The Pacific Arts Alliance

Pacific Greetings

Lots happening @okai!

Catch the final week show of Fatu Feu'u - A Man of Samoa - an artist of New Zealand. Celebrating 20 years of making art: sculptures, medallions, works from his personal collection, limited edition lithographs, canvases and new works from Samoa all available for purchase. Buy a work before the 29th November for a chance to WIN 4 nights including breakfast for 2 staying at the exclusive Sinalei Reef Resort and Spa in Samoa for Fatu's 20 Art Years party 6-8 February 2009.

This entertainment venue, modelled on the classic Australian shearing shed, will take the arts to the people of Queensland. By night, the venue will come alive with an array of music performances from Queensland's talented local artists. By day, schools, young people and community groups will gather as the venue transforms into a workshop and educational forum.

The touring path will cover city and country as the Shed is brought to life in Brisbane, Gold Coast, Augathella, Mt Isa, Cairns, Rockhampton and Cherbourg - to name a few.

Q150 Shed touring dates

Islands of the World Fashion Week

Reports from one of our artists from Fiji: Hupfeld Hoerder

Next month's Fest'Napuan, the 13th since the event began in 1996, will make history in a number of ways.Firstly, the event will now extend to a 5th day, beginning on Wednesday (rather than on Thursday as in past years) and running though to Sunday. Wednesday the 12th of November will be the "Fest'Nalenga", featuring local string bands...

Shigeyuki has been invited by Gayatri Gopinath (Associate Professor of Social and Cultural Analysis) and the Asia-Pacific-American Institute both at New York University to speak about her work on the 5th November 2008.

She is also involved in speaking in a panel about "Third Gender' in the Pacific" with Joy Liddicoat, Comissioner of New Zealand Human Rights Comission on the 6th Novermber 2008. If you would like to RSVP to this event please contact Caroline Earle: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

For more information please visit: http://www.creaworld.org/

Shigeyuki's early survey exhibition entitled "Shigeyuki Kihara- Living Photographs" currently held at the Metropolitan Museum will be featured in an upcoming series about world art being produced by WNET-Thirteen, a public television station in the USA.