mural under a highway overpass in West Oakland, the story of his death captured national headlines and inspired other young people to honor his legacy through… Continue reading
Dec 22 ‘Alaskana pop art’ mixes cultural heritage with modern style By Alaska Public Media He wanted to create something uniquely modern and Alaskan, putting his own contemporary spin on traditional styles. Continue reading