Seminar

“Beyond the Wall of Self”: Honouring Memory, Inspiring Thought

Performing Arts and Visual Arts Studies (PSPSR) Program at Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) organized an inspiring dialogue titled "Beyond the Wall of Self" on Friday, May 9, 2025. This event commemorated 36 years of Lono Simatupang's academic journey and 34 ...

PANJI International Seminar

The Performing Arts and Visual Arts Studies Program in collaboration with the Department of Culture (Kundha Kabudayan) of the Special Region of Yogyakarta Province and the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia held the ...

International Seminar Disability Arts: Creativity, Agency, Connectivity

Performing Arts and Visual Arts Studies together with the Jogja Disability Arts Foundation held an International Seminar on Disability Arts: Creativity, Agency, Connectivity, Wednesday (11/8) at the UGM Postgraduate School Auditorium. This event was held as one of a series ...

“Satu Abad Gagal Paham”: Jim Supangkat goes to PSPSR UGM

Jim Supangkat is a prominent art curator in Indonesia, as well as a witness to the history of Indonesian modern art. The relay momentum in Jim Supangkat's thoughts is presented in the summary of the book he has compiled entitled ...

The Future of Arts

“The Future of Arts” as the theme of this year's PSPSR anniversary highlights the future of art, both in terms of form and position, in the context of contemporary society. That future is not merely a continuation of the present ...

Arts and Cultural Diplomacy

The cultural mission in the Indonesian homeland had been implemented after Indonesia's independence in 1945. For Sukarno, it was through culture that Indonesia could demonstrate independence, as well as its cultural diversity. On that basis, Sukarno had carried out a ...

Play and Display Book Discussion

Play and Display: Dua Moda Pergelaran Reyog Ponorogo di Jawa Timur are an analysis of the Javanese folk dance performance, namely Reyog Ponorogo. The basic premise of this study is the view that the meaning of Reyog Ponorogo is necessarily ...

Art and Multi-Mediality

Art shows the complexity of reality by presenting opportunities to penetrate the boundaries of 'commonness'. Art is creative work where the 'impossible' becomes 'possible,' the 'hidden' becomes 'visible,' the 'bad' becomes 'good,' which 'cannot' become 'may be,' and so on. ...