Festival of Pacific Arts

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Festival of Pacific Arts
Genre Pacific Islands music and dance
Dates Every four years
Location(s) Oceania; host country varies. Future hosts:
2012: Solomon Islands Solomon Islands;[1]
2016: Guam Guam.[2]
Years active Since 1972; see table below
Website
Festival history,
Current festival (redirect page)

The Festival of Pacific Arts, Pacific Arts Festival, or FESTPAC is a traveling festival hosted every four years by a different country in Oceania (map). It was conceived by the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (former "South Pacific Commission")[3] as a means to stem erosion of traditional cultural practices by sharing and exchanging culture at each festival. The major theme of the festival is traditional song and dance. The 2008 Festival of Pacific Arts was hosted by American Samoa from 20 July to 2 August 2008; it was the 10th Festival of Pacific Arts.[4][5][6]

The Pacific Cultural Council (former "Pacific Arts Council" or "Council of Pacific Arts," originally "South Pacific Arts Festival Council")[7] selects the host country and recognizes that each participating country desires the opportunity to showcase its unique indigenous culture by hosting the festival. Host selection is based on principles of equity and preference is given to countries which have not yet hosted. The festival host country pays participants' costs of local travel, accommodation, meals, and other forms of hospitality. Entry to all artistic events is free to the public thereby maximizing cultural outreach and inclusion.

By its vastness, the Pacific Ocean inhibits social and cultural interchange between the inhabitants of its mostly island countries. The festival, not a competition but a cultural exchange, reunites people and reinforces regional identity and mutual appreciation of Pacific-wide culture. Participating countries select artist-delegates to represent the nation at this crossroads of cultures, considered a great honour.

About 2,000 artists attended[8] the 2008 Festival of Pacific Arts from these participating countries:[5] American Samoa, Australia, Cook Islands, Easter Island, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Hawaii, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Norfolk Island, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Pitcairn Islands, Sāmoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, and Wallis and Futuna.[4] Taiwan was allowed to send a delegation of 80 performers and artists, most of whom were Taiwanese aborigines, to the Festival of Pacific Arts for the first time in 2008.[9] Taiwan had previously applied to attend the Townsville, Australia, festival but was denied.[9]

Locations

Iteration Year Dates Location Theme
1st 1972[10] 6 May-20 May Suva, Fiji Fiji "Preserving culture"
2nd 1976[11] 6 March-13 March Rotorua, New Zealand New Zealand "Sharing culture"
3rd 1980[12] 30 June-12 July Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea "Pacific awareness"
4th 1985[13] 29 June-15 July Tahiti, French Polynesia French Polynesia "My Pacific"
5th 1988[14] 14 August-24 August Townsville, Australia Australia "Cultural interchange"
6th 1992[15] 16 October-27 October Rarotonga, Cook Islands Cook Islands "Seafaring heritage"[16]
7th 1996[17] 8 September-23 September Apia, Sāmoa Samoa "Unveiling treasures"
8th 2000[18] 23 October-3 November Nouméa, New Caledonia New Caledonia "Words of past, present, future"[19]
9th 2004[20] 22 July-31 July Koror, Palau Palau "Nurture, Regenerate, Celebrate"[21]
10th 2008[22] 20 July-2 August Pago Pago, American Samoa American Samoa "Threading the Oceania ‘Ula"
11th 2012 1–14 July Honiara, Solomon Islands Solomon Islands "Culture in Harmony with Nature"[23]
12th 2016 22 May-4 June Hagåtña, Guam Guam “What We Own, What We Have, What We Share, United Voices of the PACIFIC” ~ “Håfa Iyo-ta, Håfa Guinahå-ta, Håfa Ta Påtte, Dinanña’ Sunidu Siha Giya PASIFIKU”
13th 2020[24] TBA TBA, Hawaii Hawaii "TBA"

See also

Footnotes

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  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The official web site of the 10th Festival of Pacific Arts.
  6. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.[dead link]
  7. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. This mis-titled article describes adoption of name change, not by the Festival of Pacific Arts, but by its overseeing body, from "Council of Pacific Arts" to "Pacific Cultural Council."
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  13. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.[dead link] Mentions the festival location and date had to be changed due to 1984 political instability in New Caledonia which was originally planned to host.
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  15. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.[dead link]
  16. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. A scholarly paper about the symbolism of voyaging canoes.
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  21. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Although access to the full article is restricted through Project MUSE, the free synopsis is useful.
  22. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.[dead link]
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External links

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