Author Graci Harkema will visit the Grand Rapids Art Museum (GRAM) for a free public conversation about her life journey, coinciding with the museum's photography exhibition "As We Rise: Photography from the Black Atlantic." The event, titled "RISING: A Conversation with Graci Harkema," allows attendees to view the exhibition before the talk.
The event connects Harkema's personal narrative of resilience and identity, detailed in her book "RISING: From a Mud Hut to the Boardroom - and Back Again," with the exhibition's themes of Black life and diaspora. It represents the museum's effort to foster community dialogue and inclusivity around its programming, using a personal story to deepen engagement with the photographic works on view.