Research Guides: Festival of Pacific Arts: 1984, Noumea (cancelled)

1984 - news articles

The Tami canoe voyage story. - Pacific Islands Monthly
September 1, 1982 - A plan to sail a traditional outrigger canoe on a round trip of almost 6500 kilometres from Papua New Guinea's Tami Islands to Vanuatu and back for the 1983 South Pacific Festival of Arts is well underway, and is receiving significant international support.
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Pacific islands monthly, SEP 01 1982 v 53 n 9, pp. 33
Towards the '84 arts festival. - Pacific Islands Monthly
December 1, 1982 - A brief rundown of the agenda, changes, and areas of discussion presented at the Council of Pacific Arts meeting held at South Pacific Commission headquarters, Noumea, from September 15 to 17.
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Pacific islands monthly, DEC 01 1982 v 53 n 12, pp. 33
South Pacific Arts Festival. - Mana
1983 - Poem
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Call Number: UHM Pacific (Library Use Only) ; PR9670.O21 M36 v 8 n 2, pp. 6
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Mana, 1983 v 8 n 2, pp. 6
The Fourth South Pacific Festival of Arts -- Preparations for 1984. - Pacific Arts Newsletter
June, 1983 - On a four-yearly cycle, the South Pacific Festivals of Arts began in Suva 1972, followed by Rotorua 1976 and Port Moresby 1980. The fourth will be held in Noumea, New Caledonia, probably in September 1984, and, to many people's regret, could clash with the New York III Symposium of PAA (September 1-10 1984).
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Pacific arts newsletter, JUN 01 1983 n 17, pp. 5
ISSN : 0111-5774; EISSN: 2350-3394
"Fourth Festival of Pacific Arts" 8-22 December, 1984 - Pacific Arts Newsletter
January, 1984 - It is expected that 26 countries and territories will be represented at the Festival, which will open between 8th and 10th December 1984.
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Pacific Arts Newsletter, 1984 (18), p.5-6
ISSN: 0111-5774; EISSN: 2350-3394
"Fourth Festival of Pacific Arts, 8-22 December, 1984: Further Information" - Pacific Arts Newsletter
June, 1984 - As noted in PAN No 18:5 the Festival is now to be held in December, 1984, after the school holidays have begun. This timing will assist in the accommodation of the very large numbers expected to descend on Noumea.
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Pacific Arts Newsletter, 1984 (19), p.4-6
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The Fourth South Pacific Festival of Arts. - Pacific Islands Monthly
November 1, 1984 - The upcoming festival, to be held in Noumea next month, is threatened by some of the militants passionately bound up in the increasingly tense argument over the manner in which France will grant independence to New Caledonia and the pace at which that process shall proceed. The author reports on all the attitudes.
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Pacific islands monthly, NOV 01 1984 v 55 n 11, pp. 20
As the organisers planned it. - Pacific Islands Monthly
November 1, 1984 - A look at the phases and theme of the upcoming Fourth South Pacific Festival of Arts.
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Pacific islands monthly, NOV 01 1984 v 55 n 11, pp. 22
The violence goes on. - Island Business Pacific
December 1, 1984 - A week after election day in New Caledonia, as extremists continued to clash with security forces, the fourth South Pacific Arts Festival was called off indefinitely by the French administration.
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Call Number: UHM Pacific (Library Use Only) ; HF4032 .S68 v 10 n 11, pp. 14
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Island business pacific, DEC 01 1984 v 10 n 11, pp. 14
"Fourth Festival of Pacific Arts, Noumea, New Caledonia" - Pacific Arts Newsletter
January, 1985 - As most members are probably aware this Festival has had to be postponed definitely due to political troubles in New Caledonia.
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Pacific Arts Newsletter, 1985 (20), p.20-20
ISSN: 0111-5774; EISSN: 2350-3394

1984 Videos

A koe no na pua.
A look at Hawaii's 1984 delegation to the Festival of Pacific Arts held in Noumea, New Caledonia. Performing and visual artists from past and present festivals discuss their experiences and expectations.
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Kamiyama, David. ; Alu Like Oʻahu Island Productions. ; Oceanic Cable.
Title from title screen; viewed on June 28, 2012.; Originally broadcast on television program The Alu Like connection in Dec. 1984 on Oceanic Cable and recorded off-air with permission.

1984 misc media 2

(from top to bottom) Chambranles (Door frame details for Kanak homes), Flêches faitières (Rooftop adornments for Kanak homes)

Posters from the 5th Festival of Pacific Arts

Pacific Ephemera Collection 1.03, Festival of the Pacific Arts [large format]

1984 other material

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Culture, arts, committee accepts recommendations. by Ka wai ola o OHA
Call Number: DU624.65 .W25 v 1 n 6, pp. 2
Publication Date: August 1, 1984
Location: UHM Hamilton Library Pacific Collection

The State Foundation on Culture and the Arts Advisory committee for the Fourth Festival of Pacific Arts accepted the Selection Committee recommendations for the Hawaii delegation of performing and visual artists to New Caledonia at a meeting July 16.
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Hawaii will participate in Pacific Festival. by Ka wai ola o OHA
Call Number: DU624.65 .W25 v 1 n 4, pp. 5
Publication Date: May 1, 1984
Location: UHM Hamilton Library Pacific Collection

Hawaii will once again send a delegation to participate in the Festival of Pacific Arts, which this year will be held in Noumea, New Caledonia. This will be the fourth such festival, which is celebrated every four years. The 1980 event was held in Papua New Guinea and included native performing groups from the insular pacific islands, including Australia.
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Festival, genealogical meeting get OHA grants. by Ka wai ola o OHA
Call Number: DU624.65 .W25 v 1 n 9, pp. 9
Publication Date: November 1, 1984
Location: UHM Hamilton Library Pacific Collection

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs board of trustees at its Oct. 19 meeting on Maui approved a grant of $12,000 to send 10 participants to the Festival of Pacific Arts in Noumea, New Caledonia, Dec. 8-22. Also approved was an appropriation of $382 for a resource person knowledgeable in the field of genealogy of lands to represent OHA at the Kona Genealogical Society Convention.
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Official Poster

4eme Festival des arts du pacifique, Nouvelle Caledonie 1984 (4th Festival of Pacific Arts, New Caledonia 1984 official poster)

Pacific Ephemera Collection 1.03, Festival of the Pacific Arts [large format]

1984 misc media

(from top to bottom) Aspects de la vie traditionelle Kanak (Aspects of traditional Kanak life), Cases (translation pending), Pirogues (Canoes)

Posters from the 5th Festival of Pacific Arts

Pacific Ephemera Collection 1.03, Festival of the Pacific Arts [large format]