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Visionaries of the Arts | Beyond the Canvas | PBS NewsHour

Chalkboard drawing of child, holding stack of books, looking at staircase representing the path to success with steps labeled in cursive, from bottom to top, "start," "fair," "good," "very good," "excellent" and "success"
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A chalkboard drawing of a child looking at a staircase representing the path to success.

Fri. Apr. 2 at 10:30pm on WKAR-HD 23.1 & STREAMING | Meet some of the greats and explore what it takes to achieve excellence.What does it take to make it to the top? Meet some of the people recognized at the highest levels in their fields. Conductor Michael Tilson Thomas, filmmaker Sir David Attenborough and others reveal what it takes to achieve excellence.

Watch each episode at video.wkar.org during or after the premiere date.

MORE ABOUT 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.

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