Hot off the press! Volume 23, Issue 3, September 2018 The September Issue of the Oceanic Art Society Journal is now available to read online or download as a PDF. Subscribers will also receive a copy in the mail very soon. Stories in this issue include: … [Read more...]
Repatriation Donation Gideon Kakabin
Donation : Repatriation Gideon Kakabin To help his family have Gideon repatriated home from Canberra to PNG, the Papua New Guinea Association of Australia has set up a dedicated donations account. If you'd like to contribute, please deposit into : Account Name: PNG Association of … [Read more...]
Vale Gideon Kakabin, national treasure of Papua New Guinea
Gideon Kakabin was a national treasure of Papua New Guinea. We knew that. Those of us lucky enough to consider as a friend this humble, generous, gentle man with an unmatched passion and love for history and charting the cultures and customs of his land. But as we reeled from the news of … [Read more...]
Launch of Scholarship Oceanic Studies – Anthony JP Meyer
Bourse d'Etudes Océanienne - Anthony JP Meyer Oceanic Studies Scholarship - Anthony JP Meyer Lancement de la Bourse d'Etudes Oceaniennes - Anthony JP Meyer - Oceanic Studies Scholarship July 07, 2018 Presse Annonce Press Candidate Application Form Call for … [Read more...]
Tribal Art Fair Sydney (TAFS) Review – 2018
Dawn of a new era. The Tribal Art Fair Sydney-2018 was held on Saturday 21 July at a fabulous new venue: the heritage National Art School “Cell Block” building in Darlinghurst. A great success. This could be the start of an ever-expanding oceanic art fair in the antipodes. The new banner designed by … [Read more...]
Stolen Goods Alert : Rare Spear-Thrower Woomera
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 a wood peg attached with gum and fibre. Provenance: From the … [Read more...]
TUMBUNA Sawiyano
Tumbuna Sawiyano http://tumbuna.org Bethany (Betni) Kalk is a Canadian who grew up in Sawiyano village in the West Sepik Region with her missionary parents. Now a Professor of Art and Design in Omaha, she has accepted to come to Sydney in July 2018 to give an OAS Lecture. "Sawiyano: … [Read more...]
PAA News
THE PACIFIC ARTS ASSOCIATION WEBSITE IS LIVE. With the assistance of colleagues at the De Young Museum, the PAA Board has decided to pay for upgrading the current site, and to pay a regular maintenance fee to avoid further crashing of the site. Membership applications are available … [Read more...]
Seasons Greetings – Don’t forget to renew your membership online.
Seasons Greetings. The Oceanic Art Society Committee would like to take this opportunity to thank all our members for their valued support, which assists in furthering the understanding and appreciation of Oceanic art in Australia and around the world. We wish you a wonderful holiday season and … [Read more...]
We’re hunting for a new Secretary
The Oceanic Art Society, now in its 23rd year, requires the services of an experienced secretary, from mid November this year. The position is unpaid but offers exciting opportunities and a wealth of experience connecting you to the tribal art world of Oceanic cultures past and present - a free … [Read more...]
