Kuala Lumpur, September 2026 – Students from the Graduate School’s Performing Arts and Visual Arts Studies Program (PSPSR) at Universitas Gadjah Mada took part in the international botanical art exhibition Botany of Belonging: Forests of Southeast Asia, held at the Forest Learning Centre, Perdana Botanical Gardens, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 25 September to 30 November 2026. In the exhibition, Rio Ananta Prima presented a botanical artwork depicting Rafflesia horsfieldii as its visual subject. read more

Surabaya, 2026 – Rio Ananta Prima, a Master’s student in Performing Arts and Visual Arts Studies (PSPSR), Graduate School, Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), is presenting his botanical artwork Pocket Flora: Orchids of Java at ARTSUBS 2026 in Balai Pemuda Surabaya. The exhibition runs from 19 September to 8 November 2026 under the theme “Border, Threshold, Beyond,” and is curated by Nirwan Dewanto and Asmudjo J. Irianto.

Rio participated alongside the Indonesian Society of Botanical Artists (IDSBA), in collaboration with botanical artist Eunike Nugroho. Their participation brings botanical art into the context of contemporary art while creating a space where art, scientific knowledge, and environmental issues intersect. read more

Sleman, 11 September 2026 – Students of the Master’s Study Program in Performing Arts and Visual Arts Studies (PSPSR), Graduate School, Universitas Gadjah Mada organized the Collaborative Dance and Theatrical Arts Workshop “Suku Salak” on 10–11 September 2026. The activity was part of the Community Service Program (Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat/PKM) under the theme “Niti Bumi: Bodies That Spell, Land That Remembers, and Landscapes That Grow”. The program views Turi as a living landscape that preserves traces of civilization, collective memory, and the cultural cycles of its community. read more

Sleman, 11 September 2026 — Students of the Master’s Study Program in Performing Arts and Visual Arts Studies (PSPSR), Graduate School, Universitas Gadjah Mada, together with members of the Turi community, organized the “Niti Bumi Cyanotype Visual Arts Workshop“. The activity was part of a series of Community Service Program (Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat/PKM) initiatives under the big theme “Niti Bumi: Bodies That Spell, Land That Remembers, and Landscapes That Grow”. The program positions Turi as a living landscape that preserves traces of civilization, collective memory, and the community’s cultural cycles. read more

Sleman, 10 September 2026 — Students of the Master’s Study Program in Performing Arts and Visual Arts Studies (PSPSR), Graduate School, Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), organized a Walking Tour entitled “Tracing Turi’s Past”. The activity was part of a series of Community Service Program (Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat/PKM) initiatives carried out by PSPSR UGM students under the overarching theme “Niti Bumi: Bodies That Spell, Land That Remembers, and Landscapes That Grow”.

The walking tour was conducted together with M. Yaser Arafat, lecturer and researcher, and Cuk Riomanda, an anthropologist. The activity also involved members of the Turi community from different generations, Komunitas Pecinta Nisan, and PSPSR UGM students. The encounter among local residents, researchers, communities, and students created a space for revisiting Turi’s history through collective memory and material traces that can still be found today. read more

Sleman, 3 September 2026 — Students of the Master’s Program in Pengkajian Seni Pertunjukan dan Seni Rupa (Performing Arts and Visual Arts Studies), Graduate School of Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), held a coordination meeting with the community of Turi Tourism Village on Thursday, 3 September 2026, in preparation for their Community Service Program (Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat/PKM). The activity marked an initial step in establishing communication and developing a community service program based on the potential, needs, and aspirations of the local community. read more

The Performing Arts and Visual Arts Studies (PSPSR) Study Program, Graduate School, Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) held a welcoming event for new students titled “Beyond the Gate.” The event took place in a warm and enthusiastic atmosphere in Meeting Room A, UGM Graduate School Building, on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM.

This event was specially organized to welcome and provide a deep understanding for new Master’s and Doctoral students of PSPSR UGM regarding the study program’s profile, academic vision and mission, as well as the curriculum and learning systems they will undertake. In this academic intake, PSPSR UGM officially welcomed 10 new Master’s students and 3 new Doctoral students. read more

Magelang, 15 August 2026 – The Doctoral Study Program in Performing Arts and Visual Arts Studies, Graduate School, Universitas Gadjah, held an intensive mentoring session for its doctoral students. This activity was one of several main things on the agenda during the Dissertation Boot Camp at the Puri Asri Hotel & Resort in Magelang. Everyone in the Dissertation Boot Camp took part in the intensive mentoring session that the program put together.

The intensive mentoring sessions successfully brought together doctoral students with their promotors and co-promotors. The event was a hybrid, so promotors at the venue could meet face-to-face with their students. Some of the promotors and co-promotors who were there were Dr. G. R. Lono Lastoro Simatupang, M.A., Dr. Sri Margana, M.Hum., M.Phil., Dr. Rr. Paramitha Dyah Fitriasari, M.Hum, and Dr. Oki Rahadianto Sutopo, M.Si. Meanwhile, supervisors who couldn’t make it in person did online meetings with their students on Zoom. Even so, the guidance sessions went pretty well. read more

The Doctoral Study Program in Performing Arts and Visual Arts Studies, Graduate School, Universitas Gadjah Mada, held a dissertation monitoring session for students at the Dissertation Boot Camp at the Puri Asri Hotel & Resort in Magelang. This session was one of several key activities included in the Dissertation Boot Camp program. The monitoring session happened before the students got some intensive guidance from their promotor and co-promotor the next day.

During this dissertation monitoring session, students talked about their progress, explaining which stages they’d already finished and when they plan to finish the rest. They also talked about the challenges they faced during the research and writing processes. Some participants said that students often have a hard time with the journal article stage because they have to publish in indexed international journals. This process can take a long time, from when they submit their article to when it’s finally published. But even with these challenges, the PSPSR UGM doctoral students are still super excited to finish their dissertations. Dr. Sri Margana, M.Hum., M.Phil., the Head of the Doctoral Program in Performing Arts and Visual Arts Studies, said “Writing the journal article is a task that should not be taken lightly, as there are submission deadlines that must be carefully considered.” read more

Magelang – The Doctoral Study Program in Performing Arts and Visual Arts Studies, Graduate School, Universitas Gadjah Mada is holding a Dissertation Boot Camp. This boot camp is a regular event organized by the program to help doctoral students work on their dissertations more intensively. The event will be at the Puri Asri Magelang Hotel & Resort in Kemirirejo, Magelang Tengah District, Magelang City, Central Java in 2026. The program runs from Friday, August 14, 2026, to Sunday, August 16, 2026, and students from the 2020 through 2025 cohorts will be there. read more