Australia’s oldest exhibiting Aboriginal fine art gallery is expanding to a new Sydney location. By Ben Hansen – Concrete Playground.MARCH 23, 202170Shares . Australia’s oldest exhibiting Aboriginal fine art gallery is expanding, with Cooee Art opening a new flagship gallery and auction space in Redfern. The organisation has been operating out of its Bondi Beach location since […]
PAA – Europe Conference Programme. Online Zoom Meeting.
Pacific Arts Association – Europe Conference Programme Hosted by the National Museum of Museum of World Cultures, Museum Volkenkunde, Leiden, the Netherlands Wednesday 24 March – Friday 26 March 2021 Online Zoom meeting – registration links to follow Remaking and renewing practices and skills This year’s meeting entitled Remaking and Renewing Practices and Skills centres […]
In Memoriam : Harry Beran
To Members and Friends of the Oceanic Art Society It is with heavy hearts that we have learned of the death of Harry Beran, founder member and first President of the Society, in Cambridge, England, last Thursday, as he approached the age of 85. Harry’s contribution to the Oceanic Art Society and to the understanding […]
Chris Boylan – Catalogue for San Francisco Tribal Art Fair 2021
https://www.flipsnack.com/grumpywombat/chris-boylan-san-francisco-tribal-art-fair-2021.html?p=1
TIWI : Aboriginal Art Exhibition in Melbourne
This exhibition of 153 works from the National Gallery of Victoria’s collection , supplemented by 130 loans of rare historical objects and contemporary works drawn from Australian public and private collections, will run from 13 November 2020 to 8 March 2021. TIWI also premiers YOYI (Dance), an exciting multi-channel projection video work, which comprises sound […]
Casoar : Blog on Oceanic Art
Students of Oceanic Art – future curators and academics – from the Ecole du Louvre in Paris banded together in 2019 and launched an association with a fantastic blog which is named CASOAR (cassowary in French). You can access it in French/English on https://casoar.org/
HERE : Kupe to Cook Exhibition
The National Maritime Museum in Sydney reopens partially and with social distancing. This exhibition featuring artworks by twenty leading Aotearoa New Zealand and Australian contemporary artists provides a deeper understanding to the people and places of the Pacific Ocean. From 22 June to 6 November 2020. www.sea.museum/whats-on/exhibitions/here-kupe-to-cook
A Sea Of Islands – Masterpieces from Oceania at Museum Volkenkunde in Leiden
This wonderful exhibition opened in February 2020 and had to close in March due to Covid. Instead of ending in August 2020, it is now reopened until April 2021. PAA-Europe is planning to hold the annual symposium in Leiden in November 2020. The website with English translation is a real pleasure http://www.volkenkunde.nl/en
Emmanuel Kasarherou, a Kanak curator at the head of the Musee du Quai Branly – Jacques Chirac.
The former director of the Tjibaou Cultural Center in Noumea succeeds Stéphane Martin, who has been in office as president of the Parisian establishment since 1998. By Roxana Azimi, Le Monde, 26/05/2020 Stéphane Martin’s replacement process was been opened in January, then delayed by the COVID confinement. According to our information, the Kanak Emmanuel Kasarhérou […]
Chau Chak Wing Museum announces opening.
A new museum at the University of Sydney Opening 18 November 2020 The Chau Chak Wing Museum will unite the University’s Nicholson, Macleay and University Art collections under one roof, with new research facilities, engaging programs for the public and learning opportunities for students. www.sydney.edu.au