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Okaioceanikart: March 2011 Exhibitions, Events, and News

balper — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 16:16:42 -0700

EXHIBITIONS:

Alter-Native Surfaces
Monday, March 14, 2011, 6-8 p.m.
okai @ Reef Gallery
69 Beach Rd.
Auckland New Zealand read more »

Jewel Castro's Website is Live!

Thu, 30 Sep 2010 12:39:08 -0600

Jewel Castro's Website is now LIVE!

Please visit http://jewelcastro.com/ to learn about artist Jewel Castro.

Click on the News button for upcoming events. read more »

David Teata and Steven Gwaliasi Honored at the World Art Market, Vancouver

Thu, 23 Sep 2010 15:25:50 -0600

Congratulations to David Teata and Steven Gwaliasi who gained 3rd placings for their categories at the World Art Market for contemporary ethnic art at the Museum of Anthropology in Vancouver last Saturday, September 18, 2010.

Shigeyuki Kihara featured in AutoFocus; Self Portraiture in Contemporary Photography

Fri, 17 Sep 2010 17:16:24 -0600

Artist Shigeyuki Kihara featured in AutoFocus; Self Portraiture in Contemporary Photography
Edited by Susan Bright published by Thames and Hudson (UK).

‘An intriguing new survey … a feast of elaborate photographic reinvention’ – The Observer read more »

Dr. Nicolas Garnier appointed as a Lecturer at the University of Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 17:00:10 -0600

The University of Papua New Guinea in Port Moresby, recently appointed as a lecturer in the Department of Visual Anthropology Anthropology, Sociology & Archaeology, Dr. Nicolas Garnier.

Garnier, author of a PhD thesis on the ritual system and the art of Chambri, a hot spot of Sepik art, is teaching in English and finds that publications in English on the Arts of the Pacific are hard to come by in Port Moresby. He would like to establish contact with members of PAA. read more »

Oliver Lueb seeks contacts with expertise in Santa Cruz, Solomon Islands

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:26:42 -0700

My name is Oliver Lueb and I do work at the Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum – Cultures of the world in Cologne, Germany. I am currently preparing a basic survey trip for my PhD thesis about aesthetics, art and material culture in Santa Cruz, Solomon Islands. In the hope for exchanging information and contacts in this specific area, I am looking for scholars, who are working in the Solomon Islands, too.

I would be very grateful for any contacts.

Best regards,
Oliver Lueb, M.A.
Email: olueb@web.de read more »

Tarisi Vunidilo appointed new Secretary General for the Pacific Islands Museums Association (PIMA)

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 11:38:51 -0700

Tarisi Vunidilo appointed new Secretary General for the Pacific Islands Museums Association (PIMA)
English
French read more »

Masters of Pacific Art are honoured at the 2009 Arts Pasifika Awards

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:31:17 -0700

Masters of Pacific Art are honoured at the 2009 Arts Pasifika Awards
Creative New Zealand Arts Council Press Release
Friday, November 13, 2009

New Zealand’s Pacific artists are being honoured at the Creative New Zealand Arts Pasifika Awards 2009 in Waitakere City tonight. The five awards are an opportunity for Creative New Zealand to encourage and celebrate excellence in Pacific arts in New Zealand.
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Wanda Anae-Onishi

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:51:25 -0600

Wanda Anae-Onishi has received her Bachelor of Arts in Art History and Master of Arts in Pacific Art History from the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. read more »

Two Journals Feature the Work of PAA Member Jewel Castro

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:09:38 -0600

Two journals featuring the work of PAA member Jewel Castro have recently been published in The Contemporary Pacific and Pacific Studies special issue.

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