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"Death of a Salesman" tells the story of Willy Loman, a traveling salesman chasing the American Dream but never quite able to reach it. Now, the classic is back on Broadway in a new production that underscores the play’s enduring relevance. Senior arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown sat down with actors Nathan Lane and Laurie Metcalf for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.

Sting’s music is known around the world. Over the course of his career, he has sold more than 100 million records, first as the frontman, principal songwriter and bassist for The Police, and later as a solo artist. Now, as he continues to tour internationally, he’s also expanding his creative repertoire. Geoff Bennett met up with Sting for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.

The pipe organ is typically associated with formal concert halls, church music and traditional works by Baroque composers like Bach.…

Best-selling author Dave Eggers has a new novel out this week, telling the story of two art-obsessed friends over many decades. There’s much more to the author’s own story as well. Senior arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown reports from San Francisco for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.

The Shockoe Institute in Richmond, Virginia, opened its doors this spring to try to open minds about the enduring impact of enslavement and how to seek solutions to improve civic life now. Amna Nawaz has a look at the effort for our Art in Action series, exploring how art and democracy shape one another, as part of our CANVAS coverage.

There's a new museum in Philadelphia, but its building and mission date back to before this country was founded. Senior…

Imagine a world 400 years in the future, where a young woman is forced into exile after discovering she carries a rare gene linked to extraordinary power and immortality. That's the premise of a new opera opening in Cincinnati. PBS stations CET and ThinkTV take us behind the scenes for a look at the project and the new direction it's taking opera. It's for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.

The music of Hermanos Gutiérrez carries listeners across imagined landscapes, blending Latin, surf rock, folk and cinematic Western sounds into new instrumental journeys. Now the brothers are turning their gaze homeward, drawing on the traditions of their family's roots in Ecuador and Peru. Geoff Bennett sat down with Estevan and Alejandro Gutiérrez for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.

An advisory council packed with Trump allies voted to weaken federal oversight of construction projects affecting historic sites. Critics are concerned that this move will open the floodgates to endangering preservation of historic and cultural places across the country. Jeffrey Brown discussed more with Phillip Kennicott of The Washington Post. It's for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.