keynote speakers at the PAA International Symposium Oceanic Blazing Forms: Memory, Place-making and Imagination 23-27 June 2026 Wereldmuseum Leiden The Keynote Speakers for our upcoming PAA International Symposium Oceanic Blazing Forms: Memory, Place-making and Imagination (23-27 June 2026 Wereldmuseum Leiden) are Sana Balai, Deidre Brown, Brian Diettrich and Ronny Kareni
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The Pacific Arts Association (PAA), founded in 1974 and established as an association in 1978, is an international organization devoted to the study of all the arts of Oceania. PAA provides a forum for dialogue and awareness about Pacific art and culture. By connecting individuals and institutions around the world, PAA encourages greater cooperation among those who are involved with the creation, study, and exhibition of Pacific art.
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Scholarships for Participation at the PAA International Symposium
Scholarships for Participation at the PAA International Symposium Oceanic Blazing Forms: Memory, Place-making and Imagination 23-27 June 2026 Wereldmuseum Leiden The Pacific Arts Association-Europe is offering up to two scholarships to support the participation of Pacific artists, students and scholars at the PAA International Symposium. The scholarship pays for the
⟶Announcing PAA Journal Vol. 25, Nr. 2 (2025)
PAA Journal vol 25, No. 2 2025 We are pleased to announce that Pacific Arts N.S. Vol. 25, No. 2 (2025) has been published as an open access, peer reviewed, online journal through the University of California’s eScholarship platform. This issue includes essays by Karen Jacobs, Dionne Fonotī, Clara Baland
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