#StateoftheArtsNJ goes on location with New Jersey folk artists as diverse as the state itself. Traditions are preserved by decoy carvers, spirituals sung by oyster fishermen, current day blacksmiths and basketmakers, as well as students of India’s ancient Carnatic music.

NJ PBS

Thurs, 3/28 @ 11:30 pm

Sat, 3/30 @ 7:30 pm

WNET Thirteen

Sun, 3/31 @ 11:30 am

ALL ARTS

Mon, 4/1 @ 10:30 am & 3:30 pm

Wed, 4/3 @ 10 am & 3 pm

Women's History Month

This month, we're highlighting women artists who play a pivotal role in their communities.

The New York Times referred to Dorthaan Kirk as Newark’s First Lady of Jazz. In 2020, she won the NEA Jazz Masters Award for Advocacy. Dorthaan was married to legendary jazz multi-instrumentalist Rahsaan Roland Kirk, but when he died at the age of 42, she embarked on a long career promoting the music called jazz and the musicians who play it. NJPAC’s John Schreiber, WBGO FM founder Bob Ottenhoff, pianist Cyrus Chestnut and bassist Buster Williams are interviewed in this touching profile.

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Producers Circle:

Pheasant Hill Foundation

Philip E. Lian & Joan L. Mueller

in memory of

Judith McCartin Scheide

Peter A. Benoliel & Willo Carey

Monica & Carlos Camin

Melanie & John Clarke

Elizabeth G. Christopherson

Hella & Scott McVay

The New Jersey State Council on the Arts, encouraging excellence and public engagement in the arts since 1966, is proud to co-produce State of the Arts with Stockton University, New Jersey's distinctive public university, in cooperation with PCK Media.

 Additional support is provided by: Friends of State of the Arts