Arts Jun 27 Citywide art project hopes to reveal forgotten history of St. Louis By Jeffrey Brown, Alison Thoet
Arts Mar 27 Watch 4:25 How Houston has transformed its airports into hubs for art Millions of people travel through Houston's airports each month - making the region one of the busiest for air travel in the country. But while they are traveling, they are also getting a glimpse of one of the largest collections… By Karla Murthy
Arts Jun 12 Watch 6:11 Street artist and designer Tristan Eaton’s global canvas Next month the Long Beach Museum of Art in Southern California will open “All At Once,” a 25-year retrospective on the work of artist Tristan Eaton. Described as an urban pop artist, Eaton's work moves between guerrilla street art, commercial… By Christopher Booker
Arts Feb 14 Watch 3:49 A new sculpture in the ‘heart’ of New York City symbolizes hope, nods to this past year In the middle of New York City's Times Square, a new interactive sculpture was unveiled earlier this week as part of an annual Valentine's Day-themed design competition. But this year, in the middle of a pandemic, with so many communal,… By Ivette Feliciano, Sam Weber
Arts Feb 07 How a college prank turned into a public art tradition The inflatable replica that rests on the lake’s solid surface isn’t a political statement, nor a throwback to the ending of 1969’s “Planet of the Apes,” but a decades-long tradition founded on a good laugh. By Joshua Barajas
Jul 19 Apollo 11 celebration launches from National Mall…with a monumental display By Vicky Stein The after-dark light show honors the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission that put two astronauts on the moon. Continue reading
Oct 09 Watch 6:43 Philadelphia public art project ponders the meaning behind monuments By PBS News Hour From Benjamin Franklin to Rocky Balboa, Philadelphia is a city rich in public art and monuments. As the nation debates the meaning and fate of Confederate statues, the city is also questioning who should be honored and memorialized. Jeffrey Brown… 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
Apr 12 Watch 4:02 Artist boosts town’s declining population with cut-out villagers By PBS News Hour How do you save a fading rural village? An artist from Taylor, Nebraska, hatched an idea to recreate the town at its boom, when it had double its current population, to draw visitors. Special correspondent Mike Tobias of NET reports. Continue watching
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