After Progress
Adam Viens at Real Art Ways

Real Art Ways presents After Progress, a solo exhibition by Adam Viens  Viens is a mixed-media artist whose work delves into concepts of time, perception, memory, and philosophy. As a physical representation of intellectual and emotional processes, Viens’ work presents a combination of frantic, improvisational technique and slow, interpretive contemplation.  The result is admittedly abstract however, frequently edging in and out of vague spatial representation.  After Progress is predicated on personal interpretation, explains Viens, “The work is not didactic, it is…

Real Art Ways presents thick, hazy, cleer, blew, a solo exhibition by Shona Macdonald.  thick, hazy, cleer, blew explores the effects of weather as ephemeral, mundane records of our daily lives. In addition to weather and forecasts, these three bodies of work explore the atmosphere and atmospheric perspective. ‘The Vapors so Whiten’ series pulls imagery out of layers of dusty pigment applied to toned paper. Small in scale, these works depict either cars driving in and out of visibility on roads…

Real Art Ways presents It’s Going to Rain, a solo exhibition by Real Art Award winner Tielin Ding Before a storm comes,  swirling vortices of air,  bring leaves floating and in motion.  Brooms, fans, umbrellas；  gathering, murmuring；  It’s a party with flickering lights.  Yes, it‘s going to rain.    It’s Going to Rain is a multimedia exhibition that reflects on the relationships between objects, environments, and their shared states of uncertainty. John Cage asked, “When a truck passes by a music…

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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. The Riverwood Poetry Series at Real Art Ways will host Ciaran Berry and Luisa Caycedo-Kimura on Wednesday, October 8, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. There will be an open mic this month for the first ten…

    Your ticket to this film screening and Q&A includes a blind slice tasting from three beloved pizza institutions in the region (Sally’s Apizza, Zephyr’s Street Pizza, and Joey’s Pizza Pie) and a live demo & tasting from Hartford’s very own – Hartford Pizza Garden! We will collect a vote on your favorite slice and announce the people’s choice immediately after the screening. Program: 6:30-7:00 pm: Demo, Tastings & Vote 7:00 pm: Screening of Pizza, A Love Story 8:30…

“There’s never been a movie more vital this year than The Librarians. If you prize literature, intelligence, independent thought, safe spaces for children, it’s a necessary watch.” – The Film Maven “From its superb opening-credits sequence paying tribute to card catalogs of yore to its sharp selection of vintage clips and intimate reportage, “The Librarians” is as well-crafted as it is profoundly alarming.” – New York Times “Filmmaker Kim A. Snyder’s illuminating documentary offers a rattling look at coordinated efforts to…

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