PBS For The Arts

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#PBSForTheArts is a multiplatform campaign that celebrates the resiliency of the arts in America during the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown and reopening, and features new performing arts content filmed within the constraints of the pandemic.

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    Off the Wall: Los Angeles

    S2021 E17 - 5m 53s

    Public artist Ed Massey sees the landscape of Los Angeles as a canvas for his bright, vibrant designs. The nonprofit, Portraits of Hope, engages local communities through creative therapy programs and civic projects to beautify the city. Participants paint Massey's iconic canvases as seen all over LA, from its beaches to MacArthur Park.

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    Off the Wall: Miami

    S2021 E16 - 4m 7s

    Public art has a long history on the streets of Miami. Chire "VantaBlack" Regans uses her art as a tool to advocate for social justice causes. The large-scale mural, "Say Their Names," memorializes the victims of gun violence in Miami and its impact on the community.

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    Off the Wall: Denver

    S2021 E15 - 5m 58s

    Artist Emanuel Martínez brought the muralist movement to Denver in the 1970s. Today, his and other large-scale works of street art by Chicano artists are among the country's most endangered historic places. The Chicano/a/x Murals of Colorado Project is a grassroots organization calling for the protection and preservation of this vital part of the state's history.

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