To all OAS Members and Friends You are invited to attend the Oceanic Art Society 2018 End of Year Function which will be held on Saturday 10 November 2018 at The Middle Harbour Skiffs Yacht Club in Mosman, Sydney, Australia. Registration and AGM will commence at 10.00am followed by Crispin Howarth’s Lecture at 11.00am titled ‘Ta Moko is Not […]
The Art of Collecting
By Jim Elmslie Oceanic Art means different things to different people. Made by indigenous peoples for traditional cultural and utilitarian practice, artefacts are now prized by many people far removed from their geographical origins. Just why this is so is sometimes hard to fathom. In the last edition of the OAS Journal, and continuing in […]
Ninth OAS Forum in Sydney
Aboriginal and Pacific art: Collections and artists, then and now. OAS in conjunction with the Art Gallery of New South Wales and Australian Museum, 1-3 February 2019 After the stunning success of the 8th OAS Forum at the Savage Club in Melbourne in October last year, the Forum 2019 Subcommittee convened by Chris Boylan is […]
