PAA Research and Study Opportunities

Assume Nothing

sbailey — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:43:10 -0500

Assume Nothing
12 April - 30 August, 2008
The New Dowse, Lower Hutt, New Zealand

What does it mean to identify yourself as ‘transgender or gender fluid’, in a world determined to define you as either male or female? In this challenging yet sensitive exhibition entitled Assume Nothing, TheNewDowse invites you to leave your preconceptions at the door and take a walk in the shoes of those who identify as ‘alternatively gendered’. read more »

Taualuga; the last dance, live performance featured in Dateline Returns

sbailey — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:43:10 -0500

Taualuga; the last dance
31 May - 24 August, 2008
Live performance and work featured in 'Dateline Returns'
Govett Brewster Art Gallery, New Plymouth, New Zealand

The solo performance entitled Taualuga; the last dance was first performed at the 4th AsiaPacific Triennial of Contemporary Art in 2002 with the Pasifika Divas performance art collective. Since then Shigeyuki Kihara has developed the Taualuga further by exploring indigenous Samoan belief systems while silmutaneously commenting on New Zealand's history and presence in the South Pacific region.
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Polynésie: arts et divinités 1760-1860

sbailey — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 18:33:49 -0500

Polynésie: arts et divinités 1760-1860
16 June - 14 September, 2008
Musée du Quai Branly, Paris, France

For more information, please visit www.quaibranly.fr. read more »

L'art ancestral des Iles Marquises: Te haa tupuna kakiu no te henua enana

sbailey — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 18:29:21 -0500

L'art ancestral des Iles Marquises: Te haa tupuna kakiu no te henua enana
21 June - 28 September, 2008
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Chartres, Chartres, France

There are almost 300 pieces on view from French museums and institutions as well as from Tahiti & Neuchatel and of course a large group of art works from private collections. Many of these pieces are being shown in public for the first time. A group of early illustrations by Max Radiguet (artist on the Dupetit-Thouars expedition) and Ernest Goupil (the artist for the Dumont d'Urville expedition) are included in the show. A catalogue is being published with over 225 illustrations.

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'Samoa Contemporary' tours The Sarjeant Gallery, Wanganui, New Zealand

sbailey — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 15:27:31 -0500

Samoa Contemporary
28 June – 24 August, 2008
The Sarjeant Gallery, Wanganui, New Zealand

The successfull group exhibition 'Samoa Contemporary' curated by Pataka Museum in Wellington will be touring The Sarjeant Gallery in Wanganui, New Zealand opening on the 28th June 2008.

A selection of works from the Fa'a fafine series 2005 recently aquired by the Auckland Art Gallery, New Zealand will accompany the 'Samoa Contemporary' exhibition.

For more information please visit: www.sarjeant.org.nz read more »

Altogether: Contemporary Papua New Guinea Art, East-West Center Gallery, Honolulu, HI

sbailey — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 14:27:31 -0500

Altogether: Contemporary Papua New Guinea Art
29 June – 5 September, 2008
East-West Center Gallery, Honolulu, Hawai‘i

Guest Curator: Dr. Jacquelyn Lewis-Harris

Featured Artists: Timothy Akis, Jakupa Ako, Wkeng Aseng, Wendi Choulai, Ruki Fame, Elisabet Kauage, Mathias Kauage, Gigmai Kundun, Watu Lopo, Benny Moore, Joe Nalo, Simon Novek, Larry Santana, Taba Silau, Albert Susuve,WakiWaikali, JaneWena, Cecil KingWungi
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Night Visions III Call for Submissions

sbailey — Thu, 15 May 2008 21:51:37 -0500

Night Visions III
27 September - 6 November, 2008
Coconino Center for the Arts, Flagstaff, AZ

Postmark Deadline for submissions: August 11

Artists are encouraged to submit work that explores or celebrates the night, the naturally dark sky, or the stars. The work in this exhibit should reflect the deep, positive connection that human beings can have with the nighttime. read more »

PAA at CAA: Announcement of Exhibition Funding Opportunities in 2010 and 2011

sbailey — Thu, 15 May 2008 21:49:37 -0500

Pacific Arts Association at College Art Association
Announcement of Exhibition Funding Opportunities in 2010 and 2011
Deadlines: September 1 in 2008 and 2009

As an affiliated society of CAA, PAA is pleased to publicize the following exhibition funding opportunity to members and others interested in exhibiting and showcasing Pacific visual culture:

CAA invites curators to submit proposals for exhibitions whose openings coincide with upcoming Annual Conferences. The exhibitions must be held in the conference city and on view during the conference dates:
• Chicago, Illinois, February 10–13, 2010. Deadline: September 1, 2008 read more »

2nd ANNUAL 2008 PIKO at KEAUHOU, Indigenous Visual Art Exhibit, October 10-14, 2008

sbailey — Thu, 15 May 2008 16:37:18 -0500

2nd ANNUAL 2008 PIKO at KEAUHOU
10 - 14 October, 2008
Outrigger Keauhou Resort, Kona, Hawai’i

Indigenous Visual Art Exhibit

Open Kahea (call) to Indigenous Visual Artists from around and within the Pacific Rim.

2008 Sponsors: Outrigger Hotels, Hokulia, County Product Enrichment Program (CPEP), and The Keomailani Hanapi Foundation (KHF).

Exhibit: Original two & three dimensional art work, limited numbered signed prints and photographs accepted.

Include Art work information: Title, date completed, medium, size, description (100 words or less) and price.
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Gods, Ghosts & Men: Pacific arts from the National Gallery of Australia

sbailey — Thu, 15 May 2008 16:37:18 -0500

Gods, Ghosts & Men
10 October, 2008 – 11 January 2009
Pacific arts from the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra

Gods, Ghosts & Men draws exclusively on the National Gallery’s little known collection of traditional Pacific sculpture. The Pacific arts collection was initiated in 1968 with field collecting activities by Sir William Dargie in Papua New Guinea and in 1970 by Jean-Michel Charpentier in Vanuatu.

Many other works have been acquired through secondary sources during the 1970s and 1980s including the Max Ernst collection which features numerous spirit boards from the Papuan Gulf. read more »