In 2013, precisely in April, ISI Yogyakarta has submitted a proposal to DIKTI and finally after passing the selection process, ISI Yogyakarta managed to get an Institutional Grant, namely the Art Muhibah Program from the Directorate of Institutional and Cooperation of DIKTI. This art grant program not only aims to disseminate Indonesian arts and culture to foreign countries, but also to strengthen institutional development and international cooperation networks of Indonesian universities, especially in the fields of arts and culture.
The ISI Yogyakarta Art Muhibah Program has been carried out on the following dates November 11-19, 2013 at Los Angeles, United States. The main agenda carried out includes:
- Traditional Mask Dance Workshop (Java, Bali, Kalimantan)
- Public Lecture by the Rector of ISI Yogyakarta at Kaufman Hall UCLA (University of California Los Angeles, USA)
- MoU signing between ISI Yogyakarta and UCLA School of Art and Architecture
- Ethnic Music and Dance Performance of Kalimantan
- Fine Art and Recorded Media Art Exhibition titled "Reading Identitiy: Indonesian Art" at DownTown Los Angeles Art Walk, downtown Los Angeles
- Panel Discussion themed "Reading Identity: Personal Perspective" at UCLA's Bunch Hall.
- Batik art workshop at New Road School, Santa Monica, LA
- Art visit and collaboration exploration at California Institute of the Arts
In general, it can be reported that the 2013 ISI Yogyakarta Arts Grant in LA has been a success. ISI Yogyakarta has established a new collaboration with the School of Arts and Achitecture University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), this step opens up opportunities for educational and artistic cooperation between the two institutions on future occasions. In addition, success in terms of the level of art appreciation is indicated by the number of art lovers in the city of Los Angeles exceeding 3000 visitors in the Fine Art and Recorded Media Art Exhibition "Reading Identity: Indonesian Art". No less interesting, on the occasion of the Panel Discussion event themed "Reading Identity: Personal Perspective" at Bunch Hall UCLA in collaboration with UCLA Asian Studies, the audience consisting of students, art observers and UCLA lecturers were interested in the work, artistic process and education that had taken place at ISI Yogyakarta.
Similarly, the agenda of the Traditional Mask Art Workshop (Java, Bali, Kalimantan) was enthusiastically followed by a number of UCLA World Arts and Cultures/Dance students. This is where the pride of Indonesia lies, which consists of various traditions that have different characteristics of form, style and dance movements between Javanese, Balinese and Kalimantan mask dances. The last activity carried out was a Batik art workshop at New Road School, Santa Monica L.A. which was attended by a number of artists, art teachers and art enthusiasts. For the participants, the experience of making batik was the first time so this was a creative challenge in recognizing Indonesia's noble culture.
It is hoped that the experience of the ISI Yogyakarta Art Muhibah in Los Angeles, USA will benefit some people in Los Angeles and further strengthen diplomatic relations between Indonesia and the United States through art.
Yogyakarta, November 22, 2013
Wiwik Sri Wulandari, M.Sn.
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