State of the Arts has been taking you on location with the most creative people in New Jersey and beyond since 1981. The New York and Mid-Atlantic Emmy Award-winning series features documentary shorts about an extraordinary range of artists and visits New Jersey’s best performance spaces. State of the Arts is on the frontlines of the creative and cultural worlds of New Jersey.
State of the Arts is a cornerstone program of NJ PBS, with episodes co-produced by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts and Stockton University, in cooperation with PCK Media. The series also airs on WNET and ALL ARTS.
On this week's episode... Artist, historian and bestselling author Nell Irvin Painter on her book I Just Keep Talking, a collection of her essays interspersed with her art. Also on this week’s episode, in 1974, high school friends Phil Buehler and Steve Siegel rowed out to explore the ruins of Ellis Island and make a film. With the film’s re-release in the NY Times OpDocs series, Phil and Steve revisit the island after 50 years. And at Two River Theater in Red Bank, the world premiere of The Scarlet Letter, Kate Hamill’s stage adaptation of Hawthorne’s classic tale.
As the bell rings and Chromebooks snap shut, the victors of the last round share a silent glance of acknowledgment. The Arena disappears, replaced by algebra or history. But for a few glorious minutes, they were not just students. They were drivers, strategists, and kings. And in the sterile, filtered world of the school network, that small, pixelated kingdom matters.
remains one of the most popular hubs for this game because it is specifically designed to bypass school or library Wi-Fi filters. Classroom 6x - Google
As the bell rings and Chromebooks snap shut, the victors of the last round share a silent glance of acknowledgment. The Arena disappears, replaced by algebra or history. But for a few glorious minutes, they were not just students. They were drivers, strategists, and kings. And in the sterile, filtered world of the school network, that small, pixelated kingdom matters.
remains one of the most popular hubs for this game because it is specifically designed to bypass school or library Wi-Fi filters. Classroom 6x - Google
