Art, Creativity and Future Directions
As always, a trip to the APT XI at QAGOMA in Brisbane didn’t disappoint. One highlight was the detailed carved sculptures in the renowned Ātiawa style by Māori sculptor Brett …
Art and Creativity from a Cross-Cultural Perspective
This article is an edited version of a talk Ross Bowden gave at the Oceanic Art Society Forum in Melbourne in 2023. The purpose is to raise, very briefly, some of the ‘big picture’ questions about art cross-culturally.
Pacific Art Association Europe 2024
The 2024 three day annual Pacific Art Association Europe conference took place in October at the Ethnologisches Museum in the Humboldt Forum in Berlin.
OAS Strategy Meeting Report
by Jim Elmslie On 26 March 2025, the OAS held an important Strategy Meeting at Chau Chak Wing Museum in Sydney University, attended by past and present committee members and …
“Mi pen, em tasol” — Requiem for an Artist
Obituary - Elisabet Kauage 1958 -2025. Papua New Guinea lost a national treasure on 5 February 2025 with the passing of renowned artist Elisabet Kauage.
The Gulf of Papua through the lens and diaries of Kathleen Haddon
An English Girl in New Guinea: Kathleen Haddon’s Journal and Photographs from New Guinea 1914. Kathleen Haddon, edited by Virginia Lee-Webb and Jonathon Fogel. Hardcover, 192 pages, over 200 B/W photographs. …
Introducing Judy Robinson
Long term member Judy Robinson has stepped up in recent months as OAS Secretary and has now been appointed as Treasurer with the resignation of Ian Wamijo.
Ka ‘Ula Wena: Oceanic Red
I am fortunate to be given the catalogue to the groundbreaking exhibition Ka ‘Ula Wena: Oceanic Red, which was held from 25 May 2024 until 12 January 2025 at the Bishop Museum in Honolulu.
Tiki Collecting: Production, Purpose and Scale
What is tiki? This exotic word conjures vivid and iconic images. In discussing tiki, questions of production, purpose and scale emerge.