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Saving the best for last, holds true this time with "Risk Taking Women in the Arts." A conversation series which has set the tone for more talks to come that focus on reversing the marginalization of women in the fine arts. Laughter, love, and a whole lot of legs and thighs are just some of the features which makes this dynamic duo Joyce J. Scott and Kay Lawal-Muhammad shinning stars on or off the stage and most of the time showing at an exhibit near you such as "Walk a Mile in My Dreams." The synergy was on display for the audience to witness in its purest form and not rehearsed. Similar to their performance which were captivating, bone chilling, that could cause one to do a little soul searching but it was from a place of love, such as the refrigerator! Friends, chemistry, and comedy given straight from the heart is what one will hear. Being gracious and master collaborators, making props for the stage was so intense and a great way of how to give and share with community. Joyce J. Scott's mother Elizabeth Talford Scott played a vital role inspiring her to pursue the arts and create a legacy. And 50 years later, she and her mother have exhibits at the same museum. Before such powerful moment, Whoppi Goldberg was the revelation that a one-woman show was possible and gave the dynamic duo the confidence to curate themes like "Thunder Thighs." The visuals by Joyce J. Scott of all the characters, full body and funny that's what the audience expected. "You must be willing to reveal," expressed Joyce. Most chatter in the early 1980's was regarding the way a women's body should be shaped and a Virgina slim cigarette wasn't the standard for the duo. They focused on feeling good about yourself and finding your greatness. Joyce has some concern about women being naked, and this constant twerking that didn't make the scene. There are so many aspects of the arts and being sexy is just one form of expression, part of a vast creative society. Kay shared that the obsession and addiction to food, a refrigerator gave reverence to the stage performance. Fatness in a time where Twiggy was the body standard, they took colorism on and talked about it in Sarah Barkman. "Do we think about who's looking at us, and the judgements they're making," expressed Joyce. Women who manifest a new body for themselves to have a body sort of like Sarah Barkman is the beauty standard now, while looking back at what black people thougth beauty was. The refrigerator was full of knowledge with the freezer serving wisdom and wealth. The sexual component of food was served during their show. To be in control of food becomes a deep friend who can destroy if not careful. Furthermore, walking around in your body, color of skin tone and shape of thighs gave the women extra confidence. "Elevating the young, lifting the arts," is the legacy Kay wants to leave behind. "If not now, then when," expressed Joyce of creating and expanding your contributions to the arts with "the audacity to be me is my legacy," expressed Joyce J. Scott. Her exhibit will be featured at the Baltimore Museum of the Arts until mid- July.
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