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Calling all organizers, writers and artists, and progressive journalists, teachers, and dreamers from all cultures to join us in building a new society while addressing the failures of the old. We will take up the vital issues of creating a just world through the application of… Continue

Folks! Come out for a free public workshop at our Action Buzz Neighborhood Gardens THIS Saturday, Aug 30th.

(The Harwood: sowing seeds of art and veggies, at your community art center.) WHAT: FREE Public Workshop @ the Action Buzz Neighborhood Gardens WHERE: 1255 8th Street N… Continue

At least, that's what artists Peggy Dobbins, Gao Feng, and Dale Harris are telling us. Exploring lost cultures through pictographs and petroglyphs, these three artists (exhibition opening Friday June 6th) bring stories of creation from cultures spread out across the globe.… Continue

Don't miss CROSSING, the First Annual juried exhibition of graduate student work from around the southwest! That's right. Twenty-eight of the best and brightest graduate artists from universities and colleges in Texas, Arizona, Utah, and New Mexico will illuminate the futur… Continue

Are you sensing an urgency to address issues of social or political concern? By using the direct and expressive medium of collage, you will move from a passive to an active participant in the world. You will explore a variety of materials (paper, text, photos, etc.) to expres… Continue

Local poets Lisa Gill, Hakim Bellamy, Mitch Rayes, and Virginia Hampton, will be reading works that inspired exhibiting artist Bryan Konefsky's Main Gallery installation. The Harwood = 1114 7th Street (where it intersects with Mountain Road). 7 - 9 pm. FREE. Don't miss ou… Continue

They're on display at The Harwood, of course! Bring your family and friends down to Mountain Road this Friday for our 4 Gallery Receptions.: 5 - 8:30 pm. The Harwood = 1114 7th Street, where 7th intersects with Mountain. What's showing? "Let Me Say This About That," Bry… Continue

“Through art, we can challenge many of our society's deepest assumptions, such as the boundaries between self and other, 'artist' and 'non-artist', present and past, male and female, young and old, 'normal' and 'abnormal'. The social artist builds upon the power of artistic creation and expression to spark new ideas, catalyze critical thinking, elicit new actions, inspire individuals and create visions. (excerpt from the DigiCare Foundation’s statement on Art and Social Change.)”

Come out to the Harwood's January Receptions THIS Friday to peep art that embraces... well, a spectrum. Here I'll show you:

In our main gallery we bring you Mr. Wes Pulkka and his, quote, commentary on the impending demise of the industrial revolution ala Smith and celebration of the impending path beyond technolog… Continue

This year The Harwood has taken a different approach for its annual fundraiser. We asked artists from our various communities to create a piece of art using a 12x12 inch square of plywood. We also asked them to sign their names on the back of their creations, thereby creating a show full of anonymous works. The results have been as phenomenal and varied as the artists themselves. Sales begin at 5 pm on December 7th.

Deets: This is NOT an auction! All pieces available for $144. Be here… Continue