Arts | June 2022

American Masters: Joe Papp in Five Acts aims to keep the legacy of this larger-than-life visionary alive and spark a national conversation about what it means to be American and the role of art in a democracy for a new generation.
Joe Papp, founder of Free Shakespeare in the Park, believed great art is for all.
Previewing our new arts and culture series, Beyond the Canvas.
Hosted by PBS NewsHour Chief Correspondent Amna Nawaz, Beyond the Canvas revisits artists using their talents to change the world around them. Each sees the potential for art where the everyday person may not, and their creative vision, in turn, allows us all to see the world differently.
Holly Bounds Jackson is By the River with Ray McManus, an American poet with three award-winning poetry collections and associate professor of English at the University of South Carolina Sumter. McManus discusses his passion for poetry.