Sun & Shadow: Art of the Spinifex People
2023, 384 pages, John Carty & Luke Scholes, Upswell Publishing. Review by Margaret Cassidy Opening this dark blue bound book launches the reader forth into the colour and patterns of …
Great Vibes at the Art Fairs
by Noëlle Rathmell-Stiels The 2024 Sydney Oceanic Art Fair at the Art Leven Gallery in Redfern was a great success thanks to a dynamic organising subcommittee under the leadership of …
Crispin Howarth – Art of the Yuan River: The Biwat Project
Lecture 30 November 2024 | OAS AGM https://youtu.be/kkGT-jtAGs4 . . . This content is restricted to subscribers only. For access, become an Oceanic Art Society member or login to your …
From kastom objects to Pacific art
In early August we gathered for the Oceanic Art Society’s 2024 Forum at the Chau Chak Wing Museum at the University of Sydney. This brought a rich and diverse set of presenters into one of the best contemporary museum spaces in Australia.
A Dilettante in the Humboldt Forum
by David Hourigan I have been responsible for the graphic design of each OAS Journal for many, many years. I do not collect Oceanic art (my own collecting focuses on …
Rover – From Warmun to Venice
2023, 57 pages, JD Mittman, Burrinja Review by Margaret Cassidy Warmun in the East Kimberleys is indeed a long way from Venice but both are places of great beauty and …
More Than You Might Think: Exploring Micronesian Sculpture
by Eric Kjellgren In contrast to the rich diversity of sculptural traditions in other areas of Oceania, surveys of Oceanic Art (including Kjellgren 2007 and 2014) often describe Micronesia as …
Salote Tawale – OAS Forum 2024
Collaborations 2 August 2024 Chau Chak Wing Museum, University of Sydney https://youtu.be/vX4o7BWeu-c . . . This content is restricted to subscribers only. For access, become an Oceanic Art Society member …
Steven Gagau – OAS Forum 2024
Collaborations: Working with Collections 2 August 2024 Chau Chak Wing Museum, University of Sydney https://youtu.be/9UBjL89O36I . . . This content is restricted to subscribers only. For access, become an Oceanic …