Memories Misused
Peter Brown at Real Art Ways

Real Art Ways presents a solo exhibition by photographer Peter Brown.    The images in Memories Misused represent recollections from a personal trauma the artist Peter Brown experienced as a victim of an armed home invasion in 2013. The themes of innocence, violence, dismay, anger, violation, vengeance, resilience, and justice throughout these works convey the multi-layered dispositions associated with persons suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.      The work is produced from digital captures, color negative film, lensless cameras, Pinhole photography,…

Real Art Ways presents a solo exhibition by John Guzman.  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 early works, Guzman abstracted the human form in a way that reflected the mental and bodily harm endured by those close to him, in turn,…

“Conclave dares to dream of a kinder, bigger, and more inclusive version of the world—a world where doubt and faith go hand in hand, where one doesn’t have to choose between bad and worse, and absolutism is a sin.” – AV Club “…sophisticated and sharply enthralling thriller.” – Mashable “Conclave, adapted from the popular novel by Robert Harris, demonstrates Berger’s versatility and also offers one of the best roles of his career to Ralph Fiennes, who is supported by an…

“Altogether, Anora is a visceral experience, making its audience not voyeurs but one of the crew. Thus embedded, our pulses race, our eyes grow wide, our hearts dance as our heroes do. Anora offers a glorious thrill, as bold as it is brilliant.” – Mashable “Anora is boundlessly alive with a quality we’ve seen continually in the movies of Sean Baker, among the most humanist filmmakers working today. There is joy next to sadness. There is comedy inside a tragedy.”…

“Eisenberg and Culkin play off each other well, but it is Culkin’s erratic performance that stays with you. It’s one of the best performances of 2024.” – San Jose Mercury News “Culkin gives you something closer to life, a character of complication, contradiction and unknowability. He gives us a whole person, so vivid and true that we feel that we know someone just like him, even if we don’t.” – San Francisco Chronicle “This sense of awareness, that these are…

Above image:  Mariana Iacono and Juan De La Mar, El VIH se enamoró de mi (HIV Fell in Love With Me), 2024. Commissioned by Visual AIDS for Red Reminds Me…   Day With(out) Art 2023: Red Reminds Me… Real Art Ways is proud to partner with Visual AIDS for Day With(out) Art 2024 by presenting Red Reminds Me…, a program of seven videos reflecting the emotional spectrum of living with HIV today.  Red Reminds Me… will feature newly commissioned videos by…

Saturday, December 7, at 7 pm – Real Art Ways welcomes trombonist, composer and arranger Papo Vázquez for our annual concert and holiday parranda. Bring an instrument and get in free! Otherwise, general admission is $10. Parranda de aguinaldo (Christmas folk music), is an Afro-Indigenous musical form played during the holidays in various Caribbean and Latin American countries including Puerto Rico, Cuba, Trinidad, and the coastal area of the states Aragua and Carabobo in Venezuela. Papo Vázquez is a trombonist,…

The series takes place in person on the second Wednesday of the month from September 2024 through May 2025. Each night typically begins with a poetry reading featuring regionally or nationally known poets, followed by an open mic featuring readers with one poem (one page). Authors’ books will be available to buy for book signing and conversation. Food and drinks will be available for purchase. This monthly event is free of charge. Ample parking is available via the 56 Arbor…

Experience music imagined and created in real-time. This series runs from September 2024 to May 2025. Check out the full schedule here! December 15 Performance: Darius Jones-saxophone “Today, there isn’t a saxophonist with a purer and more astonishing tone, one of authority and humanity.” – PopMatters Darius Jones has created a recognizable voice as a critically acclaimed saxophonist and composer by embracing individuality and innovation in the tradition of Black music. Jones has been awarded the Van Lier Fellowship, Jerome Foundation…

New York, early 1960s. Against the backdrop of a vibrant music scene and tumultuous cultural upheaval, an enigmatic 19-year-old from Minnesota arrives in the West Village with his guitar and revolutionary talent, destined to change the course of American music. As he forms his most intimate relationships during his rise to fame, he grows restless with the folk movement and, refusing to be defined, makes a controversial choice that culturally reverberates worldwide. Timothée Chalamet stars and sings as Bob Dylan…