I first noticed RAIMUNDO MACKENNA sitting on the floor of the National Gallery in Federation Square. He was sketching in his notepad. He was focussed, his scribbling was deliberate; maybe professional I thought. So I asked him if he would…
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West Papua: 2017 Sampari Art Exhibition
The 2017 Sampari Art Exhibition and Sale for West Papua opens at 6pm on Friday 8 December, and closes at 5pm on Sunday 17 December<. The rich and complex exhibition features inspiring art about West Papua created for the exhibition,…
Emma Thurlow wins West Papua’s 2016 Sampari Art Award
EMMA THURLOW: My highland warrior is seen through the telescopic sights of a rifle, his head surrounded by the leaves of his homeland, which also reference organisations that ignore the atrocities committed against these owners of the land PNG born…
Melanesian artists in solidarity for 2016 WP Art Exhibition
The 2016 Sampari Art Exhibition and sale for West Papua in the Australian Catholic University’s Art Gallery in Fitzroy in December 2016, hosted by the Federal Republic of West Papua’s office in Docklands, included a special Wall of Melanesian prints. The…
Saluting Melanesia at the ACU Art Gallery, Melbourne, 2016
Saluting Melanesia was an exciting ceremonial occasion, beginning with a solemn kava ceremony, which invited Oceanic communities to celebrate their origins and living cultures, including young Melanesians born or living in the diaspora talking about their cultural experiences, dancers performing…
Sampari 2016: art, poems, cartoons, film, melanesian culture
SAMPARI 2016 ART EXHIBITION AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS ACU Art Gallery, 26 Brunswick St, Fitzroy OPENS Friday 2 December 2016 : 6pm CLOSES Sunday 11 December 2016 : 5pm GALLERY HOURS Monday-Wednesday 11-6pm Thursday-Friday 11-8pm Saturday-Sunday 10-4pm Sampari, the name of…
Peter Woods wins 2015 Sampari Art Exhibition for WP
PETER WOODS won the People’s Choice Award at the 2015 Sampari Art Exhibition for West Papua, with his Papuana Nymphaea. The work brings to light the suffering of the West Papuans in the setting of Monet’s famous Nymphaeas series of…
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