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OAC Journal Cover Stories

The Story Keeps Unfolding

03/09/2019 By James Elmslie

PNG highlands dancer

With so much information available in the modern digital age it sometimes feels that we know, collectively, almost everything. In this edition Professor Ian McNiven shows us that this is […]

Filed Under: Cover Story, V24 Issue 3, Volume 24

Times Are A Changing

02/06/2019 By James Elmslie

Metropolitan Museum of Art Te Maoriexhibition cover 1984

In this issue of the of the OAS Journal we are fortunate to have Dr Maia Nuku, from the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, chart the evolution of […]

Filed Under: Cover Story, V24 Issue 2

Collectors and Collections: OAS Forum 2019 a Triumph

26/03/2019 By James Elmslie

The 2019 Oceanic Art Society Forum was an intellectual and emotional odyssey. Oceanic art represents and encompasses many things: sublime beauty and irresistible mystery; cultural treasure; markers of colonial dispossession […]

Filed Under: Cover Story, Forums, V24 Issue 1

A Successful Year – President’s Report on 2018

23/12/2018 By Oceanic Art Society Australia

The Oceanic Art Society’s Annual General Meeting was held  on  10th November at the Middle Harbour 16ft Skiff Club, Mosman NSW – a lovely venue on a sunny day. Twenty-one […]

Filed Under: Cover Story, V23 Issue 4

The Art of Collecting

25/08/2018 By Oceanic Art Society Australia

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 […]

Filed Under: Cover Story, Featured Slider, V23 Issue 3

Different Ways of Seeing

11/06/2018 By Oceanic Art Society Australia

by Jim Elmslie Oceanic art creates fascination on many levels. In this edition of the OAS Journal we look at two quite different ways of seeing traditional artefacts. To Dr. […]

Filed Under: Cover Story, V23 Issue 2

Art of the Prince Alexander Ranges at the NGA

05/03/2018 By Oceanic Art Society Australia

by Crispin Howarth The Prince Alexander Ranges in northern Papua New Guinea are home to a number of cultures. The largest group are the Abelam with a population of some […]

Filed Under: Cover Story, Galleries, V23 Issue 1, Volume 23

The Savage Club OAS Forum a Stunning Success

13/11/2017 By James Elmslie

The OAS Forum, held at the Melbourne Savage Club on October 21st, was a fantastic success and the Victorian members of the OAS, especially Dr. Michael Martin, are to be […]

Filed Under: Cover Story, V22 Issue 5

Fijian Gods, The Fair and The Forum

08/09/2017 By James Elmslie

After a very successful Tribal Art Fair Sydney, eyes, minds and tastebuds are turning eagerly toward Melbourne. This year’s OAS Forum is to be held at the iconic Savage Club, […]

Filed Under: Cover Story, V22 Issue 4

Oceanic Encounters Through Time and Space

12/07/2017 By James Elmslie

Author Professor Peter McCabe, OAS Journal Editor Dr. Jim Elmslie, and author Dr. Barry Craig discuss matters Oceanic at the Art Gallery of South Australia.

This edition of the OAS Journal once again traverses through time and space exploring aspects of Pacific cultures, from the first contact made by Captain James Cook in Hawaii to […]

Filed Under: Cover Story, V22 Issue 3

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