35th Anniversary Celebration
Celebrate our past, present, and future with us.
Coinciding with Executive Director Will K. Wilkins’ twentieth year of service, Real Art Ways looks back on 35 years as a key component of Hartford’s cultural scene and an important player in the contemporary art world. Honor all the things you love about Real Art Ways – the films, the exhibitions, concerts, Creative Cocktail Hours, and other events – and let us know us where you want to see Real Art Ways in the future.
Today, Real Art Ways is widely regarded as one of the country's outstanding contemporary art spaces, one that has a special link with its own community. This weekend is your chance to ask questions with us about how contemporary art, alternative spaces, and community dialogues shape our world. It’s your chance to celebrate with the artists, musicians, arts professionals, thinkers, philanthropists, and generally good people who shaped Real Art Ways into what it is today.
The 35th anniversary weekend begins a year of events. We'll post more information on what we have planned ... soon. We're pretty excited.
Schedule of Events
Anniversary Kick-Off Weekend
Thursday, October 21 - Saturday, October 23
Creative Cocktail Hour 6-10 PM
The anniversary events begin with Real Art Ways’ popular monthly Creative Cocktail Hour. With live music, dancing, exhibitions in our galleries, and good company, this Creative Cocktail Hour will be a vibrant event.
Where We Live @ Real Art Ways, LIVE 9 AM
Join us for a live broadcast of an episode of WNPR's Where We Live. Topic TBA (but you can bet it'll tie in nicely to our big weekend).
On Friday night, we will host a dinner and roast of Executive Director Will K. Wilkins in his 20th year of service to Real Art Ways. Don’t miss this opportunity to lance the man Colin McEnroe calls a “control freak” and “the great white shark [...] of social networking.”
Single tickets are $150 | Table for 10 is $1,500
Tickets purchased the day of the roast will be $175
Opening Reception: Saya Woolfalk and Olu Oguibe 6-8 PM
The opening reception will include performances and conversations with the artists.
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Sponsors
It takes a village...
The 35th Anniversary Celebration is sponsored by:
If you or your company are interested in sponsoring any aspect of the 35th Anniversary programming, contact Meghan Maguire Dahn (860-232-1006 x109).
