Art in the 48

A community needs art to truly feel alive. Join host Alberto Rios to meet Arizona artists and hear their stories firsthand. Trace the impact of living artists on their communities, and see how art is all around us. From across the art spectrum – painters and sculptors, musicians and dancers, museums and theaters and more – see where life meets art.
Arizona PBS (8.1) starting Oct. 24

Featured episode

April 2, 2020
Meet Prescott's cowboy artist
April 2, 2020
Meet an artist who teaches architecture and landscape photography
April 2, 2020
Meet the truck driver who uses a 3D printer to create sculptures

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Previous episodes

April 2, 2020
Meet one of the first female gallery owners in Arizona
March 26, 2020
Food's never looked this good
March 26, 2020
Meet the multi-faceted artist Jim Sudal
March 26, 2020
Meet the poets with typewriters at First Fridays
March 26, 2020
Meet the ASU professor who calls himself a socially-engaged artist
March 19, 2020
See how art exhibit started as a Kickstarter campaign
March 19, 2020
Discover the largest free music afterschool program
March 19, 2020
Grizzly Welding is creating a resurgence in blacksmithing
March 19, 2020
Meet The Phoenix Symphony's resident conductor
Feb. 27, 2020
Learn how dance can help patients with Parkinson's Disease
Feb. 27, 2020
Mujeres de Sol members use spoken word for fierce self-expression
Feb. 27, 2020
Walk through one of the oldest art walks in the country
Feb. 27, 2020
See what Childsplay is doing to provide thought-provoking theatre to children
Feb. 20, 2020
Learn what The Nash has done to inspire the community
Feb. 20, 2020
Learn about the lost art form of letterpress
Feb. 20, 2020
Learn about breakdancing and its potential to be an Olympic sport

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