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A Community Gathering & Concert Celebrating Zaccai and Luques Curtis at Real Art Ways in Hartford
Real Art Ways 56 Arbor Street, HartfordSaturday, March 15, at 7 pm – Real Art Ways, in partnership with the Greater Hartford Arts Council, Hartford Jazz Society, Greater Hartford Festival of Jazz, Artists Collective, WWUH, Jackie McLean Institute at The Hartt School, and Hartford Public Library, presents a concert and community celebration featuring the Curtis Brothers & Friends! On February 2, […]
Improvisations Now Series: DoYean Kim-gayageum; Dan O’Brien-tenor, soprano, alto, baritone saxophone, clarinet, flute; Brad Barret-bass; Joe Morris-percussion, electronics at Real Art Ways in Hartford
Real Art Ways 56 Arbor Street, HartfordDoYeon Kim-gayageum DoYeon Kim is a traditionally trained Korean artist who plays the gayageum, a traditional Korean string instrument, and has developed a uniquely broad approach to music, incorporating Korean music, jazz, and improvisation, among other influences. Notably, she introduced the gayageum into the improvisational music scene worldwide. Her recent collaborative projects have broadened to […]
Improvisations Now Series: William Parker-bass, flutes, n’goni, zintir; Taylor Ho Bynum-cornet, flugelhorn; Jerome Deupree-drums, percussion; Joe Morris-guitar, banjouke, bass at Real Art Ways in Hartford
Real Art Ways 56 Arbor Street, HartfordWilliam Parker-bass, flutes, n’goni, zintir William Parker is a composer, bassist, multi-instrumentalist, author, and educator who has recorded over 40 albums as a leader that feature a range of concepts and ensembles from solo bass, quartets, sextets, large ensembles such as the Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra, as well as special projects such as The […]
The Hartford Film Showcase Day at Real Art Ways
Real Art Ways 56 Arbor Street, HartfordFree The Hartford Film Company, in partnership with Real Art Ways, presents The Hartford Film Showcase, an all-day event highlighting Hartford's filmmaking talent. Watch short films, narratives, and documentary films made in Hartford or by Hartford filmmakers in our cinema. Participate in panel Q&As to learn how these films were made and get to know some […]
Community Film Screenings In Honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day at Real Art Ways
Real Art Ways 56 Arbor Street, HartfordIn honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, you are invited to experience a day of curated film programming and community building. This event is free to the public! Come for one film or stay all day. Feel free to drop in at any time! 11 AM MIGHTY TIMES: THE LEGACY OF ROSA PARKS (40 […]
Improvisations Now Series: Jacqueline Kerrod-Harp & Joe Morris-Guitar at Real Art Ways in Hartford
Real Art Ways 56 Arbor Street, HartfordDescribed as ‘exceptionally virtuosic and sensitive,’ South African harpist Jacqueline Kerrod is perfectly at home across multiple genres and performs throughout the United States and Europe. Most recently, she has been touring internationally with composer and multi-reedist Anthony Braxton, both in duo and as part of his ZIM music ensemble. She was a founding member […]
John Guzman: Solo Exhibition at Real Artways
Real Art Ways 56 Arbor Street, HartfordOct 17 - Dec 17 OPEN 7 days: 2-9 PM John Guzman’s drawings and paintings are a byproduct of experiences and reflections of the artist’s environment, growing up in San Antonio’s Southside. While growing up, John witnessed the psychological and physical deterioration of his peers suffering from various forms of self destructive behaviors. In those […]
Sophia-Yemisi Adeyemo: Common Property: Sun Washed Waste of The West at Real Artways
Real Art Ways 56 Arbor Street, HartfordAug 15 - Nov 18, 2024 Hours: Sunday-Saturday 2 – 9PM Sophia-Yemisi Adeyemo (b. 1999 in Burlingame, CA) is an interdisciplinary artist creating liberatory visions. Both historical liberation struggles and current resistance movements are central to how Adeyemo constructs the scenes in her work. At the intersection of assemblage, painting, and sculpture, Adeyemo pulls from the […]
Eno Art House Film: Today Only at Real Art Ways
Real Art Ways 56 Arbor Street, HartfordAs the only theater in Connecticut to participate in a nationwide screening of ENO in partnership with Art House Convergence, we will present two versions of this groundbreaking documentary about music pioneer and visionary artist Brian Eno. This event is an innovative collaboration between the filmmaker (Gary Huswit) and an art house theater coalition that allows indie theaters to utilize […]
Film: FAR OUT: LIFE ON & AFTER THE COMMUNE at Real Art Ways
Real Art Ways 56 Arbor Street, HartfordNovember 22-27, 2024 In 1968, a group of political radicals left New York City for the country and became organic farmers, founding two communes in Guilford, VT, and Montague, MA. This is the story of how the commune became a community. This documentary captures communal life in the 70s and traces fifty years in the lives of […]
Citizen Brain at Real Art Ways
Real Art Ways 56 Arbor Street, HartfordAt the Global Brain Health Institute, based at UCSF, Josh Kornbluth immersed himself in studying brain disease and wondered if our society was suffering from political dementia. The discovery of the “empathy circuit” in the brain might be the cure. Can a neurotic storyteller who flunked every science class spark a science-based revolution of empathy? Citizen Brain is […]
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari with the Anvil Orchestra at Real Art Ways
Real Art Ways 56 Arbor Street, HartfordWe will host a special screening of this film with a score performed live by The Anvil Orchestra on Sunday, September 29, in the cinema. Starts at 2:30 PM. Learn more about The Anvil Orchestra: https://theanvilorchestra.com/ — “The most complete essay in the décor of delirium is one of the most famous films of all time, and it […]