The aim of the Oceanic Art Society is to further the understanding and appreciation of Oceanic art. The focus is on the traditional and contemporary art of the indigenous peoples of Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia and Australasia. We hold regular presentations and seminars, and an annual Forum; we publish a quarterly Journal and send free newsletters to interested subscribers, worldwide.
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Living Archives: The F.E. Williams Collection and PNG’s 50th Independence Anniversary
September 16, 2024, marked the 50th anniversary of Papua New Guinea’s independence from Australian administration. To commemorate this milestone, the National Archives of Australia embarked on …
Tiki in Architecture
Carved anthropomorphic figures of Pacific Oceania are known by the general term of tiki. Their place in protohistoric architecture was first recorded in the accounts of explorers, scientific observers …
Where Taiwan Meets the World – Contemporary Museology of Oceania
You have to travel to the southeast of the island of Taiwan, to Taitung, to see this remarkably up-to-date Museum of Prehistory. But for Oceanic arts, culture and anthropology buffs, it is very much …
Living Art Papua New Guinea
The title of this book summarises so simply but accurately the contents of this important book that was launched at the Oceanic Art Society’s XIII Forum “Papua New Guinea Art: Past, Present, Future” …
Emeritus Professor Roger Byard AC PSM
Meet Our Members I grew up in Wynyard on the North West coast of Tasmania and spent many happy hours exploring the shoreline at places like Rocky Cape where I …
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Pacific Currents Speaker Series: Reimagining Arts of Oceania at The Met (May 13)
7 of 31,268 Join us for the next Pacific Currents Speaker Series. A link to the recording will be provided on the OAS website after the event. Reimagining the Arts of Oceania …
Oceanic Art Society Forum XIV
Forum | Saturday 14 November 2026 Burrinja, Victoria, Australia The Oceanic Art Society will be holding its Fourteenth Forum at the Burrinja Cultural Centre on the outskirts of Melbourne on Saturday 14 …
New Free Under 30 OAS Subscription
The Oceanic Art Society has launched a new and free subscription for everyone Under 30!People under 30 years of age can register for free to gain full access to 30 years past editions …
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Indigeneous Arts of Taiwan in Global Museum Collections
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Art of the Ancestors
Art collector, curatorial consultant and author Steven G. Alpert has presented a richly illustrated article of artworks by the Indigenous peoples of Taiwan. This very informative article references objects from the Museum of the Institute of Ethnology, 中央研究院 Academia Sinica, Taipei (National Taiwan University); the Museum Fünf Kontinente in Munich; Berlin’s Humboldt Forum; the Shung Ye Museum of Formosan Aborigines in Taipei; Yale University Art Gallery; and the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology in Philadelphia.
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