Since 1993, Art of the States has been expanding audiences for United States-based composers and performers through its international radio music distribution service.

Art of the States began as a production in association with WGBH Radio Boston participating in musical exchange with broadcasters of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU).

For the past 14 years we have collected performances and recordings of a wide range of music from across the United States, focusing on new, unusual, and lesser-known repertoire. We present selected works in monthly program offerings which are organized thematically and accompanied by notes on the music, composers, and performers. These are distributed to radio broadcasters in over 50 countries, who produce programs based on this material in their own language and broadcast style.

Through the medium of radio, Art of the States has provided an international audience of tens of millions of listeners worldwide with a deeper and more diverse view of our country's musical life.

Launched in fall 2002, the Art of the States website offers this service to web listeners in both the United States and abroad. With high-quality audio streams, extensive program notes, and links to related websites of composers, performers, publishers, and record labels, we hope to expand domestic audiences for this music just as our radio service continues to do for international audiences.

Art of the States is the recipient of the ASCAP-Deems Taylor Broadcast Award in radio for 1997 and awards from the Shanghai International Radio Music Festival.