Real Art Ways presents a solo exhibition of recent work by 2021 Real Art Award recipient Kate Bae. Bae’s painting installation explores societal barriers and personal relationships, touching on themes of hope, inclusion, uncertainty, and love. Her latest project, A Rite of Passage, started with the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns, during which time Bae experienced physical […]
“An epic documentary about Nan Goldin and her activism against the Sackler family.” – The Guardian “Ferociously powerful. A reminder of what can be achieved by those who take pain and turn it into truth.” – Financial Times “Profound and incendiary. Goldin is an inspiring artist of activism.” – Variety “Sublime. An intimate look at grassroots political action […]
An experience of music imagined and created in real time. A journey with preconditions through waves of sonic discovery. Check out the entire series here. Angelica Sanchez – Piano “In her piano playing as well as her compositions, Angelica Sanchez seeks out the lyrical heartbeat within any avant-garde storm…” – The New York Times […]
Real Art Ways presents a solo exhibition by Rashmi Talpade. Curated by David Borawski. A gallery talk will be held Friday, March 3rd, 6:00 PM. In Every Little Thing, Rashmi uses photo collage to explore environmental challenges faced by our planet. Her recent series, Modern Archaeology, depicts industrial relics and abandoned factories as they are […]
Real Art Ways presents a video project by interdisciplinary artist Danny Giles. Curated by David Borawski. In Danny Giles’ recent video, Game (2019), the artist reframes an activity of daily life. On a dark city corner lit by street lamps on Chicago’s West Side, blurry figures engage in a risky game. Through grainy, slowed down […]
A monthly gathering of people young and old, city, suburb and country, black, white, brown, gay, straight, trans, polkadotted and spotted. Everybody is welcoming, conversations abound, people connect. Come with friends, come by yourself, hangout. Creative Cocktail Hour is a great way to meet new people! This month, featuring: Live music by Mames Babegenush A Danish […]
Real Art Ways presents a solo exhibition by interdisciplinary artist Lani Asunción. Curated by David Borawski. Duty-Free Paradise (2020-2022) is a multimedia exhibition and live performance series that plays on the tensions of lived and imagined island life focusing on Hawai’i. Through the lens of ecotourism, around which the islands’ economy heavily revolves, this work […]
Real Art Ways presents a solo exhibition of recent work by 2021 Real Art Award recipient Heather Heckel. “Due to a complication at birth, my eyes do not work together and I have constant double vision. I see a hyper clear image with my dominant eye, and with my weaker eye I see an overlapping […]
Real Art Ways presents a group exhibition of work from the 5th cohort of Hartford Art School’s Nomad MFA program. The 8 international artists work in differing media and processes, ranging from sculpture and video to drawing, painting, and performance. Curated by artists and educators Mary Mattingly and Neil Daigle Orians, the exhibition runs concurrently […]
“Jim Broadbent could play a vicious despot and still make you wish he was your uncle.” – Time Out “The story is charming, the performances are exceptional.” – Wall Street Journal “One of Michell’s enduring themes was exasperation—an unglamorous emotion, familiar to us all but, unlike rage, seldom given its cinematic due. Hence, perhaps, his interest […]
Live music, four art exhibitions, DJ. Let’s get groovy, baby. Come as you are. A monthly gathering of people young and old, city, suburb and country, black, white, brown, gay, straight, trans, polkadotted and spotted. Everybody is welcoming, conversations abound, people connect. Come with friends, come by yourself, hangout. Creative Cocktail Hour is a great way to […]
Tuesday, May 17, 6:30 PM. Free admission, no RSVP required. You’re invited to a conversation between artist Merik Goma and Moriah Peoples of The Amistad Center, hosted by Visual Arts Manager Cody Boyce. Goma will discuss his work and process behind Your Absence Is My Monument, a moving exhibition that speaks to the isolation and pain experienced […]
Register HERE for this free online event! Riverwood Poetry welcomes the 2021 Connecticut Poetry Book Award Winner, Ben Grossberg, and Finalists, Danielle Vogel, Jason Labbe, and Gray Jacobik. The poets will read selections from their books on varying themes. Registration is required. All are welcome! In lieu of an open mic, time following the reading will be […]
💃🧚🏽♂️🎨Creative Cocktail Hour Thu April 21, 6pm ✌️🥂 Express yourself, experience community. Live music, four art exhibitions, DJ. Come as you are. A monthly gathering of people young and old, city, suburb and country, black, white, brown, gay, straight, trans, polkadotted and spotted. Everybody is welcoming, conversations abound, people connect. Come with friends, come by yourself, hangout. Creative Cocktail Hour […]
“Extraordinary. An engrossing and exalting experience.” – The Guardian “An exquisitely observed drama of gently momentous connection.” – NY Times “Superb.” – NY Times “Exquisite.” Los Angeles Times “A masterpiece.” – Rolling Stone Oscar nominated: International Feature Film. Synopsis: Two years after his wife’s unexpected death, Yusuke Kafuku (Hidetoshi Nishijima), a renowned stage actor and […]
“Flee expands the definition of documentary” – The Hollywood Reporter “This is a Special Film” – Deadline “Impossible to forget” – The Guardian “Remarkable” – Time Out “Incredibly Intimate” – Variety “Jaw-dropping” – Time Out “Stunning” – The Wrap “Truly Unique” – Thrillist 3 Oscar Nominations: Best Documentary, Best Animated Feature, Best International Film Synopsis: […]
Real Art Ways presents a solo exhibition of recent work by 2021 Real Art Award recipient Merik Goma. In Your Absence Is My Monument, photographer Merik Goma explores loss through implied narrative and surreal atmosphere. Of the work on view, the artist shares: “After the loss of a close friend and then my grandmother, I […]
Attention Parents: The film distributor tells us that Robin Robin, the first animated short, is good for children. The second animated short, Boxballet, less so. The last three are definitely not for kids. Individual film trailers can be viewed HERE. Robin Robin, UK, directors: Daniel Ojari, Michael Please Robin Robin is the tale of a small […]
Real Art Ways presents a solo exhibition of recent work by 2021 Real Art Award recipient Elizabeth Flood. Through her ongoing practice of painting outdoors in the elements, Flood surveys complex layers of extraction, violence, and expression within the American landscape. The artworks in the exhibition were made at Civil War battlefields in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania […]
Real Art Ways presents a two-person show of work by artists Peter Waite and Ken Morgan. After four decades of friendship, Waite and Morgan are exhibiting together for the first time. Morgan shares a poetry series completed during quarantine, as well as abstract works from 2020–2021. Waite presents his School Studies series produced from 2018–2021. […]
