WQLN PBS NPR
8425 Peach Street
Erie, PA 16509

Phone
(814) 864-3001

© 2025 PUBLIC BROADCASTING OF NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

Chicago

Season 8 Episode 1 | 55m 16s

How does the city of Chicago inspire the artists who live there? How is the architecture, history, and character of the city interpreted and reflected in the work of Chicago-based artists? Which parts of the city are most moving and motivational? In this episode, artists reveal the ways in which their communities ignite ideas for photographs, sculptures, and drawings, and how those communities are

Aired: 09/15/16
Latest Episodes
An international group of artists explore fundamental questions around what it means to be human.
A group of international artists push everyday materials into the fantastical, absurd and sublime.
Internationally acclaimed artists explore the complex relationships between community and culture.
Artists look to friends, family and strangers to find emotional connection and community.
Contemporary artists use history, science and politics as the raw material for potent art.
Four contemporary artists breathe new life into humanity's artforms, icons and monuments.
Featuring artists Tanya Aguiñiga, Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, Richard Misrach, and Postcommodity
Featuring artists Guan Xiao, Liu Xiaodong, Song Dong, Xu Bing, and Yin Xiuzhen.
Featuring artists John Akomfrah, Phyllida Barlow, Anish Kapoor, and Christian Marclay.
Feat. Creative Growth Art Center, Katy Grannan, Lynn Hershman Leeson, & Stephanie Syjuco.
Extras
Internationally acclaimed artists explore the complex relationships between community and culture.
The Peabody Award-winning documentary series Art in the Twenty-First Century returns for Season 12.
A group of international artists push everyday materials into the fantastical, absurd and sublime.
An international group of artists explore fundamental questions around what it means to be human.
A muralist paints Christine Sun Kim’s work “Time Owes Me Rest Again” at the Queens Museum.
Artist Miranda July performs at a gas station in Los Angeles, California.
Artists look to friends, family and strangers to find emotional connection and community.
Artist Cannupa Hanska Luger talks about his series, “Future Ancestral Technologies.”
Artist Linda Goode Bryant shares the origin story of the art gallery, Just Above Midtown.
Artist Anicka Yi working with a team of experts in her studio and during the installation.
WQLN PBS Passport is a member benefit that provides you with extended access to an on-demand library of quality public television programming!