State of the Arts celebrated 25 years on the air in 2007 with a series of 30 second spots, one for each season.

		Carousel Animals State of the Arts went on the air in April 1982. That first season, one of our most popular stories featured a collection of carousel animals.
		Gordon Parks Gordon Parks was a legendary photographer, filmmaker, and writer, and one of many now deceased artists featured on State of the Arts over the years.
		Harvey Littleton Harvey Littleton is considered the “father” of the studio glass movement in America. Here, he talks about art, science, and politics.
		Mark Morris In 1985, choreographer Mark Morris was young, thin, and about to explode on the international scene. It’s just one of the times State of the Arts was there before fame struck.
		The Colored Museum In 1987, “The Colored Museum” was the edgy new hit on Broadway, where it moved after premiering at New Brunswick’s Crossroads Theatre. State of the Arts spoke with playwright George C. Wolfe, whose career has since been stellar.
		Michael Graves In 1988, the topic of design was hot, and Michael Graves was even hotter. State of the Arts talks to Graves about his iconic teapot.
		AIDS Art In 1989, the first artistic responses to the devastation of AIDS were just emerging. State of the Arts produced a special report that included artist Jenny Holzer.
		Gloria Choreographer Peter Anastos was the artistic director of the Garden State Ballet in 1990. Before he relocated to Hollywood, he collaborated with State of the Arts on this dance for television, inspired by the paintings of Botticelli.
		20th Century Dinosaurs Jim Gary was an easy-going sculptor who made outsize dinosaurs out of old cars. State of the Arts visited the popular artist in his own personal junkyard.
		Period Instruments The sound of Bach as played on instruments from Bach’s time – the original music movement was in full swing in 1991, when State of the Arts did a story about period instruments and the people who play and make them.
		Loew’s Jersey Theatre In the 1920s and ‘30s, movie palaces made glamour available to the masses. Loew’s Jersey Theatre in Jersey City is one of the few left, and in 1992 State of the Arts did a story about the people who saved it from the wrecking ball.
		Cassandra Wilson Cassandra Wilson’s personal take on jazz, rock, and blues has made her a star. In a visit to the State of the Arts set, she sings Van Morrison’s “Tupelo Honey”.
		Marian McPartland The host of “Piano Jazz,” Marian McPartland, wrote and performed the State of the Arts theme music used from 1994-1999. Here, she improvises on that theme.
		Athol Fugard In 1995, South African apartheid had just come to an end. Playwright Athol Fugard documented the changing times in a new play with a hopeful spirit.
		Joe Morello Possibly the most famous jazz drum solo of all time is from David Brubeck’s “Take 5.” The original drummer, Joe Morello, plays it for State of the Arts.
		Follies The Paper Mill Playhouse revival of Stephen Sondheim’s cult musical, “Follies,” was a long-awaited spectacular. State of the Arts talks to one of the stars, Ann Miller.
		Rutgers Happenings In the late 1950s, artists Allan Kaprow, George Segal, and Lucas Samaras were involved in an experimental art scene at Rutgers, the site of the first “happenings”.
		Maurice Chestnut The New Jersey Tap Ensemble is dedicated to the art of the hoofer. Now a star, one of the Tap Ensemble’s students (then still a teenager) shows State of the Arts his stuff.
		Adolph Konrad He died in 2003, but Adolph Konrad’s paintings still speak to the experience of coming to New Jersey as an immigrant, and finding a home in its cities and towns.
		Pipe Organ New Brunswick’s Christ Church was one of the first in the colonies to have its own pipe organ. In 2001, a new organ – in the old style – was installed.
		Billy Collins Billy Collins was U.S. Poet Laureate in 2002. State of the Arts spoke to him about one of his programs, “Poetry 180,” designed to get more poetry into high schools – through the public announce system.
		Chakaia Booker She makes art out of rubber, and she wears it too. Chakaia Booker has taken recycling into the art gallery.
		Museum by eBay Ulysses G. Dietz, curator of decorative arts at the Newark Museum, showed State of the Arts how even museums had started shopping for good deals on eBay by 2005.
		PLOrk The Princeton University Laptop Orchestra was making history when State of the Arts caught a performance in 2006, featuring works composed for laptops played in a concert setting.
		Kitty Lunn & the Roxey Ballet In 2006, the Roxey Ballet collaborated with pioneer wheelchair dancer Kitty Lunn in an “integrated” performance – meaning a work choreographed for able-bodied and disabled dancers to appear in together.