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OAC Journal Cover Stories

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. Michael Mel, a Papua New Guinean scholar who grew up in a Highlands village before setting off on his own personal odyssey, they are the […]

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 50,000 whose arts have heavily influenced their neighbours – the Arapesh and the Yangoru-Boiken people. These communities share artistic and cultural overlaps with the Abelam […]

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 most heartily congratulated. The venue was superb; the speakers all truly world class and the food and company unsurpassable. Indeed it is fair to say […]

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, an institution in the world’s ‘most livable’ city, and certainly home to one of the country’s largest private Oceanic art collections. Full details are available […]

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 the current interactions of New York artist, Shiva Lynn Burgos, with the Kwoma people in PNG. Oceanic art plays a central role in both these […]

Filed Under: Cover Story, V22 Issue 3

While Admiring the Ancient the OAS Also Embraces the New

09/05/2017 By Oceanic Art Society Australia

The OAS has shifted gear under the energetic leadership of our new president, Bill Rathmell, who has revitalised the main OAS committee and various sub-committees working on the website, the forthcoming Tribal Art Fair Sydney and the next OAS forums. The principal aim is to increase the appeal and relevance of the OAS, to build […]

Filed Under: Cover Story, V22 Issue 2

A New President as Oceanic Exhibitions Thrive

01/03/2017 By Oceanic Art Society Australia

The Oceanic Art Society is very pleased to announce the election of a new President, Dr. Bill Rathmell. Bill, and his wife, Noelle, have had a long association with the OAS, summarised in a brief introduction inside this edition of the OAS Journal. We also welcome on board Dr. Krisztina Turza as Editorial Assistant. These […]

Filed Under: Cover Story, V22 Issue 1, Volume 22

A new era begins online for the OAS Journal

01/11/2016 By James Elmslie

After some years in the making, the Oceanic Art Society website is now up and running. This will change the nature of the organisation. While to date the primary mode of communication with members has been through the pages of this Journal, and previously the OAS Newsletter, increasingly it will be through the website and […]

Filed Under: Cover Story, V21 Issue 5

No End to the Splendid Diversity of Oceanic Art

01/09/2016 By James Elmslie

However much Oceanic art one sees it will never be the case that there is not something new to discover. The vast array of Oceanic art that has graced this journal’s pages is testament to the splendid diversity of the field. That, in turn, is reflective of the huge range of peoples and cultures that […]

Filed Under: Cover Story, V21 Issue 4, Volume 21

Knowledge Grows Through the Work of a Few

01/07/2016 By James Elmslie

In this edition of the OAS Journal we read the story of George William Mostyn, the third in Barry Craig’s series of short biographies on early collectors for the South Australian Museum. We really must applaud Barry for this magnificent contribution to our knowledge of how so many of the important artefacts in our public […]

Filed Under: All Journal Articles, Cover Story, V21 Issue 3, Volume 21

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