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ALL ARTS: New York's New Cultural TV Channel Launching January 2019

digital · 2026-05-04

WNET, the New York-based television company, will launch ALL ARTS in January 2019, a new channel and streaming platform dedicated to exploring all forms of creative expression in New York. The channel aims to promote local art, engage young artists, and collaborate with cultural institutions. Jörn Weisbrodt, former artistic director of Luminato Festival and Watermill Center, serves as ALL ARTS' artistic director. Programming will cover dance, film, music, visual arts, theater, and design, featuring both established and emerging artists. The advisory board includes Anne Pasternak (Brooklyn Museum), Wendy Whelan (ex-New York City Ballet), Erika Elliott (City Parks Foundation), Karen Brooks Hopkins (Onassis Foundation), and Limor Tomer (Metropolitan Museum of Art).

Key facts

  • ALL ARTS is a new TV channel and streaming platform from WNET.
  • Launch date: January 2019.
  • Based in New York City.
  • Jörn Weisbrodt is artistic director.
  • Weisbrodt previously worked at Luminato Festival, Watermill Center, and Berlin State Opera.
  • Advisory board includes Anne Pasternak, Wendy Whelan, Erika Elliott, Karen Brooks Hopkins, Limor Tomer.
  • Programming covers dance, film, music, visual arts, theater, design.
  • Aims to be a 'cultural institution without walls'.

Entities

Artists

  • Jörn Weisbrodt
  • Anne Pasternak
  • Wendy Whelan
  • Erika Elliott
  • Karen Brooks Hopkins
  • Limor Tomer

Institutions

  • WNET
  • ALL ARTS
  • Brooklyn Museum
  • New York City Ballet
  • City Parks Foundation
  • Onassis Foundation
  • Brooklyn Academy of Music
  • Metropolitan Museum of Art
  • Luminato Festival
  • Watermill Center
  • Berlin State Opera

Locations

  • New York
  • New York City
  • Toronto
  • Berlin

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