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Announcing the 2026 PAA at CAA session Art and Identity in a Post-Colonial Pacific
Announcing the 2026 PAA at CAA session Art and Identity in a Post-Colonial Pacific Hilton Chicago, Chicago, IL | February 18–21, 2026 Please send your submissions to Anne Allen. On January 1, 1962, Western Samoa became the first Pacific Islands country to gain independence. In an increasingly globalized world, individuals, families,
⟶Announcing PAA Europe 2025 – An Ocean of Connection: Oceanic art, artists and museums
Announcing An Ocean of Connection: Oceanic art, artists and museums Wednesday 18 June – Friday 20 June 2025 – PAA-E Annual Meeting Sainsbury Research Unit for the Arts of Africa, Oceania & the Americas University of East Anglia (UEA), Norwich, UK RegistrationPlease register via the following link: https://store.uea.ac.uk/Note that you can
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