Stories from our Cultural Engagement activities

A photo of Puji Lestari sitting on a carpet while painting on a canvas that is placed on her lap.

Date: 04 August 2021 - 10:58

Striving Through The Art of Painting

Puji Lestari is a housewife with disability. Currently, the 24-years old mother of one is pursuing the art of painting.

Widji Astuti is standing in the middle of her paintings in an exhibition space, April 2021.

Date: 03 August 2021 - 10:16

Keep Exploring Mediums, Keep Building Networks

Widji Astuti, a painted batik artist with a disability, has succeeded in proving that her work is able to compete with the works of other artists through its distinctive characteristics.

A painting titled "Fear of Hesitation" by Vindy Ariella, in monochromatic/grayscale colour scheme, consisted of various brush strokes and water-splashing elements.

Date: 03 August 2021 - 09:48

Vindy Ariella: Trusting Life Through Art

Vindy's abstract painting was born from her spontaneous expression. There are spatial effects & overlapping areas. A story of Vindy Ariella and her expressive works that are full of meaning.

A photo of Christianto Harsadi taking picture with a camera, in an outdoor setting surrounded by trees.

Date: 02 August 2021 - 18:15

Chritianto Harsadi: Photography Challenges and Digital Content Competition

Find out more about Christianto Harsadi's journey in building his career in photography.

A photo of Benny while sitting and wearing a mask, showing two pages of his sketch book.

Date: 02 August 2021 - 18:07

Getting to Know Benny, an Autistic Person Who Continues to Hone His Drawing Talent

Born with autism, Benny continues to hone his skill in the art of drawing. There's no day without drawing the objects he wants to draw, mostly in the form of precise black and white sketches

A photo of a performance on stage, with a signage in the background written "Aula Panti Wredha, Bandung Lautan Api" and in front of it stood five actors, some of them were wearing saroongs, some were wairing sporty trousers and batik trousers. One person in the front were wearing a yellow hat and leaning into a crutch on one hand. One person in the back was holding an Indonesian flag.

Date: 02 August 2021 - 17:55

Butong Drives an Interaction Space through Art Medium

Butong felt the art world brought him peace, painting made him more relaxed. He remembered very well that his first picture was a picture of a banyan tree in front of the house.

A photo of Sukri Budi Dharma standing with his back leaning to a blue wall behind him. The blue wall displays several murals -- above his head, there's a mural illustrating an earth wearing a mask, on Butong's right, there's a picture of a farmer sitting down and a police standing up, both wearing masks.

Date: 02 August 2021 - 10:41

Butong, “Don't act like a full lidded glass”

Butong is an artist and art activist with disability who has a principle, namely “if someone wants to progress, s/he must have strong intention and always be open to new knowledge.”

A photo of Yuni Daud from the side, sitting while having a wooden palette on her lap. Her right hand is holding a paint brush pointed at the canvas with a painting of an old person sitting while leaning forward to his crutch.

Date: 02 August 2021 - 09:57

Painting with Heart

Yuni Daud, as she is known, is a physically disabled painter from Bengkulu City. Painting with heart to produce a perfect work.

Date: 02 August 2021 - 08:59

Unique Project Community: Talent That’s Not Just Unique

Kisah Nanik Indarti, dalam seni pertunjukan yang sudah digelutinya sejak lulus kuliah tahun 2011, mendirikan Komunitas Unique Project dan pertama kalinya membuat karya pementasan teater.

Date: 29 April 2019 - 12:52

From Bandung to Liverpool: A Space Expedition

Mas Ito, a Bandung based artist, shares his revelations after a 5-week residency programme in the Bluecoat, Liverpool.

Tags: Visual Arts