Real Art Ways

Real Art Ways Real Art Ways is a nonprofit multidisciplinary arts space and theater championing contemporary artists and their work.
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We facilitate the creation of new work and foster creativity, connection, and community with audiences from all walks of life. Real Art Ways has been around for 47 years, with a record of linking artists, innovation and community.

We are so honored to be one of the exclusive stops on a national tour for this newly released documentary - Borderland I...
09/09/2024

We are so honored to be one of the exclusive stops on a national tour for this newly released documentary - Borderland I The Line Within.

This Thursday, September 12, 6:30 PM - we are partnering with Colectivo de Defensa de Hartford / Hartford Deportation Defense to present a sneak preview screening, followed by a Q&A with Director Pamela Yates and Producer Paco de Onís, who are in Hartford for one night only.

Tickets are on sale now: https://www.realartways.org/event/borderland-the-line-within/

We recommend getting your tickets in advance to secure a spot for this special event!

UPDATE as of Friday, Sept 6, 5:00 pm: We have sold out. --Tickets are selling fast, and we have limited seating left for...
09/05/2024

UPDATE as of Friday, Sept 6, 5:00 pm: We have sold out.

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Tickets are selling fast, and we have limited seating left for tomorrow night's 6pm screening.

Experience collective catharsis in our cinema and join the panel conversation after the credits roll. We recommend getting advance tickets so you can be part of this special event. We may have a surprise for those who make it out in person tomorrow.

Tickets to the event: https://realartways.easy-ware-ticketing.com/generaladmission/QW3oYABJdNUHPRDBP2jWBw

More info: https://www.realartways.org/event/didi/

See you at the movies!

If you weren't able to see "No Bodies" when it was in our gallery, look no further - it will be opening at Hudson River ...
09/05/2024

If you weren't able to see "No Bodies" when it was in our gallery, look no further - it will be opening at Hudson River Museum on Friday, September 20. Wrangle a few friends and make a day trip out of it!

Updated date for the first Improvisations NOW performance of the season - it's now kicking off on Sunday, September 22, ...
09/05/2024

Updated date for the first Improvisations NOW performance of the season - it's now kicking off on Sunday, September 22, at 2:30 pm instead of the 15th.

Update your calendars, and hope to see you on 9/22!

Excellent films and events in Hartford this month!
09/05/2024

Excellent films and events in Hartford this month!

FILM ARTS EVENTS CALENDAR EDUCATION Cinema - 4 remarkable films! Held over through Thursday, September 12 DÍDI (弟弟) In 2008, during the last month of summer, before high school begins, an impressionab

Dìdi arrives; Border Doc & Talk, Riverwood Poetry & Improvisations Now kick-off; and, of course, more films, art, and mu...
08/29/2024

Dìdi arrives; Border Doc & Talk, Riverwood Poetry & Improvisations Now kick-off; and, of course, more films, art, and music for you to experience in Hartford!

FILM ARTS EVENTS CALENDAR EDUCATION Cinema Opens Friday, August 30 DÍDI (弟弟) "A movie that understands the 2000s-internet generation...Dìdi is a crowd-pleasing portrait of adolescent angst set in the

Riverwood Poetry Series, Inc. kicks off a new season on Wednesday, September 11, 7 pm in our gallery at 56 Arbor. Tag so...
08/28/2024

Riverwood Poetry Series, Inc. kicks off a new season on Wednesday, September 11, 7 pm in our gallery at 56 Arbor. Tag some friends, bring a page, and come early to sign up for the open mic portion of the night!

For more info, visit:
https://www.realartways.org/raw-events/riverwood-poetry-series/

Check out Riverwood Poetry Series' Fall Line-up-- it's going to be a great season!

What's happening at RAW?
08/21/2024

What's happening at RAW?

FILM ARTS EVENTS CALENDAR EDUCATION This week, join us on a tour to learn about our Member Challenge, expansion, and future: Wednesday, August 21 at 5:30 p.m. Friday, August 23 at 3:00 p.m. When you

Calling all CT artists: CT Office of the Arts (COA) is now accepting applications for an Artist Fellowship Program.The A...
08/20/2024

Calling all CT artists: CT Office of the Arts (COA) is now accepting applications for an Artist Fellowship Program.

The Artist Fellowship program provides recognition and funding support for Connecticut artists to pursue new work and advance their artistic careers.

All artistic disciplines are eligible!

Connecticut artists must be the primary creators of original works of art. Some eligibility restrictions apply. We'd recommend reviewing program details before applying.

Grants are awarded in three designations and grant amounts:

Artistic Excellence grants: $5,000
Artist Fellowship grants: $3,000
Emerging Recognition grants: $1,000

Deadline: on or before September 20, 2024

For questions, contact the COA program manager: [email protected]

Good luck!

https://portal.ct.gov/decdartsportal/knowledge-base/articles/grants/artist-fellowship/artist-fellowship-overview?language=en_US

08/20/2024
David Rivera y La Bámbula is happening TONIGHT! Give yourself time to check out the opening reception for Sophia-Yemisi ...
08/15/2024

David Rivera y La Bámbula is happening TONIGHT! Give yourself time to check out the opening reception for Sophia-Yemisi Adeyemo's solo exhibition, Park Art's end of summer youth exhibition, art-making stations throughout our gallery, tapas from Mama Nena Food Truck, and most importantly, to see and reconnect with each other!

Here's a performance to hold you over until tonight's show -

You're invited to see David Rivera y La Bámbula (coming all the way from Puerto Rico) perform live this Thursday, Augus...
08/14/2024

You're invited to see David Rivera y La Bámbula (coming all the way from Puerto Rico) perform live this Thursday, August 15, at CCH. Music begins at 7:30pm! 56 Arbor Street in Hartford. Free admission. Expect to dance!

Check out their performance on Sesiones Desde La Loma and get hyped for Thursday's show...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DlOkbEJSk8

It won't be the same without YOU!











Real Art Ways is an independent cinema and alternative multidisciplinary arts organization in Hartford, CT that presents and supports contemporary artists and independent film.

“If you have that beauty in the area, it's gonna change your mood and mind and thinking.” - Joumana, the mother of Park ...
08/14/2024

“If you have that beauty in the area, it's gonna change your mood and mind and thinking.” - Joumana, the mother of Park Art student Malak.

We want to thank journalist Sujata Srinivasan from Connecticut Public for reporting on this story about "No Guns, All Play," the new public art project we commissioned from Steed Taylor and for raising awareness about gun violence as a U.S. public health crisis.

Here is the article to read the full story:







The installation comes as the U.S. surgeon general recently declared gun violence a public health crisis driven by the high number of shootings across America.

Meow you're talking. Thanks for the shout-out, CT Insider! See you for 1pm screenings this weekend through Thursday, Aug...
08/09/2024

Meow you're talking. Thanks for the shout-out, CT Insider!

See you for 1pm screenings this weekend through Thursday, August 15! 10% of ticket sales will go to Animal Friends of Connecticut this year!

For 73 minutes, patrons of Real Art Ways can enjoy videos of cats playing or otherwise acting adorable during the CatVideoFest, which kicks off on Aug. 9.

Eccentric programs just for you...
08/07/2024

Eccentric programs just for you...

FILM ARTS EVENTS CALENDAR EDUCATION Visual Arts Common Property: Sun-Washed Waste of the West Solo Exhibition by Sophia-Yemisi Adeyemo Thursday, August 15 - Monday, September 23 Opening Reception Thu

If next weekend's Cat Video Fest isn't your bag, come for the beavers. Actually, HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS!Starting today, Fri...
08/02/2024

If next weekend's Cat Video Fest isn't your bag, come for the beavers. Actually, HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS!

Starting today, Friday, August 2, the cult comedy hit is coming to town and will be playing in our cinema at 2:50 PM.

In this 19th century, supernatural winter epic, a drunken applejack salesman must go from zero to hero by defeating hundreds of beavers and becoming the greatest fur trapper in history.

If you only see one madcap, slapstick, deliriously fun, gleefully epic silent film about beavers aiming for world domination, make it this one. It's gonna be gnawsome.

*For those coming in beaver costume (only for the Saturday, August 3, 2:50pm screening), expect a free popcorn.*

For tickets - https://www.realartways.org/event/hundreds-of-beavers/




We're looking forward to seeing you at our artist talk with Jeff Ostergren and Sarah Fritchey - starts tonight at 6. Com...
08/01/2024

We're looking forward to seeing you at our artist talk with Jeff Ostergren and Sarah Fritchey - starts tonight at 6. Come a little early to get your complimentary cocktail / mocktail and find a cozy spot!

CAT PEOPLE UNITE! CatVideoFest is back for another year. Starting Friday, August 9, (through Thursday, August 15) we wil...
07/31/2024

CAT PEOPLE UNITE! CatVideoFest is back for another year. Starting Friday, August 9, (through Thursday, August 15) we will be screening a curation of cat videos as part of the annual festival celebrating our mischievous feline friends.

What better way to come together for a united cause than to watch silly cat videos that make you laugh AND feel good knowing that 10% of ticket sales will go towards a donation to Animal Friends of Connecticut

Whether you're coming solo, have got kiddos in tow, watching this with besties, or wrangling the local cat lady collective - you'll be welcome here.

(Last image from “Postcard: Votes for Women cat. [Circa 1908],” Ann Lewis Women's Suffrage Collection, accessed July 31, 2024, https://lewissuffragecollection.omeka.net/items/show/2132.)

For showtimes and tickets: https://www.realartways.org/event/catvideofest-2024/

Screening for a limited time only.




07/28/2024

Host Paco Winebox and our guest, director and writer of MIDAS TJ Noel-Sullivan talk nepo babies and making films in Hartford in our first (and maybe last) episode of Between Two Real Ones. But, first, we feast!

Screening it’s final week, 3 PM today through Thursday, August 1.

Get your tickets here: https://www.realartways.org/event/midas/

Special thanks to The Hartford Film Company interns Shelby and Eitan for lending their talents to the making of this episode!





Next Thursday, August 1, 6pm - You’re invited to High Society: A Conversation about Art and Pharma with artist Jeff Oste...
07/25/2024

Next Thursday, August 1, 6pm -

You’re invited to High Society: A Conversation about Art and Pharma with artist Jeff Ostergren, who will discuss his current exhibition with inimitable independent writer and curator Sarah Fritchey. Please join us for a conversation exploring the intertwined history of paint and pharmaceuticals - how it began, where we are today, and how pharmaceutical advertising aims to keep some of us down while getting others high.

Guests of the artist talk will be offered a custom cocktail inspired by Ostergren's exhibition, made with all-natural, botanically infused liqueurs with medicinal properties from our neighbors at Hartford Flavor Company. Must be 21 or over to be served; while supplies last.

See you Thursday!

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07/24/2024

If you're wondering what's happening at Real Art Ways, sign up for our weekly newsletter!

FILM ARTS EVENTS CALENDAR EDUCATION Visual Arts Thursday, August 1, 6PM Free Admission You’re invited to High Society: A Conversation about Art and Pharma with artist Jeff Ostergren, who will discuss

"Chronicles of a Wandering Saint" (in Spanish with English subtitles) playing through Thursday, July 25
07/21/2024

"Chronicles of a Wandering Saint" (in Spanish with English subtitles) playing through Thursday, July 25

FILM ARTS EVENTS CALENDAR EDUCATION CINEMA Dear Barbara, We thought you'd like to know about this Argentinian movie, now playing in our cinema, screening daily at 3:15 pm though Thursday, July 25! Chr

07/18/2024

CCH...6pm..."We're still doin' it."

We couldn't be more proud of our Eye on Video alum and Hartford's finest, TJ Noel-Sullivan!
07/12/2024

We couldn't be more proud of our Eye on Video alum and Hartford's finest, TJ Noel-Sullivan!

TJ Noel-Sullivan, a Hartford native, chats on Where We Live about his latest feature and why he's bringing filmmaking to the capital.

Check out this week's enews! Stay up to date with everything that's happening at Real Art Ways - https://www.realartways...
07/12/2024

Check out this week's enews!
Stay up to date with everything that's happening at Real Art Ways - https://www.realartways.org/enews/

FILM ARTS EVENTS CALENDAR EDUCATION Cinema Opens Friday, July 12 Ghostlight "This is a beautifully life-affirming fable about the power of art to heal, but really, it’s the people making the art that

Thanks for the shoutout Cafeteria Media!
07/03/2024

Thanks for the shoutout Cafeteria Media!

The new heist movie is set and filmed in the Insurance Capital.

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Contemporary Art. Independent Film. Innovative Music.

Real Art Ways is one of the leading contemporary arts organizations in the United States, with a record of linking artists, innovation and community. Programs include visual arts, with exhibitions, public art projects, and artist presentations; cinema, with independent and international films 7 nights a week; music; performance; literary events; community and educational programming.

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