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... New Jersey Heritage Fellowships are an honor given to artists who are keeping their cultural traditions alive and thriving. On this special episode of State of the Arts, we meet three winners, each using music and dance from around the world to bring their heritage to New Jersey: Deborah Mitchell, founder of the New Jersey Tap Dance Ensemble; Pepe Santana, an Andean musician and instrument maker; and Rachna Sarang, a master and choreographer of Kathak, a classical Indian dance form.
The New Jersey State Council on the Arts is hosting quarterly Teaching Artist Community of Practice meetings. These virtual sessions serve as a platform for teaching artists to share their experiences, discuss new opportunities, and connect with each other and the State Arts Council.
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The State Arts Council awarded $2 million to 198 New Jersey artists through the Council’s Individual Artist Fellowship program in the categories of Film/Video, Digital/Electronic, Interdisciplinary, Painting, Printmaking/Drawing/Book Arts, and Prose. The Council also welcomed two new Board Members, Vedra Chandler and Robin Gurin.
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These monthly events, presented by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts and the New Jersey Theatre Alliance, are peer-to-peer learning opportunities covering a wide range of arts accessibility topics.
As our relationship progressed, Emily landed a job at a marketing firm in the city. She was excited to start her new career, and I was proud of her for taking the leap. At first, everything seemed great. She would come home from work every day, eager to share stories about her colleagues and the projects she was working on.
The coworker, whose name was Alex, was a tall, muscular man with a charming smile. He seemed to be enjoying himself, and Emily was clearly smitten. I watched in horror as they shared a kiss, and my heart sank. Until my Busty Girlfriend Was Seduced by Her Cl...
However, as time went on, I started to notice a change in Emily’s behavior. She would receive mysterious texts and emails, which she would quickly delete or hide from me. She would also stay late at work, claiming that she had to finish projects or attend meetings. I tried to brush it off as paranoia, but deep down, I knew something was off. As our relationship progressed, Emily landed a job
But the damage was done. I couldn’t shake off the feeling that Emily had betrayed me. I realized that I had been blind to the warning signs, and I had ignored my intuition. I ended the relationship, and it was one of the hardest things I had ever done. She would come home from work every day,
I confronted Emily, and she broke down in tears. She told me that Alex had been flirting with her for months, and she had finally given in to his advances. She claimed that it was a mistake, that she still loved me, and that she wanted to work things out.
One evening, I decided to surprise Emily at her office. I arrived early, expecting to take her out for dinner, but what I saw shook me to my core. Emily was sitting on her coworker’s lap, laughing and flirting with him. I felt like I had been punched in the gut.
Looking back, I realize that Emily’s infidelity was a symptom of a larger issue. She had been feeling unfulfilled and restless in her job, and she had let her emotions get the better of her. I had also been neglecting our relationship, taking Emily for granted and not making enough time for her.
