To all OAS Members and Friends: You are invited to attend the Oceanic Art Society 2019 End of Year Function on : Saturday 16 November 2019. AGM and Lecture Meeting plus Lunch are to be held at:The Middle Harbour 16ft Skiff Club 237 Spit Road, Mosman, NSW (Located off the Spit Bridge) www.middleharbourskiffs.com.au 10.00am | Registration and AGM | 11:00am | Lecture : “Hongi Hika – Maori Warrior, Diplomat, Agricultural […]
OAS Tribal Art Fair Sydney 2020
SAVE THE DATE. The yearly TAFS organised by the Oceanic Art Society will be held on Saturday 15 August 2020 in the historical buildings housing the National Art School in Darlinghurst.
Wanted : A New Editor for OAS Journal
Position Vacant – OAS Journal Editor.An exciting opportunity that connects you to the tribal art world. Rewards : Have the satisfaction of producing a respected quarterly with a worldwide readership. Receive a fantastic and ongoing tribal art education for free. Great opportunity to expand your professional writing and editing skills. Gain access to Australian and […]
Heroes and Spirits in Cannes
Heroes and Spirits in Cannes From Jul 05 2019 to Oct 27 2019 CANNES—In collaboration with the city of Cannes, the Musée de la Castre is presenting Héros et Esprits de Nouvelle-Guinée (Heroes and Spirits of New Guinea), an exhibition that features some forty photographs taken by insatiable adventuress Wylda Bayrón. Her series of portraits […]
Documentary : Maori Markings – Ta Moko
Documentary : Maori Marking – Ta Moko Enjoy this short documentary made on occasion of the opening of this amazing exhibition at the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yF3w66aa2VI There is a superb exhibition catalogue available for $39.95
Hongi Hika – Brent Kerehona
Hongi Hika – Lecture by Brent Kerehona Thursday 18 July 2019 12:45 – 1:30pm Maori Markings Ta Moko, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra Free As part of the United Nations Year of Indigenous Languages, Brent Kerehona, historian and descendant of Hongi Hika (Ngāpuhi iwi, 1772-1828), discusses Hika’s contributions to the first Te reo Māori and […]
Recording OAS Forum Lectures
Listen to Recording of OAS Forum Lectures
Tribal Art Fair Sydney 2019
Masks, carvings, weapons, artefacts, jewellery, textiles, books, prints. Genuine ethnographic rarities and collectables from Papua New Guinea, the Pacific, Australia, South East Asia. Great pieces at great prices ! Saturday 17 August. Tribal Art Fair Sydney, organised by the Oceanic Art Society VENUE The National Art School (NAS) corner of Forbes and Burton Streets, Darlinghurst […]
At The Met | ATEA: Nature & Divinity in Polynesia
At The Met Fifth Avenue, New York NOVEMBER 19, 2018–OCTOBER 27, 2019 Exhibitions are free with Museum admission Tickets and information at: www.metmuseum.org Exhibition Overview This exhibition celebrates the creative ingenuity of Polynesian artists who drew from the natural world to give material expression to their understanding of the divine. Drawn from American collections and […]
Quai Branly : Oceania exhibition
OCEANIA 12 Mar 2019 – 07 Jul 2019 A journey across the Pacific to discover the island cultures and peoples of Oceania. From New-Guinea to Easter Island, from Hawaii to New Zealand, nearly 200 works provide an overview of the art of a continent, passing on both traditions and contemporary challenges. ABOUT THE EXHIBITION Not a single exhibition anywhere in the world has encompassed the […]
