# Event Details - **Event Name**: Symposium: Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller - **Event Start and End Date**: Mon, 04 May, 2026 at 11:00 am – Tue, 05 May, 2026 at 05:00 pm (+02:00) - **Event Description**: Two-day symposium brings together scholars, curators, archivists, and members of Fuller's family for an in-depth exploration of her life.About this EventOrganized by the . With the support of a convening grant from the Terra Foundation for American Art. With the participation of the , , and the , and the .To be notified of upcoming Paris Global Center events, we invite you to.—One of the most significant yet underrecognized artists of the twentieth century, Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller (1877–1968) spent her formative years in Paris at the turn of the century — including time at the very building where this symposium will be held. A sculptor of extraordinary power and originality, Fuller studied under Auguste Rodin, exhibited at the Salon des Beaux-Arts, and went on to become a defining voice of the Harlem Renaissance. Her work gave form to Black experience, resilience, and identity at a time when Black artists were marginalized in both the art world and society at large.This two-day symposium brings together scholars, curators, archivists, and members of Fuller's family for an in-depth exploration of her life, art, and legacy. Sessions will examine her Paris years, her major works, her place among her contemporaries, and the ongoing efforts to preserve and steward her legacy. The symposium takes place at Reid Hall, formerly the American Girls' Art Club. Upon her arrival to Paris in 1899, the Club refused to house Fuller because "she was not white,” making it a particularly resonant setting for this gathering.The symposium is open to the public. Both evenings feature public events, ticketed separately.Program OverviewDetailed program to be announced.May 4Welcome and introductions, including the history of Reid Hall and its current life as the Columbia Global Paris CenterPresentations on Fuller's Paris yearsPublic evening event (ticketed separately): Modeling Resilience: The Art and Legacy of Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller (7 p.m.), preceded by a cocktail reception at 6 p.m.May 5Presentations on Fuller's major artworksPresentations on Fuller's contemporariesPresentations on curating and archiving Fuller's legacyPublic evening event (ticketed separately): Wandering Artists and Scholars: African Americans Abroad (7 p.m.)SpeakersRenée Ater, author of Remaking Race and History: The Sculpture of Meta Warrick FullerDavid Fuller, grandson of Meta Vaux Warrick and Solomon Carter FullerKelly-Christina Grant, PhD candidate in art history at Université Paris-NanterreCatherine Hahn, Lecturer in Art History at the University of Kent, EnglandKellie Jones, Professor in Art History and Archaeology and the Institute for Research in African American Studies (IRAAS), Columbia UniversityTammi Lawson, Curator of Arts and Artifacts, Schomburg Center for Research in Black CultureCrystal Moten, Associate Director, Special Collections, Schomburg Center for Research in Black CultureDenise Murrell, Curator at Large for 19th- and 20th-century art, Metropolitan Museum of ArtHeather Nickels, PhD candidate in the Department of Art History and Archaeology, Columbia UniversityRobert O'Meally, Zora Neale Hurston Professor of English and Comparative Literature, Columbia UniversityRachel Passannante, Collections Manager, Danforth MuseumJessica Roscio, Director and Curator, Danforth MuseumErika Schneider, Professor of Art History, Framingham State UniversityMaboula Soumahoro, Associate Professor, English Department, Tours University, and founder of Black History Month FranceTamara Walker, Professor of Africana Studies, Columbia University, author of Beyond the Shores: A History of African Americans Abroad—This event will take place in Reid Hall’s Grande Salle Ginsberg-LeClerc, built in 1912 and extensively renovated in 2023 thanks to the generous support of Judith Ginsberg and Paul LeClerc.Reid Hall, the Clumbia Global Paris Center, and the Institute for Ideas and Imagination are not responsible for the views and opinions expressed by their speakers and guests. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/paris/symposium-meta-vaux-warrick-fuller/100001986517570529 - **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, nonprofit, sports - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: EUR ## Event venue details - **city**: Paris - **state**: IL - **country**: France - **location**: Reid Hall - **lat**: 48.8419944 - **long**: 2.331764 - **full address**: Reid Hall, 4 Rue de Chevreuse, Paris, France ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Symposium: Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/1a484156c93d366f12fb4a6ecc4acf5e2c00e496653d2bee5cccbe687e3dd5e0-rimg-w1200-h600-dceeeeed-gmir.jpg?v=1775720548 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Symposium: Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller being held? - **A:** Symposium: Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller takes place on Mon, 04 May, 2026 at 11:00 am to Tue, 05 May, 2026 at 05:00 pm at Reid Hall, 4 Rue de Chevreuse, Paris, France. - **Q**: Who is organizing Symposium: Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller? - **A:** Symposium: Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller is organized by Columbia Global Centers | Paris. - **Q**: Who is this event for? 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