Position Vacant – OAS Journal Editor.An exciting opportunity that connects you to the tribal art world. Rewards : Have the satisfaction of producing a respected quarterly with a worldwide readership. Receive a fantastic and ongoing tribal art education for free. Great opportunity to expand your professional writing and editing skills. Gain access to Australian and […]
Heroes and Spirits in Cannes
Heroes and Spirits in Cannes From Jul 05 2019 to Oct 27 2019 CANNES—In collaboration with the city of Cannes, the Musée de la Castre is presenting Héros et Esprits de Nouvelle-Guinée (Heroes and Spirits of New Guinea), an exhibition that features some forty photographs taken by insatiable adventuress Wylda Bayrón. Her series of portraits […]
TAHITI EXHIBITION
Tahiti : Tupuna Ancestors in Transit Musée de Tahiti et des Îles – Te Fare… From March 20, 2019 to September 20, 2019 TAHITI—The Musée de Tahiti et des Îles – Te Fare Manaha is undergoing extensive renovation work, but has a temporary exhibition open through September 20, 2020, that is showing some of its […]
Times Are A Changing
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 that institution over the last 50 years, particularly in the decisions taken that resulted in its present day collections of Pacific art. Through the actions […]
Lost in transit
Lost in transit, Launceston, Tasmania. If anyone has any information concerning this woomera please contact John Hawkins via our contact page. 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 […]
Documentary : Maori Markings – Ta Moko
Documentary : Maori Marking – Ta Moko Enjoy this short documentary made on occasion of the opening of this amazing exhibition at the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yF3w66aa2VI There is a superb exhibition catalogue available for $39.95
Hongi Hika – Brent Kerehona
Hongi Hika – Lecture by Brent Kerehona Thursday 18 July 2019 12:45 – 1:30pm Maori Markings Ta Moko, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra Free As part of the United Nations Year of Indigenous Languages, Brent Kerehona, historian and descendant of Hongi Hika (Ngāpuhi iwi, 1772-1828), discusses Hika’s contributions to the first Te reo Māori and […]
Recording OAS Forum Lectures
Listen to Recording of OAS Forum Lectures
Tribal Art Fair Sydney 2019
Masks, carvings, weapons, artefacts, jewellery, textiles, books, prints. Genuine ethnographic rarities and collectables from Papua New Guinea, the Pacific, Australia, South East Asia. Great pieces at great prices ! Saturday 17 August. Tribal Art Fair Sydney, organised by the Oceanic Art Society VENUE The National Art School (NAS) corner of Forbes and Burton Streets, Darlinghurst […]
At The Met | ATEA: Nature & Divinity in Polynesia
At The Met Fifth Avenue, New York NOVEMBER 19, 2018–OCTOBER 27, 2019 Exhibitions are free with Museum admission Tickets and information at: www.metmuseum.org Exhibition Overview This exhibition celebrates the creative ingenuity of Polynesian artists who drew from the natural world to give material expression to their understanding of the divine. Drawn from American collections and […]
