State of the Arts has been taking you on location with the most creative people in New Jersey and beyond since 1981. The New York and Mid-Atlantic Emmy Award-winning series features documentary shorts about an extraordinary range of artists and visits New Jersey’s best performance spaces. State of the Arts is on the frontlines of the creative and cultural worlds of New Jersey.
State of the Arts is a cornerstone program of NJ PBS, with episodes co-produced by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts and Stockton University, in cooperation with PCK Media. The series also airs on WNET and ALL ARTS.
On this week's episode... Artist, historian and bestselling author Nell Irvin Painter on her book I Just Keep Talking, a collection of her essays interspersed with her art. Also on this week’s episode, in 1974, high school friends Phil Buehler and Steve Siegel rowed out to explore the ruins of Ellis Island and make a film. With the film’s re-release in the NY Times OpDocs series, Phil and Steve revisit the island after 50 years. And at Two River Theater in Red Bank, the world premiere of The Scarlet Letter, Kate Hamill’s stage adaptation of Hawthorne’s classic tale.
The Council will convene a virtual public meeting on May 19, 2026 at 11:00 AM. This event is free and open to the public. Learn more.
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The Cultural Access Network will be hosting their 2026 Cultural Access Summit on May 28, 2026 at Grounds For Sculpture in Hamilton Township. Join colleagues from across the state for this free day of professional development and celebration.
The New Jersey State Council on the Arts is proud to announce the creation of a best practice guide for serving systems- and justice-impacted youth through high-quality arts learning programs: The Transformative Power of Art: A Guide to Arts Learning for Systems-Impacted Youth in New Jersey.
Read the full Press Release.
The Council’s virtual Arts & Health Roundtables bring together New Jersey artists and organizations actively involved in the arts and health field, as well as those interested in getting involved. Our next roundtable will be held on May 7th at 2:00 PM.
Photo courtesy of Monmouth Museum
Installation is straightforward, simply download the software from the official website, run the installer, and follow the prompts.
When installing the updated build, it is highly recommended to back up your custom user profiles, material libraries, and saved viewport layouts. Run the installer with administrative privileges, and ensure your Rhino license is validated and up to date, as Matrix relies entirely on the host application's stability. The Impact on Modern Jewelry Workflows
Jewelry CAD is only as good as its physical output. This update resolved critical closed-solid slicing bugs. When converting complex NURBS geometry into STL or SLC meshes, Build 7349 generates cleaner, watertight meshes with fewer naked edges, directly translating to fewer failures on resin and wax 3D printers. Advanced Texture and Style Sheets gemvision matrix 90 build 7349 updated
Always activate a subtle ground plane reflection to anchor the jewelry piece, preventing it from looking like it is floating in space.
The Matrix platform has been widely recognized for its specialized toolset, which includes Ring Builder tools, Setting Builders, Pave Tools, comprehensive Gem Libraries, Parametric History capabilities, and Smart Flow functions. With versions available for both Windows and macOS, Matrix is suitable for various professional environments. The Impact on Modern Jewelry Workflows Jewelry CAD
The Complete Guide to Gemvision Matrix 9.0 (Build 7349) Updated Edition
Intel Core i7 / i9 or AMD Ryzen 7 / 9 (High single-core clock speeds are preferred for CAD tasks) Advanced Texture and Style Sheets Always activate a
Build 7349 is primarily a stability update. As operating systems like Windows 10 and 11 evolved, legacy software often required "under-the-hood" tweaks to maintain compatibility with modern drivers and hardware. The updated build typically addresses: System Requirements - MatrixGold - Gemvision
Matrix 9.0 is a specialized jewelry design software built upon the Rhino CAD engine . It was designed to bridge the gap between complex engineering CAD and the organic, artistic needs of fine jewelry designers. Key features that define this version include:
