THE ARTS ISLAND FESTIVAL

We need your support to get The Arts Island Festival on the road!

* This site has been established to raise funds for Agung Gunawan's independent festival which will take place in Bali, Kediri and Batu, June-July 2012.

* All funds raised will go towards travel costs between the festival locations and the cost of staging the festival in each place (technical support and equipment).

* Participating artists get themselves to Indonesia, and donate their time, keeping the festival free for audiences.

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The Arts Island Festival is a rare and unique opportunity for Indonesian independent contemporary artists to present their work alongside touring international artists. With little funding for the arts available in Indonesia, this festival offers a platform for independent artists to present work and be immersed in festival culture. The drive behind The Arts Island Festival shows the importance of the arts within the community. All artists offer their time pro bono in return for the experience of presenting and touring work. All performances are FREE, encouraging the community to support artistic expression.

The Arts Island Festival adalah kesempatan langka dan unik bagi seniman kontemporer Indonesia untuk mempresentasikan karya mereka kepada masyarakat dan touring seniman internasional. Dengan sedikitnya dana seni yg tersedia di Indonesia festival ini menawarkan platform bagi seniman untuk mempresentasikan hasil kerjanya yg dikemas dalam sebuah festival budaya. Keinginan di balik penyelenggaraan The Arts Island Festival adalah menunjukkan betapa pentingnya keberadaan seni dalam masyarakat. Kedatangan para seniman yg menyediakan waktunya akan mendapatkan pengalaman penyajian dari kerja touring tersebut. Semua pertunjukan dalam festival ini GRATIS, ini yang mendorongan bagi komunitas ataupun masyarakat untuk mendukung kerja para seniman.

THE FESTIVAL

The Arts Island Festival is an artist-led independent initiative, created and directed by dancer Agung Gunawan. Now in its third year, the festival is an opportunity for both local Indonesian artists and International artists to tour their work throughout Indonesia.

The festival showcases artists from different culture backgrounds, with the view of establishing future collaborative relationships. The Arts Island Festival encourages integration of the surrounding environment into the creative process, and aims to push the boundaries of thinking, feeling and experiencing between audiences and performers.

The Arts Island Festival adalah festival yang diperuntukan bagi para seniman independe. Sekarang ini adalah penyelenggaraan tahun ketiga, festival ini juga memberi peluang bagi seniman- seniman lokal Indonesia dan seniman Internasional untuk tour ke daerah untuk menunjukan karya mereka.

Festival ini mendorong seniman untuk berbagi hasil karya mereka dengan masyarakat juga para seniman lain dari latar belakang budaya yang berbeda, dengan tujuan membangun hubungan untuk berkolaborasi dimasa depan bagi semua seniman yang terlibat. The ArtsIsland Festival juga mendorong integrasi dari lingkungan sekitar ke dalam proses kreatif yang bertujuan untuk mengikis batas-batas yang sering terjadi antara seniman sebagai pelaku maupun masyarakat sebagai penontonnya.

The Arts Island Festival, Bali 2011.

INDONESIAN ARTISTS AND COMMUNITY                                                                                        For local Indonesian artists the festival is a terrific opportunity for their artwork to be seen by touring International Artists and indeed their own community. It creates a pathway to further international collaborations and opportunities. Thousands of local people attend the festival, curious and open-minded, often experiencing contemporary arts for the first time. All tickets are FREE.

The Arts Island Festival is an opportunity for all of the visiting artists to learn about Indonesian culture and local artistic traditions, helping create more common understanding in our region.

Ini adalah kesempatan jarang bagi seniman lokal Indonesia untuk menunjukan karya seni mereka bisa dilihat oleh Artis Internasional dan komunitas mereka sendiri. Festival ini memberikan kesempatan dan pengalaman istimewa bagi masyarakat Indonesia, karena semua pertunjukanya GRATIS. Dengan touring para seniman, mereka telah menyumbangkan waktu bagi program Arts Island Festival.

The Arts Island Festival adalah kesempatan bagi para seniman untuk belajar tentang budaya dan tradisi artistik lokal, serta berbagi budaya kita dengan Anda. Membantu menciptakan pemahaman yang lebih umum di wilayah kami adalah penting.

The Arts Island Festival, Kediri 2011.

AUSTRALIAN and INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS

International artists get to experience the multiplicity of different artforms within regional Indonesian culture, whilst touring their work and supporting independent venues within a developing country. Artists also have the opportunity to create new networks and collaborative relationships for future projects. The Festival builds understanding of Indonesian life beyond the major centres on the tourist circuit.

Seniman internasional akan mendapatkan pengalaman dan beragam bentuk seni yang berbeda dari budaya Indonesia yang sangat beragam. Artis juga memiliki kesempatan untuk membuat jaringan baru dan hubungan kolaboratif untuk proyek-proyek masa depan.

DATES/LOCATIONS

The Arts Island Festival 2012 will take place in three locations:

June 25^th Batu Belah Arts Space, Klungkung-Bali

June 28^th Candi Tegowangi, Kediri-East Jawa

July 1^st Gedung Kesenian Batu, Batu-East Java

ARTISTS and PARTICIPANT 2012

Agung Gunawan-Yogyakarta Indonesia (festival Director)                                                     Soufiane Karim - New Calidonia (Main Artist)                                                                   Ronnarang Khampha-Thailand (Main Artist)                                                                               Tony Yap-Australia (Main Artist)                                                                                            Belinda Balley - Australia (main Artist)                                                                                   Brendan O'Connor - Ireland (main Artist)                                                                                Revaty Ilanko - India/Australia (main Artist)                                                                              Kuan Nam-Malaysia (Main Artist)                                                                                            Forum Pendopo & Dancer - Kediri (Main Artists)                                                                        Iwan Darmawan-Yogyakarta Indonesia (Main Artist)                                                                         I Nyoman Sura & Dancer -Bali Indonesia (Main Artist)                                                                       I Made Supena -Visual Artist Bali                                                                                                      I Nyoman Sujana Kenyem - Visual Artists Bali                                                                                  I Ketut Sugantika - Visual Artists Bali                                                                                               I Putu Sudiana - Visual Artist Bali                                                                                             Stepan Buana - Visual Artist Bali                                                                                                 Bale Ganjur Comunity - Bali Indonesia                                                                                       Enny Asrinawati-Jakarta Indonesia (Manager)                                                                       Deasylina da Ary-Yogyakarta Indonesia (Financial Manager)                                                        Kim Daegun-South Korea (Lighting Designer)                                                                            Arga D. Wicaksana- Yogyakarta Indonesia (Publication)                                                                Bimo Suryojati-Yogyakarta Indonesia (Photographer)                                                                 Damian W. Vincenzi-Australia (Photographer)                                                                       Michael Hornblow-NewZealand (Film maker, dancer and visual artis)                                               I Wayan Sujana Suklu-Bali Indonesia (Visual Artist-Bali)                                                             Bagus Indiarto-Kediri Indonesia (Project manager-Kediri)                                                          Ipunk Batu-Batu Indonesia (Project Director-Batu)                                                             Komunitas Kampung seni (with 100 Artist participant, Malang)                                            Komunitas Masyarakat Seni Batu (with 25 Artist participant, Batu)                                       Komunitas Masyarakat Seni Bali (with 25 Artist participant, Batu)                                       Komunitas Masyarakat Seni Kediri (with 25 Artist participant, Kediri)

HOW CAN YOU SUPPORT US

By making a donation to The Arts Island Festival you will be contribuing to:

1. The production costs of The Arts Island Festival (sound, lighting etc.)
2. The travel expenses for the artists involved between touring locations*

*All artists are donating their time free of charge, and many venues offer free hire. Visiting artists also make their own way to Indonesia to participate.  Everyone's efforts together enable free admission to the festival.

For supporting The Arts Island Festival, you’re not only encouraging contemporary dance artists and visual artists to keep creating, sharing and presenting their work, but also encouraging the community to support the them too.

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The Arts Island Festival, Batu 2011.

The Arts Island Festival, Bali 2011.

Festival artists receiving warm hospitality in Kediri - The Arts Island Festival, 2011.