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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Representation and misrepresentation in ethnographic film: the case of Cannibal Tours — Part II
by Ross Bowden The documentary Cannibal Tours, by the self-described ‘existential anarchist’ Australian film maker Dennis O’Rourke, has had a significant impact on the anthropological world since it was released almost …
Museums Victoria Storage Facility
by Margaret Cassidy Thirty attendees of the Oceanic Art Society Forum 2023 had the good fortune to join one of three small group tours of the stored Oceanic collections housed …
Joost Daalder (1939 – 2023)
by Kajetan Fiedorowicz, Melbourne Joost Daalder was born in the Netherlands and studied at Amsterdam, Cambridge and Edinburgh Universities before moving to New Zealand with his wife Truus in 1966 …
Tidal Kin: Stories from the Pacific, Chau Chak Wing Museum, University of Sydney
What this fascinating and informative exhibition shows is that Pacific Islanders have been visiting the Sydney area since the days of the Endeavour, sharing their rich cultures and artistic practices.
Vincent Namatjira: Australia in Colour
Adelaide lays claim to being at the heart of Australian Aboriginal art with its annual Tarnanthi (come forth and appear) Fair including exhibitions at the Art Gallery of South Australia, other galleries across Adelaide and art fair, featuring the work from over 40 art centres across Australia.
Maḏayin: Eight Decades of Australian Bark Paintings from Yirrkala – Waltjaṉ ga Waltjaṉbuy Yolŋuwu Miny’tji Yirrkalawuy
2022, 352 pages, edited by Wukuṉ Waṉambi, Henry Skerritt and Kade McDonald, published by Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection of the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA and Delmonico Books, New York, …
Art and Creativity in a Guinea Society:The Kwoma in Cross-Cultural Perspective
This book really is a “must read” for those of us whose interest in Oceanic or any other kind of Indigenous art is primarily aesthetic and not underpinned by much, if any, anthropological or art-history expertise.
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Sydney Oceanic Art Fair – 29 October
The Sydney Oceanic Art Fair 2023 at the Cooee Art Leven Gallery was very successful with access to some wonderful art and traders.
‘Tidal Kin’ Exhibition, Sydney.
‘Tidal Kin’ – Stories from the Pacific at the Chau Chak Wing Museum from 7 October 2023 until October 2024.
Australian Museum: Bilas
Witness the beauty and diversity of body adornment and decoration from Papua New Guinea in this stunning exhibition featuring photographs by Wylda Bayrón and a selection of objects from the world-renowned Pacific cultural collections of the Australian Museum.
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#collectionenligne 📲 L’accessibilité aux collections du musée s’améliore encore, avec des pièces de plusieurs origines:
👍 La collection kanak traditionnelle s’enrichit de sculptures de la grande case, copies de figurines sculptées, et de poil de roussette tressé
👉 La collection océanienne s’étoffe de plats à kava et de paniers tressés
A retrouver sur la base de données du musée (2773 fiches à ce jour): museenouvellecaledonie-collections.gouv.nc/fr/home
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WEBINAIRE | Dans le cadre des « JEUDIS DE L’ART ABORIGENE » , nous vous donnons rendez-vous le jeudi 07 Décembre de 12h à 12h30 et de 18h à 18h30, pour une conférence en ligne dédiée au développement du marché de l’art aborigène ! Les ” JEUDIS DE L’ART ABORIGENE “, c’est une conférence en ligne gratuite, consacrée à l’art aborigène d’Australie un jeudi par mois ! Ces visioconférences animées par Stéphane Jacob-Langevin sont des formats thématiques, suivis d’un temps d’échange. L’occasion de s’évader dans le Temps mythique du rêve et d’apprivoiser les oeuvres d’artistes aborigènes, insulaires du détroit de Torres et occidentaux.
Inscrivez-vous dès maintenant, en précisant l’horaire* de la conférence à laquelle vous souhaitez participer : [email protected]
*Pour permettre au plus grand nombre de suivre ce cycle de visioconférences, nous organisons la même conférence à deux horaires de la journée. Nous vous demanderons donc de choisir un créneau horaire par date. Merci de noter qu’aucun enregistrement ou replay de ces visioconférences ne seront disponibles.
WEBINAR | As part of the « JEUDIS DE L’ART ABORIGENE » series, we invite you to join us on Thursday 07 December from 12 noon to 12.30pm and from 6pm to 6.30pm for an online conference dedicated to the development of the aboriginal art market! The « JEUDIS DE L’ART ABORIGENE » ” is a free online conference dedicated to Australian Aboriginal art, one Thursday a month! These video conferences, hosted by Stéphane Jacob-Langevin, are themed formats, followed by a time for discussion.
Register now, specifying the time* of the conference you wish to attend: [email protected]
*To enable as many people as possible to follow this series of videoconferences, we are organising the same conference at two different times of the day. You will therefore be asked to choose a time slot for each date. Please note that no recording or replay of these videoconferences will be available. Videoconferences (FR).
Photography ©Cooee Art Leven Auctions, Indigenous Fine Art Auctions
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OAS Members and Friends are invited to attend
THE OCEANIC ART SOCIETY 2023 END OF YEAR LECTURE AND DINNER
When: Thursday 7th December 2023.
Location: Cooee Art Leven, 17 Thurlow Street, Redfern NSW, Australia.
Time: 7:00pm – Public Lecture by Karen Coote: Archiving in a Community.
Lecture will be followed at 8:30pm by our end of year dinner at:
Sumac and Onion, 684 Bourke Street, Redfern – www.sumacandonion.com (Dinner is at attendees own cost).
Lecture costs:
Members: $15
Non-members: $20
Students: $5
Tickets available at the door (cash or card).
Karen Coote – Archiving in a Community
Karen has recently been working with the artists of Injalak Arts from Gunbalanya (Oenpelli). The objective has been to create a purpose built room that now houses chosen works of bark, paper, fibre and related historical material. Karen has worked in the Kimberley and Top End since the mid 1980’s. It has been Karen’s vital focus to enable artists and their families to visit their original work.
Karen has worked at the Australian Museum for 20 years as Senior Conservator specialising in Aboriginal and Pacific Island Cultural Material.
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The opening of Lissy and Rudi Cole’s Wharenui Harikoa is a powerful and moving event. The show is on at Waikato Museum until 17 March @waikatomuseum @lissyandrudi
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Masterpiece Story: Chambri People’s Ancestor Mask
Masterpiece Story: Chambri People’s Ancestor Mask
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Chambri People’s Ancestor Mask is a masterpiece that symbolizes a vanishing tribal lifestyle rarely seen outside of Oceania.0 CommentsComment on Facebook
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