Oceanic Art Society

Oceanic Art Society XIII Forum – Papua New Guinea Art: Past, Present & Future

National Gallery of Australia, Canberra

Welcome and Acknowledgement of Country – Jim Elmslie, President Oceanic Art Society

Michael Mel – Papua New Guinea Art: Past, Present, Future

Anna Edmondson – Setting the scene – 50 years since Independence

Book Launch – Living Art: Papua New Guinea by Susan Cochrane – by Michael Mel

Eric Kjellgren – Country of A Thousand Faces: The Human Form in the Arts of Papua New Guinea

Chris Boylan & Caroline Sherman – The Bigger Picture: Local adaptations to global influences in contemporary PNG arts

Panel discussion – Evolution of PNG contemporary art – Deveni Temu at Independence / Lesley Wengembo today

Lani Auvita Scott – The Living Thread: Cultural Continuity for the Next Generation

Concluding remarks – Jim Elmslie, President Oceanic Art Society

Attendence is free but booking is requiured,

Please contact the OAS for more information

performance - Budapest