WTTW Arts RSS feed for WTTW programming.http://video.wttw.comen-ushttp://video.wttw.comTue, 21 May 2013 21:37:25 -0400Tue, 21 May 2013 21:37:25 -0400http://video.wttw.com/video/2330026333/A new WTTW documentary about the newly minted MacArthur "genius" - innovative young architect Jeanne Gang, best known for Aqua, her stunning 86-story residential tower near the Chicago River. Watch this fascinating documentary now.http://video.wttw.com/video/2330026333/01/28/2013Documentary about MacArthur "genius" - innovative young architect Jeanne Gang.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFine ArtsFine ArtsScience & NatureScience & NatureEnvironmentEnvironmentEpisodehttp://video.wttw.com/video/1493025982/Saxophonist Ernest Dawkins is no stranger to great music, or to the underserved South Side Chicago neighborhood of Englewood. For the last ten years he's brought internationally acclaimed artists together for the Englewood Jazz Festival, celebrating the living legacy of jazz in this South Side community.http://video.wttw.com/video/1493025982/08/23/2012Englewood Jazz Festival celebrates the legacy of jazz in this South Side community.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentMusicMusicPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsEpisodehttp://video.wttw.com/video/1493040564/The excitement of spring isn't just found in nature. It's also the season of art fairs in the Midwest. One fast growing favorite is Art on the Square, which takes place the weekend after Mother's Day in the town of Belleville, twenty minutes east of St. Louis.http://video.wttw.com/video/1493040564/08/23/2012Art on the Square takes place the weekend after Mother's Day in the town of Belleville.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFine ArtsFine ArtsFolk Art & CraftsFolk Art & CraftsCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyCommunityCommunityEpisodehttp://video.wttw.com/video/1493027485/April showers never seem to put a damper on the hundreds of artists who come together in a carnival of creativity for Champaign- Urbana's Boneyard Arts Festival. It's dedicated to the idea that art can be found anywhere and everywhere-- from the University of Illinois campus, to downtown Champaign, downtown Urbana, and beyond.http://video.wttw.com/video/1493027485/08/23/2012Hundreds of artists who come together for Champaign- Urbana's Boneyard Arts Festival.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFine ArtsFine ArtsFolk Art & CraftsFolk Art & CraftsCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyCommunityCommunityEpisodehttp://video.wttw.com/video/1493024091/Every August the hills of Southern Illinois come alive with the sounds of music. The Southern Illinois Music Festival brings world class musicians to communities from Carbondale to Cairo.http://video.wttw.com/video/1493024091/08/23/2012The Southern Illinois Music Festival brings world class musicians to Carbondale.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyCommunityCommunityEpisodehttp://video.wttw.com/video/1424825501/The Central Illinois town of Monmouth had problems with teenage taggers. The Executive Director of the Buchanan Center for the Arts came up with a creative solution, turning a local eyesore into a work of art. Find out how one community learned to love aerosol art.http://video.wttw.com/video/1424825501/08/23/2012Find out how one Central Illinois community, Monmouth, learned to love aerosol art.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFine ArtsFine ArtsCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyEpisodehttp://video.wttw.com/video/1424817073/Marge Nykaza wanted to find a way to help the homeless. She found it through song -- creating a choir that truly gives Chicago's homeless something to sing about. Listen to the inspiring sounds of Harmony, Hope and Healing.http://video.wttw.com/video/1424817073/08/23/2012Marge Nykaza wanted to find a way to help the homeless. She found it through song.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFine ArtsFine ArtsEpisodehttp://video.wttw.com/video/1424825533/Pulitzer Prize-nominated journalist Judith Valente has had a successful career telling other people's stories. But it was poetry that helped her discover and share her own. Find out how poetry profoundly changed her life, both professionally and personally.http://video.wttw.com/video/1424825533/08/23/2012Journalist Judith Valente has had a successful career telling other people's stories.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentLiterature & WritingLiterature & WritingCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyEpisodehttp://video.wttw.com/video/1424828909/Evanston photographer Jane Fulton Alt likes to say her art is about the cycle of life, and her photos of Mexico grace celebrity chef Rick Bayless's Chicago restaurants. In 2005, as a Red Cross volunteer, she accompanied displaced residents back to their homes following Hurricane Katrina, chronicling the experience in photos.http://video.wttw.com/video/1424828909/08/23/2012Jane Fulton Alt likes to say her art is about the cycle of life.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFine ArtsFine ArtsCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyEpisodehttp://video.wttw.com/video/2329931819/Beauty Rises: Four Lives in the Arts is a moving documentary profile of four Illinois artists whose passionate commitment to their craft illustrates how the arts change lives and strengthens communities.http://video.wttw.com/video/2329931819/01/28/2013Beauty Rises is a moving documentary profile of four Illinois artists.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsFine ArtsFine ArtsFolk Art & CraftsFolk Art & CraftsEpisode