Atea: Nature and Divinity in Polynesia At The Met Fifth Avenue, New York NOVEMBER 19, 2018–OCTOBER 27, 2019 Buy Tickets Exhibitions are free with Museum admission Exhibition Overview This exhibition celebrates the creative ingenuity of Polynesian artists who … [Read more...]
Quai Branly : Oceania exhibition
12 Mar 2019 - 07 Jul 2019 OCEANIA 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 … [Read more...]
Interview with Maia Nuku
Reuniting the past and present: Interview with Maia Nuku Monday, 15 May 2017 14:21 Curator Maia Nuku with artist Benjamin Work during the event “Met Fridays: Artists Choice,” September 9, 2016. Courtesy the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. By K. Emma Ng 15 May, 2017. It is not … [Read more...]
PAA XIII International Symposium : Registration Open
Registration Open: PAA XIII International Symposium MARCH 25-28, 2019, Brisbane, Australia. Registration is now open for the PAA XIII Symposium: RESILIENCE: Sustaining, Re-activating and Connecting Culture. March 24 - 28 2019. Please register at the link … [Read more...]
Exhibition at NGA, Canberra – Maori Markings
Māori Markings: Tā Moko Exhibition at the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra 23 March – 25 August 2019 Free Tā moko is the unique Māori art of marking the skin with connecting patterns that tell of prestige, authority and identity. To receive and wear moko is a great cultural … [Read more...]
OAS Forum at AGNSW : Free Sunday 3 February 2019
Art Gallery of NSW Oceanic Art Society Forum: free Sunday events - BOOK ONLINE. Accompanying the two-day Oceanic Art Society forum: Aboriginal and Pacific art: collections and artists, then and now, the Art Gallery of NSW is hosting a day of free events, including a curator tour of … [Read more...]
Stolen Goods Alert : Rare Spear-Thrower Woomera
A Rare and Early Spear-Thrower Woomera. Early 19th Century Australian Aborigine, collected in the Murray River region 1830-1840. The subtly curved body of the thrower has a hand grip of gum and at the opposite end a wood peg attached with gum and fibre. Provenance: From the … [Read more...]
TUMBUNA Sawiyano
Tumbuna Sawiyano http://tumbuna.org Bethany (Betni) Kalk is a Canadian who grew up in Sawiyano village in the West Sepik Region with her missionary parents. Now a Professor of Art and Design in Omaha, she has accepted to come to Sydney in July 2018 to give an OAS Lecture. "Sawiyano: … [Read more...]
Omie Barkcloth Art of PNG
Omie Barkcloth Art of PNG Exhibition at Aboriginal and Pacific Art Gallery New works by senior artists and chiefs of Ömie Artists Inc. Oro Province, Papua New Guinea. Opening drinks: Saturday 25 November 3 - 5pm Barkcloth is the traditional textile of the Ömie tribe. Women … [Read more...]
‘Parcours’ Pittoresque à Paris Vaut le Voyage
By Noëlle Rathmell-Stiels In its sixteenth year, the Parisian Tribal Art fair has taken visitors on a voyage of discovery to new horizons, sailing from Polynesia to the borders of contemporary art. From 12 to 17 September 2017 a total of sixty-six exhibitors, predominantly from France, Belgium and … [Read more...]
