Beyond The Canvas

BEYOND THE CANVAS features the best arts and culture reporting from PBS NewsHour's CANVAS arts series. Each episode is built around a specific theme using artist profiles and ​NewsHour's first person narrative segments to explore the idea. Hosted by Amna Nawaz.

Thu, Jul 18 4:30 P.M. All About The Music     NH World (11.3)

Making it as a musician takes talent, ambition, grit and a good bit of luck.

Wed, Jul 31 2:00 P.M. Taking The Stage     NH World (11.3)

Ultimate creative bravery is putting your work on the theater stage in front of a live audience.

Wed, Jul 31 2:30 P.M. Happiness     NH World (11.3)

What does it take to be truly happy? For many artists, taking the stage or singing their hearts out is what brings ultimate joy.

Wed, Jul 31 3:00 P.M. Beyond The Canvas     NH World (11.3)

Wed, Jul 31 3:30 P.M. Visionaries of the Arts     NH World (11.3)

What does it take to make it to the top? Meet some of the people recognized at the highest levels in their fields.

Wed, Jul 31 4:00 P.M. Women of Wonder     NH World (11.3)

Honor five trailblazing women in the arts. The legendary Dolly Parton, Julie Andrews and other creative females reveal how the road to success wasn't just one they walked, but one they paved themselves.

Wed, Jul 31 4:30 P.M. Making The Moment     NH World (11.3)

Sit down with Black musicians who bridge story and sound.

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Grantchester | Episode 1
America ReFramed | Como Vivimos (How We Live)
Professor T | Heir to the Throne
D.I. Ray | Rivals
Local, USA | Public Enemies, Private Friends
Pompeii: The New Dig | Episode 3
My Music with Rhiannon Giddens | Episode 6
Antiques Roadshow | I Was There
Nature | Wild Ireland: Kingdom of Stone
After Action | Serving with Pride
Great Performances | Audra McDonald at the London Palladium
Poetry in America | Steps
The Ghost Army | The Ghost Army
Photographic Justice: The Corky Lee Story | Photographic Justice: The Corky Lee Story
MaryLand | Episode 3
Guilt | Episode 2
American Experience | The Riot Report
Art Happens Here with John Lithgow | Art Happens Here with John Lithgow
AfroPoP: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange | Freedom Hill
American Masters | The Incomparable Mr. Buckley (ASL)
Changing Planet | Coral Special
Through Our Eyes | Uprooted
Next at the Kennedy Center | Joshua Redman where are we
Julius Caesar: The Making of a Dictator | Ides of March
The Real Story of Mr Bates vs The Post Office | The Real Story of Mr Bates vs The Post Office
Mr Bates vs The Post Office | Episode 1
Independent Lens | Matter of Mind: My Parkinson's
Finding Your Roots | Viewers Like You
Gershwin Prize | Elton John and Bernie Taupin: Gershwin Prize
Alice & Jack | Episode 1