
Artworks focuses on local and regional artists working in a remarkable range of genres: dance, performance, literary arts, visual arts, vocals, music, film & video and inter-disciplinary works not easy to define. Originality is the key. We explore the creative process with a variety of evolving and hybrid show formats.
Season 9
Preview: The Art of Comedy
The Art of Comedy
Episode 9008
Air Date: Friday, June 9, 2023 at 7:30pm on MPT
Artworks pulls back the curtain on the art of comedy and reveals how comedians write and craft their jokes, test material on new audiences, and adapt to ever-changing social mores.
Preview: The Art of Curation - Execution
The Art of Curation - Execution
Episode 9007
Air Date: Friday, June 2, 2023 at 7:30pm on MPT
Artworks explores the Baltimore Museum of Art’s exhibit The Culture: Hip Hop and Contemporary Art, a celebration of hip hop’s influence on music, fashion, technology, and visual and performing arts.
Preview: The Art of Curation - Conception
Preview: The Art of Theater
The Art of Theater
Episode 9005
Air Date: Friday, May 19, 2023 at 7:30pm on MPT
Artworks explores the inner-workings of two regional theaters: Baltimore’s Everyman Theatre and Washington, DC’s Mosaic Theater. We’ll go behind-the-scenes and discover how theatre has emerged from the Covid-19 pandemic with vibrant, newfound energy.
Preview: Artworks - Christmas with Choral Arts
Preview: 2022 Baker Artist Awards Special
2022 Baker Artist Awards
Episode 9003
Air Date: Friday, December 9, 2022 at 7:30pm on MPT
Maryland Public Television has produced and broadcast the annual Baker Artist Awards special for more than ten years. The format of the show, which profiles each year’s remarkable awardees, has evolved over the years in response to changes in the award structure.