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For Immediate Release April 20, 2020 For More Information Megan Bent Marketing & Communications Coordinator mbent@realartways.org Real Art Ways & Area Middle School Partner To 3D Print PPE for Medical Professionals Real Art Ways Cinema Coordinator Ian Ally-Seals has initiated a way to help with the Co-Vid 19 crisis. Ally-Seals, who also teaches […]
Real Art Ways presents artwork by Bethani Blake Blake translates a present day world which depicts personal nostalgia, recontextualizing appropriated and personal images. A first generation Black person in an immediate family of white Americans, she grew up surrounded by iconography and other paraphernalia specific to American culture and first-world consumption. Conflicting agency as a […]
This rendering shows a major addition to Real Art Ways in Hartford’s Parkville neighborhood. (DBVW Architects) By KENNETH R. GOSSELIN | kgosselin@courant.com | Hartford Courant PUBLISHED: September 29, 2023HARTFORD — Hartford’s Real Art Ways — the contemporary arts center that has been a fixture in the Parkville neighborhood for three decades — will break ground […]
Real Art Ways presents a Real Wall installation by Karl Goulet. Curated by David Borawski. Goulet works between painting and sculpture to create layered abstract forms that embody concepts of identity and memory. In Goulet’s words, these works “glorify larger bodies – bodies that aren’t typically represented or appreciated in our society.” Using acrylic, latex, […]
Real Art Ways presents damnNation, a collection of mixed media works by artist Traé Brooks and part of the Real Wall series. “I have always had a great fascination with history. Whether through studying the subject in school, or learning about the complexities of my genealogy and familial relationships, I find history to be a […]
Real Art Ways presents to phone a friend, an installation by Connecticut-based artist Maxim Schmidt and part of the Real Wall series. Artist Statement: “to phone a friend is a self-portrait of loneliness and not-belonging. It is a collection of memories I hold dear or hardly remember, trinkets and treasures alongside testaments to unwavering sadness […]
Real Art Ways presents Through the Veil, an installation and performance by Hartford-based artist Lauren Be Dear and part of the Real Wall series. The installation will open on Thursday, July 15 with performances at 7:00 PM and 9:15 PM during the Creative Cocktail Hour. Artist Statement: “Through the Veil is an interactive collage of […]
Real Art Ways is proud to announce the 2023 Real Art Award recipients. Artists Sophia-Yemisi Adeyemo, Tielin Ding, Dylan Hausthor, Sae Jun Kim, Ezra Moth, and Alex Dolores Salerno will each receive a $2,500 award, a solo exhibition, and curatorial support. Recipients were selected from a highly competitive pool of nearly 350 applicants from the […]
Combining found objects and materials with yarn, Angelica Hilliman Cotto creates sculptures that subvert the familiar to create intriguing compositions. Open spaces, spokes and rubber straps create intricate shadows on the wall, acting as an additional layer in her work by creating a greater sense of depth. Artist Statement “The Forever Bound project addresses […]
Using a technicolor palette, Noé Jimenez’ work creates layered connections ranging from pop culture references to pure abstraction. Organic compositions within his small paintings are then mimicked through his clustered installation on the wall. Alongside collage, the physicality of his painting fully exploits the fluid and viscous nature of his materials. Connecticut Art Review […]
Thank you for Getting on Board and Supporting Real Art Ways! On Tuesday, September 26 we celebrated Get On Board, with members of our community to celebrate Real Art Ways and our growth as an organization. Thank you so much for attending and participating in this event. Congratulations again to our Realie Award recipients, four special people […]
“Star-is-born performances from its two young leads.” – IndieWire “Gritty, realistic, triumphant.” – AP (Associated Press) “A rich, complex, heartfelt, and at times painful coming-of-age story.” – The Hollywood Reporter 91% on Rotten Tomatoes Synopsis: At 23, Bill just wants to make something of himself. Whether it’s siphoning gas, delivering goods or breeding Poodles, he is determined to […]
The series takes place in person on the second Wednesday of the month from September 2025 through May 2026. Each night begins with an open mic featuring readers with one poem (one page) and continues with a poetry reading featuring regionally or nationally known poets.Riverwood Poetry Series @ Real Art Ways will host Charles Rafferty, […]
Tickets for this animated film screening include a cereal buffet. Come get your fix of nostalgic favorites…cut fruit and milk will be available. Coffee and tea (for exhausted parents) will be sold separately.This is a family-friendly event – feel free to come in your pajamas. All ages are welcome!—“The lessons of The Wild Robot are […]
The series takes place in person on the second Wednesday of the month from September 2025 through May 2026. Each night begins with an open mic featuring readers with one poem (one page) and continues with a poetry reading featuring regionally or nationally known poets.Riverwood Poetry Series @ Real Art Ways will host Jeffrey Harrison […]
Real Art Ways is proud to partner with Visual AIDS for Day With(out) Art 2025 by presenting Meet Us Where We’re At, a program of six videos that forefront the experiences of drug users and harm reduction practices as they intersect with the ongoing HIV crisis.This is screening for one day only, on Monday, December […]
Come early to check out 4Ever Vintage’s pop-up shop featuring Western wear inspired by the film! 4Ever will be onsite starting at 4pm on Saturday. There will be a short intro and post-film conversation led by Ian Ally-Seals, film programming coordinator and curator for this series. — “We conclude the Filmmaker Spotlight: Ang Lee series […]
We are celebrating Wong Kar Wai’s iconic IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE on its 25th anniversary with a stunning new 4K restoration! In addition to screening the original film, we will screen IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE 2001, an extended 9 minute short film, experienced only by audiences during Wong Kar Wai’s masterclass at Cannes […]
The Real Art Ways building is located in the historic Underwood Typewriter Offices in the Parkville neighborhood of Hartford. The 56 Arbor Street building is a creative hub for artists, designers, photographers, filmmakers, entrepreneurs, nonprofits, and more.RENTAL INQUIRIESRental studios offer open floor plans, high ceilings, wood floors, and large windows for gorgeous natural light. Interested […]
Exhibition Documentation (PDF)Real Art Ways presents Megafauna (these desperate earthly forms), a solo exhibition by Real Art Awardee Ezra Moth. My work teeters on the edge of speculation and functionality, between science fiction and practicality, and it always deals with the intersection of ecology and queer liberation. It is not medium specific and has been presented in […]
