pacific arts association at caa

about paa at caa

PAA (North America)  is affiliated to the College Art Association, the principal organization in the United States for professionals in the visual arts. PAA (North America) utilizes the CAA annual conference as a platform for the promotion of Pacific arts by organizing a panel of international speakers.
VICE PRESIDENT
Dr Carol E. Mayer FCMA
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PAA Session @ College Art  Association Annual Conference

Thursday February 12.  9-10.30 Session | Hilton Midtown, New York City
The Pacific Arts Association panel at the College Art Association will feature current re- search in the interdisciplinary field of Pacific Visual Studies. Panelists will discuss ideas of futurism, contemporary activations of customary forms, activism, anti-colonial creative practices, and more.

Panelists:

“Mata Aho: Weaving and Empowering Female Narratives” Jacqueline Charles-Rault, Université Le Havre Normandie

“Mapping Race or Nation in the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi” Stacy L. Kamehiro, University of California Santa Cruz

“Fale, Tapa, and Fala: The Past and Future of Samoan Heritage Arts” Anne E. Allen, Indiana University Southeast

“Hawaiian Futurisms: Mixed-Media Mediums as Generating Anti-Colonial Art” Nicole K. Furtado, University of California Santa Cruz

“Community Workshops, Environmental Justice, and Installation Art in Oceania” Maggie Wander, Santa Clara University

Please visit the CAA Conference website for the full schedule and information about membership and registration.