#ayearofyes

[classicallychriste]

💜💕 Don’t let the smiles fool you - only minutes earlier we were battling a contingent of fruit flies in the apartment and it was all business!! 😂 These #Texas bugs are no joke🙈 #poolday #married #texaslife #houstontx #doctorlife #orthofellowship #texasjourney #ayearofyes (at Houston Montrose District) https://www.instagram.com/p/CicrwGlgRgm/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[brooklynmuseum]

In 1974, Linda Goode Bryant, an arts professional who had worked at both the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Studio Museum in Harlem, founded the Just Above Midtown Gallery (JAM) in the then heart of New York’s commercial art world on West 57th Street. JAM’s mission was to provide a platform for the exhibition and sale of work by black women artists equal to the venues available to their white counterparts. The gallery focused on artists working in noncommercial, nonrepresentational styles, including Howardena Pindell (top left), Lorraine O’Grady (top right), Maren Hassinger (bottom left), and Senga Nengudi (bottom right).

In 1977, JAM moved to Tribeca. While the relocation was forced by rent increases, it was also motivated by a desire to join a more like-minded part of the art world. On 57th Street, the goal had ben to cultivate a black collector base to create financial sustainability for the gallery and its artists, as well as to empower black participation in the mainstream art world. Downtown, JAM continued to operate as a commercial space, but Bryant and her cohorts prioritized live events, including performances, group meals, readings, and lectures, eventually making the transition to a nonprofit gallery.

As part of the downtown alternative space movement until its closing in 1986, JAM championed “new concepts and materials,” eventually showing the work of artists of all races and collaborating with other downtown spaces. Bryant described JAM as a “laboratory” and provided her artists with a monthly stipend to free them from both the financial concerns and constraints of the market.

Clockwise: Howardena Pindell (American, born 1930). Still from Free, White and 21, 1980. Video, 12 min.15 sec. Courtesy of the artist and Garth Greenan Gallery, New York. © Howardena Pindell ⇨ Lorraine O’Grady (American, born 1934). Mlle Bourgeoise Noire Goes to the New Museum, 1981. Performed at the New Museum, New York. Gelatin silver print. Courtesy of Alexander Gray Associates. © 2017 Lorraine O’Grady / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York ⇨ Senga Nengudi (American, born 1943). Inside/Outside, 1977. Nylon, mesh, rubber. Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Burt Aaron, the Council for Feminist Art, and the Alfred T. White Fund, 2011.21. © Senga Nengudi. (Photo: Sarah DeSantis, Brooklyn Museum) ⇨ Maren Hassinger (American, born 1947). Leaning, 1980. [Installation view] Wire and wire rope. Courtesy of the artist. © Maren Hassinger.

[magpiemousestudios]

Woke up today still feeling really good about yesterday’s workshop at @torchedasf @seattlefindings I’m glad I have been really busy this week or my I would have let all my fraudy feelings take over. I’ve never taught. What makes me think I can do this. Is this going to be a total Fyrefestival ? But no. It went fine. More than fine, It went great. I was so impressed with everyone’s work. This could of easily been something that I would of chalked up as outside of my comfort zone but I did it and feel really good about it. It’s been a year of saying yes! Be on a podcast?Yes! Be in a documentary about Artists in Seattle? Yes! Teach? Yes! Thank you to @thetiffanyhan for you #raiseyourhandandsayyes podcast and @shondarhimes #ayearofyes (at Torched Metalsmithing Jewelry Classes at Seattle Findings) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bvt8UiYnPW8/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ni4a12smtpxn

[trailblazinproductions]

Some say if it scares you it's probably worth doing. Is anyone planning to knock off bucket list items this year that scare you?? Share with us in the comments below! #bucketlist #dosomethingnew #ayearofyes #characterbuilding #expandyourhorizons #goforit #dreambig // ✅ Required Warning: Marijuana can impair concentration, coordination, and judgment. Do not operate a vehicle or machinery under the influence of this drug. This product has intoxicating effects and may be habit forming. Smoking is hazardous to your health. There may be health risks associated with consumption of this product. Should not be used by women that are pregnant or breast feeding. For use only by adults twenty-one and older. Keep out of reach of children. https://www.instagram.com/p/Bt_xOUVgSVd/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=c4o1sfs7sn3t

[1-2-soph-3]

#shondarhimes #ayearofyes #inspirationalquotes #sophiesbookclub #shondaland #tgit #badassery #yesyesyes

[averelafede]

Today I made some new friends at the #butterflyexhibit 🦋 #springbreak #staycation #ayearofyes 💖 (at Butterfly Pavilion + Insect Zoo, Smithsonian Institution)

[monicashealthyliving]

#selfdevelopment is essential for #personalgrowth. I am in the middle of #ayearofyes by #rhondarhymes. #lovereading #books #disconnectforconnect #read #learn #roomforgrowth #opentochange

[littlevictoriesandadventures]

Day One- Check

First day of school and I already made a 90 on my first quiz. Let’s hope this is just a foreshadowing of what’s to come this semester. 

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I also finished a really good book today. Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand In the Sun and Be Your Own Person by Shonda Rhimes (click to buy it for your kindle!) It was incredibly inspiring. It’s crazy how much this woman does! Which makes me feel like even though I don’t write all of ABC Thursday hit shows, I can do a whole lot too AND be successful at it. It’s amazing what can happen just by saying yes. BUT the whole book wasn’t just about saying YES to everything. It was also about saying “Yes” to saying “No.” Probably one of most important lessons in the book. What book should I read next? 

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Little Adventure

A few friends and I went to Fredericksburg, TX this weekend! It was a blast. I had never been there before, but I would definitely go again. We stayed in a little Airbnb (click for $20 off your next rental) house and took the 290 winery tour shuttle. If you like wine, and even if you don't, Fredericksburg is a good time. GO FRED! 

I’m still trying to figure out what I’m doing with this blog, but I’m making an effort. Anyway, that’s two little victories and one little adventure! Not bad, not bad at all! 

[thaboiinblue]

Just lovely!!! #shondarhimes #ayearofyes #abc #howtogetawaywithmurder #scandal #greysanatomy #visionary #phenomenalwoman #phenomenalblackwoman #geniuswriter #showrunner #beautiful #brilliant #inspirational #lovely #sucessfulwoman

[thaboiinblue]

Another great haul part 2. I LUH this woman! She is a brilliant artist and is the definition of a show runner/writer/creator with VISION. She brought me some of my favorite shows ever like How To Get Away With Murder, Scandal and Grey's Anatomy! Shonda Rhimes is EVERYTHING!!! 😄😄😄😌👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👌🏾 #shondarhimes #ayearofyes #abc #howtogetawaywithmurder #scandal #greysanatomy #brilliance #visionary #artist #phenomenalwoman #phenomenalblackwoman #goals #geniuswriter #insporational