Arts Island Festival 2013
A$75
of $1,500 targetyrs ago
Closed on 13th Jun 2013 at 2:00AM.
We need your support to get The Arts Island Festival on the road for 2013!
* All funds raised will go towards the cost of staging the festival in each place (technical support and equipment) and transporting artists between locations.
INDONESIAN ARTISTS AND COMMUNITY
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.
AUSTRALIAN and INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS
PARTICIPATING ARTISTS
Founder & Director – Agung Gunawan
Here's the fast version:
* Australian supporters of Arts Island Festival have banded together to raise funds for Agung Gunawan's independent initiative which will take place in Bali, Kediri and Batu, June-July 2013* All funds raised will go towards the cost of staging the festival in each place (technical support and equipment) and transporting artists between locations.
* All artists in the festival donate their time to make the festival possible and keep it free for audiences. Hundreds of artists participate.
* By supporting the festival you are supporting an important platform for artistic exchange and discovery by artists and audiences alike in our region.
Keia Kuan Nam in Bali, 2012
If you have more time, read on...
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 fourth 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 ke’empat, 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.
INDONESIAN ARTISTS AND COMMUNITY
For local Indonesian artists the festival is an importanat 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.
Revati Ilanko with local audience, 2012
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.
28 June – KEDIRI - Tobong Tonil Suryo Budoyo, Jatikapur – Tarokan
2 July – BATU – Gedung Kesenian Batu
Two free hip hop workshops will be held for local young people in Kediri and Batu
Two free hip hop workshops will be held for local young people in Kediri and Batu
PARTICIPATING ARTISTS
Founder & Director – Agung Gunawan
International
Australia: Adam Forbes (Main artist), Alan Schacher (Main artist), Belinda Bailey (Main artist), Brendan O’Connor (Main artist), Dean Peterson (Main artist), Janette Hoe (Main artist), Jesse Stevens (Main artist), Ria Soemardjo (Main artist), Tony Yap (Main artist), Wei Zen Ho (Main artist).
New Caledonia: Soufiane Karim (Main artist), Stéphane Sébane Mormond (Main artist)
Malaysia: Hil Ramli (Main artist), Alla (Main artist)
Indonesian
I Wayan Sujana Suklu-Bali Indonesia (Visual Artist Bali), Iwan Kapit-Kediri Indonesia (Project manager-Kediri), Ipunk Batu-Batu Indonesia (Project Director-Batu), Kethoprak/traditional teater Suryo Budoyo (with 50 artist participant, Kediri), Tayub/ traditional dance group - Batu, Jaranan/ traditional Dance - Batu, Bantengan Community/Trance Dance (with 1000 artist participant, Batu), Komunitas Masyarakat Seni Batu (with 100 Artist participant, Batu), Komunitas Masyarakat Seni Bali (with 25 Artist participant, Batu), Komunitas Masyarakat Seni Kediri (with 100 Artist participant, Kediri), Enny Asrinawati-Jakarta Indonesia (Manager), Deasylina da Ary-Yogyakarta Indonesia (Financial Manager), Arga D. Wicaksana- Yogyakarta Indonesia (Publication), Bimo Suryojati-Yogyakarta Indonesia, RM Altiyanto Henryawan-Yogyakarta Indonesia, Kediri Dancers - Kediri (Main Artists), Malang Dance Company – Malang (Main Artists), I Nyoman Sura & Dancer -Bali Indonesia (Main Artist), Bale Ganjur Comunity - Bali Kader Kariasa - Bali (musician), I Nyoman Sujana Kenyem - Visual Artists, Bali, Yoka Sara – Bali (Scenographer).
Batu trance carnival/street parade, 2012
HOW CAN YOU SUPPORT US
By pledging your support 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.
*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.
IN RETURN WE OFFER YOU REWARDS LISTED TO THE SIDE
Option of thanks on the festival website.
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Signed poster Option of thanks on festival website
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An artist sends you a postcard from the tour Signed poster Option of thanks on festival website
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Festival t-shirt An artist sends you a postcard from the tour Option of thanks on festival website
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A gorgeous handmade object we discover on the tour A postcard from on the road Option of thanks on festival website
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An original photograph from the festival, you choose one from our selection A postcard from on the road Option of thanks on festival website
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An original artwork from I Wayan Suklu from Bali Option of thanks on festival website
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Est. delivery is Jul 13