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Community Event – October 5

October 1, 2024

The community is invited to attend as we will welcome two new artists with a reception on October 5 from 5 PM-7PM. 

YAM is thrilled to announce the continued collaboration with White Rock Artists’ Studio Tour. The tour, held October 12 & 13 will celebrate its 31st year of East Dallas artists opening their private studios to the public. 

Rounding out the initial schedule of installments with WRAST Collaboration is the Tour coordinator Sharon  Shero is a photography / photomontage artist. Perhaps it is in spite of growing up in the blue-collar, south side neighborhoods of Chicago, that the artist is drawn to subjects that are pastoral and fantastical. Although seemingly gentle topics, the city’s crusty influence simmers beneath the first-glance, skewing approach and final outcome.

Shero’s work has been exhibited in many solo and group shows throughout Texas.. Sharon graduated from the University of Texas at Arlington with a Bachelors of Science degree in Architecture, and holds a Minor in Psychology from the University of Illinois..

Alexis Ikemba is studying Studio Art and Sociology at the University of Texas at Austin. In the art studio, her media of choice are oil paint and charcoal. In the past, she has shown her work at the C.C. Young Gallery Exhibition and at the Afro-Art Festival in 2020.

She has also created two online comic series and illustrated the cover for one of the quarterly publications of The Modern Green Book. In her continued pursuit of a career in art and activism, she enjoys working as a muralist at the Creative Action Chroma Collective in Austin! Outside of school and work, Alexis enjoys dancing for Texas Ballet, being a member of Gamma Rho Lambda—the first co-ed LGBTQ+ Greek organization at UT and playing intramural soccer with her friends!

YAM Community Night  – July 13th

July 3, 2024
YAM Community Night
Art Reception and Author Event
July 13 5-7  PM
Kristin Sample, Author, Lake Highlands Resident and YAMily will present her latest book, One Square Mile during our July Artists Receptions. Sample the book as deeply personal, likening it to “The House on Mango Street meets, well, my ’90s childhood.”
Having spent considerable time on Long Island, she draws from her own experiences and a profound appreciation for The House on Mango Street. Sample was inspired to write her book after meeting Sandra Cisneros, the author of The House on Mango Street, during Cisneros’ visit to Hockaday School. Sample, who had been teaching the book to her students and had loved it since her teenage years, found the encounter particularly motivating.
“It is such a relatable piece of literature that at any age I could encounter it and discover something new in it,” says Sample. “So just hearing her talk about the writing process and about making a career out of writing was inspiring to me.”
Come, meet Kristin and enjoy an evening with your YAMily!

Community Art Exhibit Event

May 15, 2024

Open studio reception for newest artists on exhibit: Marc Dominus & Laura Moore. Join us anytime to peruse the art, the studio and listen to music by our own yogi Loryn Cole. Free event for all.

Creative Connections Event

April 25, 2024

YAM Kicks off Collaboration White Rock Artists’ Studio Tour

YAM invites the community to its “Creative Connections” event featuring Clara Johnson and Jim Hastings on May 4 at 2 PM. The event will also feature a special appearance by local author Allison Zatarain, who will be signing copies of her acclaimed book, “Happy Gifting.”

The event is free to attend.

YAM will host various White Rock Artists Studio Tour artists now thru October, Elizabeth Dryden and Laura Moore installations will showcased on May 18, 2024.