Real Art Ways

Real Art Ways
Former namesRAW
Location56 Arbor Street
Hartford Connecticut, U.S.
TypeArt and event space
Genre(s)Art exhibitions, film screenings, music, theater, literary, community events
Opened1975; 49 years ago (1975)
Website
www.realartways.org

Real Art Ways is a non-profit art space established in 1975.[1] Located at 56 Arbor Street in the Parkville neighborhood of Hartford, Connecticut, Real Art Ways exhibits visual art, houses an independent cinema and presents live music, theater, and literary and community events.[2][3][4]

It has shown such artists as Sol LeWitt, Pepon Osorio, Jenny Holzer, Cindy Sherman, Robert Longo, David Salle, Roxy Paine, and Louise Bourgeois. Real Art Ways has also hosted notable performances by John Cage, Philip Glass, Ornette Coleman, Steve Reich, Laurie Anderson, Allen Ginsberg and others.[5] The cinema at Real Art Ways regularly wins Best Art Cinema in the Hartford Advocate's annual Best of Hartford awards.[6]

  1. ^ Dunne, Susan. "Executive Director Of Real Art Ways Announces Expansion Plans". courant.com. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
  2. ^ "real art ways dot org". Realartways.org. Retrieved 2010-12-09.
  3. ^ Atkins, Robert (November 1998). "On Edge: Alternative Spaces Today". Art in America. pp. 57–61. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
  4. ^ Genocchio, Benjamin (2008-12-19). "Collective Strangeness in Hartford". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
  5. ^ "Real Art Ways Marks 35 Years and Counting - Hartford Courant". Courant.com. 2010-10-21. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
  6. ^ "Best Art Cinema". Hartford Advocate. Retrieved 2010-12-09.