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 […]
Quai Branly : Oceania exhibition
OCEANIA 12 Mar 2019 – 07 Jul 2019 A journey across the Pacific to discover the island cultures and peoples of Oceania. From New-Guinea to Easter Island, from Hawaii to New Zealand, nearly 200 works provide an overview of the art of a continent, passing on both traditions and contemporary challenges. ABOUT THE EXHIBITION Not a single exhibition anywhere in the world has encompassed the […]
Exhibition at NGA, Canberra – Maori Markings
Māori Markings: Tā Moko Exhibition at the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra 23 March – 25 August 2019 Free Tā moko is the unique Māori art of marking the skin with connecting patterns that tell of prestige, authority and identity. To receive and wear moko is a great cultural privilege. Māori Markings: Tā Moko will explore this tradition, […]
OAS Forum at AGNSW : Free Sunday 3 February 2019
Art Gallery of NSW Oceanic Art Society Forum: free Sunday events – BOOK ONLINE. Accompanying the two-day Oceanic Art Society forum: Aboriginal and Pacific art: collections and artists, then and now, the Art Gallery of NSW is hosting a day of free events, including a curator tour of the exhibition Melanesian art: redux and a screening of newly digitised titles […]
