WaterWays Resource List

Below are some resources to further look into (some local to Kentucky/Ohio River region)-

Show Short Statement
Waterways are navigable bodies of water that vessels can travel through. The WaterWays art
exhibition features Allena Brazier abstract works, which focus on how water has served as a
geographical tool for navigating various aspects of life, including physical placement, faith and
spirituality, communication, memory, and the experience of being free.

Booklet Created by Allena Brazier

Event Coordinator/Logo Design Allena Brazier

Logo Design- Allena Brazier

Flyer- Sam Pounders

Freedom Village Gathering was an insightful conversation with Faye Dant, Roberta Rogers, and Gwen Moore on black place-making in our communities along the Mississippi River, including Mill Creek Valley, Missouri, Hannibal, Missouri, and Brooklyn, Illinois. Speakers crossed land and generations, sharing their valued lived experiences, historical references, and future visions. Connesctor of people and nature, Saundi blessed the Performance Artist Basmin held space for Honoring the Water. Afterwards, a Sunday Meal was shared.

Faye Dant-Jim's Journey: Huck Finn Freedom Center Hannibal, MO

Roberta Rogers-Historical Society of Brooklyn, IL

Gwen Moore-Missouri History Museum

Basmin- Performance Artist

Coming Soon!
Community Project Archive
Participants prompt writings and more

FABRIC STORIESTM

Des Lee Gallery Installation

Fabric Stories is a community art project developed by Allena Marie Brazier.

Participants created their Fabric Story using various fabric colors as an art form to express their emotion about a personal story or event they wanted to tell.

During this process, some students also verbally told their stories. Some personalized their Fabric Story by attaching a small card to their story with a special message, their name, a loved one’s name, or important date. This installation includes the Fabric Stories of approximately 60 students from Lizzy’s Kids, Bryan Hill Elementary School, and college students from the Community Art Engagement class at Washington University.