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WETA Around Town video segments are broadcast on TV 26 in between programs, nightly prior to the 7:00 pm program, and weeknights prior to Charlie Rose.

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Art

Black Box: Semiconductor

Peter Winant reviews this moving-image exhibition featuring works by Semiconductor - artists Ruth Jarman and Joseph Gerhardt.

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Art

George de Forest Brush: The Indian Paintings

Bill Dunlap and Peter Winant discuss this exhibition featuring a series of American Indian images by painter George de Forest Brush.

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Art

Bodhisattva White Avalokiteshvara

Janis Goodman takes a closer look at this 14th century woodcarving from Nepal which is currently on display at the Freer Gallery of Art.

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Art

Seascapes: Tyron & Sugimoto

Janis Goodman and Bill Dunlap discuss this exhibition featuring works separated by history and medium but linked by a common subject. American landscape painter Dwight Tyron's 22 pastels are juxtaposed with six black and white photographs by Japanese photographer Hiroshi Sugimoto.

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Art

Richard Avedon: Portraits of Power

Janis Goodman and Bill Dunlap discuss this exhibition which features over 200 of Richard Avedon's rarely seen political portraits. Avedon, known for his fashion photography, has photographed various important figures of the American political scene during his five decade career.

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Panelists

Learn about the WETA Around Town panelists who lend their expertise each week on what's hot and what's not in Washington area arts, film, and theater.