Arts & Culture

Ukraine’s cultural sites under threat from Russia’s invasion

The theater in Mariupol that was reduced to rubble when it was bombed by Russian forces Wednesday is just one example of the risk the war poses to Ukraine's important cultural sites. Memorials, museums and churches, all places that speak…

Arts & Culture

A Brief But Spectacular take on bridging communities with art

Shawn Dunwoody is a local artist and activist born and raised in Rochester, New York. Early in his career he found success in galleries and at universities. But he's now returning his focus to his own neighborhood, hoping to ignite…

Film & TV

Hit show ‘Abbott Elementary’ addresses education equity through a comedic lens

"Abbott Elementary" is a hit new series on ABC, tackling the issue of public education and equity using humor. It's a workplace comedy focused on a group of dedicated teachers at an underfunded elementary school in Philadelphia. Veteran actress Sheryl…

Arts & Culture

With deep roots in Ukraine, candlemaker realigns business to raise money for emergency aid

Since Russia invaded Ukraine one month ago, people around the world have been seeking innovative ways to support Ukrainians facing the horrors of war. PBS Wisconsin's Marisa Wojcik reports on how one artisan candlemaker's fundraising effort has garnered much more…

Ukraine’s cultural sites under threat from Russia’s invasion

A Brief But Spectacular take on bridging communities with art

Hit show ‘Abbott Elementary’ addresses education equity through a comedic lens

With deep roots in Ukraine, candlemaker realigns business to raise money for emergency aid

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Arts & Culture

Los Angeles exhibit features work of video art pioneer Ulysses Jenkins

An exhibition in Los Angeles is bringing the work of a groundbreaking video artist to the attention of a new generation. Jeffrey Brown has the story for our arts and culture series, "CANVAS."

FILE PHOTO: Singer Bobby Rydell poses at the premiere of a digital restoration of his 1963 film musical comedy 'Bye Bye Bi...

Film & TV

Bobby Rydell, pompadoured 1960s teen idol and ‘Bye Bye Birdie’ star, dies

Arts & Culture

Ocean Vuong’s Brief But Spectacular Take on grief and language

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These SoCal artists see Ukraine war as no time to ‘sit on my hands’

As the war in Ukraine has grown more dire, Southern California-based artists Corie Mattie and Taras Bohonok have turned to art to rally support for Ukraine.