Agim Gunawan, a student from the Performing Arts and Visual Arts Studies Program at the Graduate School of Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), has been selected as one of the participants in the 2024 Cultural Advancement Residency Program. This program is initiated by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology through the Directorate of Cultural Personnel and Institutions Development.
The residency involves cultural practitioners from various countries such as the United States, Australia, the Netherlands, Brunei Darussalam, Ecuador, the Philippines, India, Italy, Canada, Colombia, Malaysia, Mexico, Egypt, Poland, Thailand, Greece, and Jordan, who will collaborate with national cultural practitioners from Indonesia. There are three locations for this program focusing on Cultural Advancement Objects (OPK), namely the traditional sport Jemparingan in Yogyakarta, Losari Mask Dance in Cirebon, West Java, and Pantun Musicalization and Oral Tradition in Pekanbaru, Riau.
The Director General of Culture, Hilmar Farid, stated that this program is expected to expand the network and experience of cultural practitioners in Indonesia, “We also hope that it will broaden the exploration capabilities of our local artists, allowing them to establish networks as participants come from almost every continent,” he said.
This program will run for a full month in August 2024, followed by a showcase to present the results of the residency in early September 2024. “This is an opportunity for me to deepen my knowledge and skills in the traditional sport of Jemparingan, as well as to expand my network with cultural practitioners from various countries,” said Agim.
The Performing Arts and Visual Arts Studies Program fully supports student involvement in cultural agendas as mentioned above, as it is part of the efforts to achieve SDGs 4 (quality education), 5 (gender equality), 10 (reduced inequalities), and 17 (partnerships for the goals). (AG)
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