Exhibiting Art from the French- and Creole/Kreyol-Speaking Caribbean and Amazonia: Sociological, Historical, Art Historical, and Museological Perspectives

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Date and Time

May 1, 2026
08:45AM - 03:30PM EDT

Location

Hiphop Archive & Research Institute at the Hutchins Center

104 Mount Auburn Street
Floor 2R
Cambridge, MA 02138
United States
Program
Poster

The symposium gathers an interdisciplinary group of scholars, thinkers, and museum professionals to investigate the history, status, and future of exhibiting art from the French- and Creole/Kreyol-speaking Caribbean and Amazonia from plural sociological, historical, art historical, and museological perspectives. It is organized by Audrey Célestine (NYU), Cécile Fromont (Harvard) and Claire Tancons (EXTEMPORA) in conjunction with the Alain Locke Gallery’s upcoming exhibition curated by Claire Tancons by invitation of Cécile Fromont Van Lévé: Sovereign Visions of the Creole and Maroon Americas and Amazonia(September 2026-June 2027).

Thursday Apr 30, 2026

Welcome and Introduction 1:00pm to 1:30pm 

A Vast Caribbean  1:30pm to 3:30pm 

France/Antilles: the Politics of Caribbean Art 3:45pm to 5:45pm 

 

Friday May 1, 2026 

Lost and Found:  Histories of Caribbean art and artists 8:45am to 10:45am 

Poetics of Knowledge  11:00am  to 12:15pm 

Public Facing  1:30pm to 3:30pm 

 

Upcoming Events

Locke Gallery Opening Reception
September 28, 2026
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6:00PM - 8:00PM EDT
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Alain Locke Gallery of African & African American Art
In Person
Please join us as we celebrate the opening of An Introduction to Van Lévé. Sovereign Visions from the Creole and Maroon Caribbean and Amazonia: Guadeloupe, Martinique, Guyane & and Haiti: 2001-Now, curated by Claire Tancons
Ronald Cyrille's painting "L’Accolade"

Van Lévé Panel Discussion
September 29, 2026
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5:00PM EDT
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Marcyliena H. Morgan Hip Hop Archive & Research Institute
In Person
Tessa Mars, "A Vision of Peace, Harmony and Good Intelligence," 2020. Acrylic paint on canvas, 190 x 190 cm. Collection: Sabine Vazieux Panel conversation with curator Claire Tancons and Hutchins Center fellows Tao Leigh Goffe (Hunter College of the City...
Tessa Mars, "A Vision of Peace, Harmony and Good Intelligence," 2020. Acrylic paint on canvas, 190 x 190 cm. Collection: Sabine Vazieux

Hutchins Center / CAS / AAAS Welcome Party
September 30, 2026
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5:00PM EDT
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Hutchins Center, Floor 2R
In Person
Come join us for food and fun as we kick off the 2026-2027 school year! Featuring food, drinks, friends, and a welcome from the directors. Co-sponsored with the Department of African and African American Studies and the Center for African Studies
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Floor Lords at 45: Breaking as a Living Knowledge System
October 15, 2026
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6:00PM EDT
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Harvard Dance Center, 66 Garden St.
In Person
Explore how Breaking knowledge, lineage, cultural memory, and community practices are preserved and passed down across generations. Boston-born and world-renowned dancer, DJ, and longtime member of the legendary Floor Lords Crew Lino “Lean Rock” Delgado...
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