Welcome to TAASA

The Asian Arts Society of Australia Inc. (TAASA) provides a forum for enthusiasts and experts to share their interests in, and pursue the study of a wide range of arts from the entire Asian region. TAASA was formed in 1991. It is a national body promoting the knowledge, appreciation and enjoyment of Asian architecture, painting, sculpture, textiles and ceramics, music, dance and film. It is also concerned with the impact of Asian art forms on the development of the arts of other cultures, including Australian. TAASA’s activities are designed to complement those of public museums, art galleries and educational institutions. Active focus groups reflecting members' interests and inviting their involvement are based in Sydney and Melbourne. Best regards Judith Rutherford. President TAASA ________________________________________________________________________ A Great Birthday Gift Idea From TAASA Why not give a gift that keeps giving. A membership to TAASA - The Asian Arts Society of Australia. Your birthday gift of the TAASA Review will be delivered four times a year - what a great reminder of your friendship. As a TAASA member your friend will be notified of a wide range of events including lectures, symposia and performances, all with great opportunities to meet others interested in Asian arts and culture. Join your friend today and we will send them a note letting them know that you have given them a TAASA membership as a very special birthday gift for a year (Membership form) ________________________________________________________________________ Membership Survey Report 2005 Below is a pdf file containing the results of the TAASA membership survey that was completed by forty percent of the TAASA membership in November 2005. The main topics covered were: 1) Which particular aspects of the Asian culture interest the members, 2) options on TAASA events and 3) questions on the TAASA Review. TAASA Member Survey 2005.pdf (23.33 Kb) An Overview Of Educational Courses Related To Asia (Compiled as an insert for TAASA Review 15/1, March 2006) Below is a pdf containing a general overview of educational courses relating to Asia available through universities and other adult education institutions nationwide. Educational TAASA.pdf (21.19 Kb) _____________________________________________________________ The TAASA Committee Judith Rutherford. PRESIDENT. Collector and specialist in Chinese textiles. Gill Green. VICE PRESIDENT. Art historian specialising in Cambodian culture Ann Guild. TREASURER. Former Director of the Embroiders Guild (U.K.). Kate Johnston. SECRETARY. Intellectual property lawyer with an interest in Asian textiles. Hwei-Fe'n Cheah. Lecturer, Art History, Australian National University, with an interest in needlework. Jocelyn Chey. Visiting professor, Department of Chinese Studies, University of Sydney. Former diplomat. Matt Cox. Study Room Co-ordinator, Art Gallery of New South Wales, with a particular interest in Islamic Art of Southeast Asia. Philip Courtenay. Former Professor and Rector of the Cains Campus, James Cook University, with special interest in Southeast Asian ceramics. Sandra Forbes. Editorial consultant with long-standing interest in South and Southeast Asian art. Josefa Green. General editor of TAASA Review. Collector of Chinese ceramics, with long-standing interest in East Asian art as a student and traveller. Geraldine Hardman. Collector of Chinese furniture and Burmese lacquerware. Min-Jung Kim. Curator of Asian Arts & Design at the Powerhouse Museum. Ann Proctor. Lecturer in Asian Art, Sydney University and the National Art School, Sydney. Ann Roberts. Art consultant with specialising in Chinese ceramics and works of art. Sabrina Snow. Has a long association with the Art Gallery of New South Wales and a particular interest in the arts of China. Christina Sumner. Principal Curator, Design and Society, Powerhouse Museum. Hon. auditor. Rosenfeld Kant and Co. _______________________________________________ State Representatives: Australian Capital Territory - Robyn Maxwell. Visiting Fellow in Art History ANU. Senior Curator of Asian Art, National Gallery of Australia. Northern Territory - Joanna Barrkman. Curator of Southeast Asian and Material Culture, Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory Queensland - Suhanya Raffel. Head of Asian and Pacific Art, Queensland Art Gallery. South Australia - James Bennett. Curator of Asian Art, Art Gallery of South Australia Victoria - Carol Cains. Curator of Asian Art, National Gallery of Victoria International. Tasmania - Kate Brittlebank. Lecturer in Asian History, School of History and Classics, University of Tasmania  _______________________________________________________________ The 14th century Japanese Negoro lacquer basin (16.5 x 33.4cm) featured to the left on our home page and other pages of the TAASA website is from the collection of the National Gallery of Victoria, presented through the Art Foundation of Victoria by Mr S.Baillieu Myer, founder benefactor, 1985 ________________________________________________________________

Figurine of Siva, South India, Vijayanagara period 1600s. Gift of Alastair Morrison 2003 Collection Powerhouse Museum, Sydney