Ponorogo, 27 June 2026 – The Performing Arts and Visual Arts Studies Program at the Graduate School of Universitas Gadjah Mada conducted a workshop titled “Sarasehan Kajian Ergonomi Dadak Merak pada Remaja dan Dewasa di Ponorogo“. The activity was successfully executed in collaboration with the Kawulo Bantarangin Dance Studio, located in Kauman Village, Kauman District, Ponorogo, East Java. The workshop was conducted as part of a community service program, which served as a tangible manifestation of the study program’s dedication to the higher education thirdharma, specifically community service. read more

The Performing Arts and Visual Arts Studies Study Program (PSPSR) at the Graduate School of Universitas Gadjah Mada presented a dance drama performance entitled “Taru Atutur” in commemoration of its 35th anniversary. The performance was held on Friday, May 29, 2026, at 19.00 WIB, in the first floor of the Grha Sabha Pramana Building at Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta.

This 35th anniversary represents a substantial milestone in the trajectory of the PSPSR UGM. This study program has made a significant contribution to the development of arts and culture in Indonesia. Over the course of its 35-year history, PSPSR UGM has produced academics, artists, researchers, and artistic thinkers who have contributed to the development of performing arts, visual arts, and the study of Indonesian culture. read more

The Head of the PSPSR Master’s (S2) and Doctoral (S3) Programs, along with the academic administrators of PSPSR, participated in the OBA Simaster System training. The event took place on Thursday, March 5, 2026, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The event was held offline in the Auditorium Room on the 5th floor of Building Unit 1, Graduate School (SPs) UGM.

The training was opened by the Vice Dean for Academic, Student Affairs, and Cooperation, Prof. Dr. Ir. Widyanto Dwi Nugroho, S.Hut., M.Agr. The training participants were all heads of study programs and academic administrators of master’s and doctoral programs at the UGM Graduate School. read more

The Master’s (S2) and Doctoral (S3) Programs of PSPSR participated in the Curriculum Review and Enhancement Workshop held on Friday, 20 February 2026, at 08:30 WIB. The event was conducted on site at the 5th Floor Auditorium of the Graduate School (SPs), Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM).

The workshop was led by the Dean of the Graduate School UGM, Prof. Ir. Siti Malkhamah, M.Sc., Ph.D., and continued by the Vice Dean for Academic Affairs, Student Affairs, and Cooperation, Prof. Dr. Ir. Widyanto Dwi Nugroho, S.Hut., M.Agr. The event was attended by academic management representatives as well as the heads of master’s and doctoral study programs within the Graduate School UGM. read more

December 2025 – On December 13, 2025, four students from the Performing Arts and Visual Arts Studies Master’s Program at Universitas Gadjah Mada participated in INCARTURE: International Conference on Arts and Culture 2025. Hosted by the Postgraduate Program at the Indonesian Institute of the Arts and Culture (ISBI) Bandung, the conference was held at Universitas Mandiri Bandung.

​The event carried the theme “Strengthening Creativity in the Digital Era: Art, Education, and Culture” and featured five keynote speakers: Prof. Endang Caturwati, S.ST., MS. (Indonesia), Prof. Arsenio Nicolas (Thailand), Prof. Dr. Een Herdiani, S.Sen., M.Hum. (Indonesia), Prof. Urip Sulistyo, Ph.D. (Indonesia), and Prof. Valentin Yakushik (Ukraine). read more

Bandung, October 22, 2025 — The Leader’s Summit Pascasarjana, a strategic forum that brings together Heads and Coordinators of Graduate Programs in Art, Design, and Art Education from various universities across Indonesia, was once again successfully held. This forum serves as a platform for dialogue and collaboration to strengthen the academic direction of art and design studies amidst the rapidly changing times.

Initiated in 2024, this year’s summit carried the theme “Strengthening Collaboration Among Graduate Programs in Art, Design, and Art Education in Indonesia,” and took place at Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia (UPI), Bandung. The main focus of the forum is to enhance creativity, research capacity, and managerial strength of study programs to effectively respond to the challenges of research-based and innovative higher education. read more

Delfin Febriansyah, a PSPSR student, achieved a remarkable accomplishment by being selected as a participant in the Indo-Tekno Scenography Workshop 2025. This intensive three-day workshop took place from September 25 to 27, 2025, at the UGM Creativity and Innovation Arena, featuring three prominent scenography experts from the University of Melbourne: Matt Scott, Martyn Coutts, and Anna Cordingley.

This innovative workshop explored the synthesis between lighting, digital media, projection, sets, and costumes in creating captivating scenographic worlds. This integrated approach serves as the key to developing the modern performing arts industry that combines technology with traditional aesthetics. read more

From August 4 to 29, 2025, Ashar Murdihastomo, a doctoral candidate in Performing and Visual Arts Studies at the Graduate School of Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), led a cross-disciplinary research team in the Netherlands. The team was awarded a highly competitive grant from the Dutch Research Council (NWO) through the Research into Collections with a Colonial Context program. Out of numerous international proposals, only eleven were selected, and Ashar’s team was among those chosen.

Over nearly a month, the team conducted research at the Wereldmuseum and the Rijksmuseum, focusing on Indonesian sculptures from the eighth to the fifteenth century. Using 2D and 3D scanning technologies, the team documented the sculptures with high precision. The project involved researchers from the Indonesian National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), covering archaeology, archaeometry, sustainable cultural studies, and artificial intelligence, as well as computational experts from the University of Twente. read more