Real Art Ways Will Present its Monthly Social Event Creative Cocktail

Creative Cocktail Hour (CCH)
Thursday, May 18 6-10pm

Real Art Ways will present its monthly social event Creative Cocktail Hour (CCH) on Thursday, May 18, from 6-10pm. CCH is a celebration of creativity and diversity in Hartford. Everyone is welcome at Creative Cocktail Hour! Held on the third Thursday of every month at Real Art Ways. 56 Arbor Street, Hartford. For more information about CCH, please visit our website, www.realartways.org.

In May, CCH will include a live music performance, a dance performance, art exhibitions, a food truck, refreshments, and activities that include:

• Live music from Nelson Bello & Friends: funk, soul, rhythm and blues with Nelson Bello on percussion, Dexter Pettaway on drums, Simone Moñe on vocals, Will Price on saxophone, Asa Livingston on bass, and Jeremiah Fuller on piano.
• A performance by The Dance Collective: a Hartford-based dance company that shares professional contemporary dance with new audiences and performs in diverse locations.
• Music from DJ Mr. Realistic.
• Food truck: Mama Nena - serving Tapas from across Spain.
• Attendees are invited to participate in our monthly art activity inspired by current exhibitions.
• Visitors will experience five exhibitions in our galleries:
• Speaking Sentences Backwards: featuring works from Paloma Izquierdo, Miguel Gaydosh, Matthew Schreiber, Laura Henriksen, Jeremy Touusaint-Baptiste, and Dylan Hausthor.
• parir los pétalos: By 2022 Real Art Award recipient Romina Chuls. A recent sculptural series of ceramics and textiles represents vestiges of past and future abortion practices.
• A Temporary Weight: By Roni Aviv. Aviv stages and photographs flat surfaces to comment on the opacity and invisibility of experiences in everyday life.
• 'Round About Midnight: By Alan Neider. Circular paintings that incorporate quilted blankets and fabric.
• Karl Goulet: Layered, abstract, sculptural forms that embody concepts of identity and memory.

Tickets for Creative Cocktail Hour are $15 general admission (only $10 for Real Art Ways members). If you come on a bicycle and are a member, it's free! Tickets can be purchased online or at the door.

About Real Art Ways:
Real Art Ways began in the fall of 1975 when a group of artists set up a live-work space in downtown Hartford. The organization has grown into one of the country’s best-respected contemporary art spaces, with support for artists and connections with community as core values. Real Art Ways is notable for the excellence of its presentations -- for example, Real Art Ways has presented 43 MacArthur "Genius" grantees, more than any other arts organization in the United States. Real Art Ways recently embarked on a new chapter, purchasing 56 Arbor Street and planning an expansion.