SURABAYA –The Nusantara Capital Authority (NCA) held a Forum Group Discussion (FGD) regarding the preparation of strategies for developing Arts and Culture in the Nusantara region at the Vasa Hotel Surabaya, Friday (08/09/2023).

This FGD activity aims to involve all stakeholders and consider aspects of sustainability, community participation, and cultural heritage preservation as main priorities involving identifying needs, exploring innovative strategies, evaluating policies, strengthening partnerships, and building public understanding and support.

On this occasion, NNCA together with nine art tertiary institutions declared the establishment of the NNC Cultural Arts Collegium (CAC-NNC). The nine universities involved are: ISBI Tanah Papua, ISI Denpasar, Sekolah Tinggi Kesenian Wilwatikta Surabaya, ISI Surakarta, ISI Yogyakarta, ISBI Bandung, Institut Kesenian Jakarta, ISI Padangpanjang, and ISBI Aceh. This collegium has a vision to actively contribute to creating an arts and culture ecosystem in the Nusantara National Capital.

This event was opened by the Deputy for Social, Culture and Community Empowerment of NNCA Alimuddin. In his speech he stated that we have high hopes of being able to formulate arts and culture policies in the Nusantara National Capital, in accordance with the direction of the Chairman of NCA Bambang Susantono, namely wanting to create something different in Nusantara National Capital through art and culture.

Alimuddin added, "We want to create a liveable and lovable city. I ensure that art and culture become one of the attractions in the," he said

"This FGD is expected to produce something that can be used as a basis for the formation or formulation of arts and culture at Nusantara," said Alimuddin

Meanwhile, artist Butet Kartaredjasa said, "We will build national character, the character of young people, the character of Indonesian people through arts and culture in the Nusantara, this is the embryo of the various strengths of the Nusantara which is so vast and will become a new culture in NNC."

He also hopes that later through art and culture we will formulate this culture and it will continue.

On the same occasion, Director of Basic Services of NCA Suwito revealed, "This is an activity where all the participants are art institutions in Indonesia. "There are 9 arts institutions gathered here in order to develop arts and culture in the NCA area," he said

Also present accompanying Deputy for Social, Cultural and Community Empowerment Alimuddin, namely Director of Basic Services Suwito.

Representing art universities in Indonesia, namely Chancellor of ISI Denpasar I Wayan Adnyana, Chancellor of Institut Kesenian Jakarta (IKJ) Indah Tjahjawulan, Chancellor of Institut Seni Budaya Indonesia Bandung Retno Dwimarwati, Chancellor of ISI Surakarta I Nyoman Sukerna, Chancellor of ISBI Aceh Wildan, Plt. Chancellor of Institut Seni Indonesia (ISI) Yogyakarta Irwandi, Chancellor of Sekolah Tinggi Kesenian Wilwatikta (STKW) Surabaya Jarianto, Chancellor of ISI Padangpanjang Febri Yulika, and Chancellor of ISBI Papua I Dewa Ketut Wicaksana.

While representing the National Culturalist Butet Kertaredjasa, East Kalimantan Culturalist Zainal Dharma Abidin.

(Friday, September 8^th  2023)

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Source:Nusantara Capital Authority Public Relations