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Personal Encounters

04/03/2022 By Oceanic Art Society Australia

Personal experiences and personal passions are a common theme in this edition. Everyone who attended his fascinating lecture for the Oceanic Art Society in October 2021, would be aware of […]

Filed Under: Cover Story, V27 Issue 1

At the intersection of ancient and contemporary

28/11/2021 By Oceanic Art Society Australia

At the intersection of ancient and contemporary

This edition of the Journal includes articles about the early encounters between European missionaries and Aboriginal Australians in Central Australia and European anthropologists and people from the Torres Strait and […]

Filed Under: Cover Story, V26 Issue 4

The Agile Art World

30/08/2021 By Oceanic Art Society Australia

Being agile and pivoting are words long associated with innovation and the tech world. However, they are now commonly being used in the art world to describe the quick responses […]

Filed Under: Cover Story, V26 Issue 3

Diverse Studies of Individual Oceanic Art Objects

31/05/2021 By Oceanic Art Society Australia

Oceanic art can be studied from a number of angles. This art can be approached from an anthropological or ethnographic aspect and from the perspective of art history or visual […]

Filed Under: Cover Story, V26 Issue 2

New places, new ways of engaging across cultures

05/03/2021 By Oceanic Art Society Australia

The summer of 2020-2021 has seen the opening of some significant new or renovated/expanded museums from the east to the west coast in Australia. Those of us in Sydney have […]

Filed Under: Cover Story, V26 Issue 1

25 years of the OAS

30/11/2020 By Oceanic Art Society Australia

Photo Caption: The 2012 OAS Forum at the SA Museum. Photo by Michelle Haywood.  2020 is a very significant milestone in the history of the Oceanic Art Society. As is outlined […]

Filed Under: Cover Story, V25 Issue 4

Oceanic art market in the time of COVID

10/09/2020 By Oceanic Art Society Australia

This edition of the Journal features Barry Craig’s account of the Pacific collection at the new Wantok Place Museum in North Adelaide as well as Jim Elmslie’s story behind the recent sales with remarkable provenance of works from the Hermannsburg school in Central Australia. We’ve introduced a new feature, the President’s Corner, where Bill Rathmell interviewed Nick Mitzevich, Director of the National Gallery of Australia, following news reports of the deaccession of Pacific pieces from the collection.

Filed Under: Cover Story, V25 Issue 3

OAS responds with flexibility during COVID-19

07/06/2020 By Oceanic Art Society Australia

The worldwide virus lockdown has hit all aspects of art and culture particularly hard. Cultural spaces and gatherings are often run on a low budget and it is hard to […]

Filed Under: Cover Story, V25 Issue 2

Hongi Hika: The Legacy Continues

08/03/2020 By Oceanic Art Society Australia

Modern research continues to reveal secrets long held in uncatalogued documents and artefacts in rich archives. The centrepiece of this edition is the story of current research to identify which […]

Filed Under: Cover Story, V25 Issue 1, Volume 25

Curiosity Remains a Driving Force

10/12/2019 By Oceanic Art Society Australia

Image: Mathias Kauage ‘Independence Celebration 1999’, Andrew Baker Collection. Image by Mick Richards. The desire to know – curiosity – has long been a motivating force in human endeavour. In […]

Filed Under: Cover Story, V24 Issue 4

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Pacific Views

Balgo: The Creative Country

At the intersection of ancient and contemporary

At the intersection of ancient and contemporary

Sydney Oceanic Art Fair - SAOF 2021

Sydney Oceanic Art Fair – SAOF 2021

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