Events
Artist Talk: Just Beyond the River
Artist Talk: Just Beyond the River
Who: Daesha Devon Harris in conversation with Marcus Kwame Anderson
When: Thursday, July 30, 2026, 6:00–7:30 PM
Where: Alice Moore Black Arts and Cultural Center
Join us for an evening conversation with acclaimed artist Daesha Devon Harris, whose work explores the Black experience through memory, folklore, and the enduring relationship between people and water.
In this talk, award winning artist Marcus Kwame Anderson will interview Harris about her celebrated project, Just Beyond the River. A Folktale, examining how water serves as a site of survival, imagination, and cultural memory within the Black experience.
Presented alongside UREC’s Working the Waters exhibit, this program offers an opportunity to engage with contemporary art that expands our understanding of the past.
Financial support comes from Advance Albany County Alliance. This is a collaboration between Underground Railroad Education Center and the Alice Moore Black Arts and Culture Center