Hariz Baharudin, Jakarta – A politically themed musical has Indonesians talking, just days before the country goes to the polls.

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Savero Aristia Wienanto, Jakarta – Notable artist Butet Kartaredjasa criticized the Jakarta government's decision to raise the rent of art and performance halls in the capital as stipul

Lasse Sorensen, Denpasar, Indonesia (CN) – In Bali's capital of Denpasar, on a narrow street filled with local food vendors, a disturbing image is plastered on a wall.

Jakarta – The 13th edition of Art Jakarta closed on a high note at Jakarta International Expo (JIExpo) in North Jakarta, a new venue that brought increased attendance to the annual cont

Jakarta – Surakarta city in Central Java successfully joined UNESCO's Creative Cities Network (UCCN) in the Craft and Folk Art category on Tuesday, after having failed multiple times to

Jakarta – The world's finest thinkers, writers and artists will gather in Ubud, Bali's cultural capital, to explore the pressing issues confronting humanity at this moment, their histor

BeritaSatu, Jakarta – Colossal music festival Semesta Berpesta over the weekend made a stop in Surabaya, the capital city of East Java.

Jakarta – Jazz Gunung Bromo 2023 opened by emphasizing local ethnic events through the appearance of Salma Salsabil and the opening of the Bromo Batik Market.

Jakarta – The six-day 9th Prambanan Jazz Festival recently ended on a high note.

Radhiyya Indra, Jakarta – The Resonanz Children's Choir (TRCC) took home the grand prix prize in the Leonardo Da Vinci International Choral Festival in Florence, Italy, on Friday.

Matt Mills – When the members of all-female Indonesian metal trio Voice of Baceprot finished middle school in their teens, they were at a crossroads.

Jayapura, Jubi – Jayapura will once again host the sixth edition of the Papua Film Festival (FFP VI), scheduled to take place from August 7-9, 2023.

Melynda Dwi Puspita, Jakarta – Indonesian former bookstore giant Gunung Agung is reportedly on the brink of gradually closing its entire store branches in the country this year.

Jayapura, Jubi – Here is one unpopular fact: the reggae music in Indonesia was first popularized by Papuan musicians.

Anindito Ariwandono, Bandung – Do Indonesians these days know, or read, any erotic fiction by local writers?

Felix Martua, Jakarta – Founded by Lulu Qonita and Andra Jatikusumo, SafeSpace Indonesia aimed to give a stage for poetry logophiles to express themselves without fearing judgment.

Jayapura, Jubi – The rapid development of technology has made rap and hip hop music flourish in Papua. It has become a lifestyle for some young people, mixed with Papuan culture.

Radhiyya Indra, Jakarta – Setelah Lewat Djam Malam recontextualizes the story of a man disillusioned by Indonesia's post-revolution society with gender sensitivity and compelling perfor

Jakarta – Amateur Ukrainian artists Varvara Hamianin and Vitalii Korzenenko raise awareness about the plight of their country's women and children after Russian forces invaded Ukraine i

Felix Martua, Jakarta – The film festival, supported by the Jakarta Tourism and Culture Agency, redefines why arthouse and indie features are the new 'cool' cinema.

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Michael HB Raditya – The beat of dangdut music is a familiar soundtrack to daily life in Indonesian rural and urban villages.

Jakarta – A pedestrian crossing turned viral catwalk has become a site for Jakarta's young fashionistas to express themselves, while attracting the disapproval of police in the traffic-

Sentani, Jubi – Artists in Jayapura Regency regretted the lack of creative space for them to do their work in that area.

Sylviana Hamdani – The first festival dedicated to Indonesian musicals aims to grow the country's local musical industry scene.

Jayapura, Jubi – A collaboration of German and Indonesian artists held an exhibition based on the studies on gold mining in Papua's Mimika Regency, and coal mines in Leipzig, Germany.

Frechen-Konigsdorf, Germany – On June 24, the Indonesian artist-group Taring Padi, whose incriminated giant banner titled "People's Justice" was retracted, rolled up and removed, releas

Sylviana Hamdani, Jakarta – For the soft opening of Taman Ismail Marzuki, the Jakarta Arts Council showcases some of its most notable archives and art collection.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – After three days of live performances, the 2022 Java Jazz Festival officially came to an end on Sunday night.

Yudhistira Agato, Jakarta – Under the moniker Pure Wrath, Januaryo Hardy has released a melodic record that seeks to capture the pain of Indonesia's 1965 mass killing survivors.

Evi Eliyanah – The 2021 film Penyalin Cahaya (Photocopier), co-written and directed by Wregas Bhanuteja, has recently found itself at the center of the ongoing debate on sexual violence

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Annie Sloman – Thursday night, hot, humid and sweaty as the sun sets over the capital of Timor-Leste. On the side of the road a large crowd gathers around a makeshift stage.

Cilacap – In a quiet mangrove forest in central Indonesia, a man moves gingerly across vegetation distinguished by its big, wooden stilt roots, searching for fallen mangrove fruits that

Stania Puspawardhani – Street art has been much discussed across Indonesia's airwaves in the last couple of months.

Erwin Pietersz, Jessica Washington and Syarina Hasibuan, Bali, Indonesia – Sixty years ago, I Ketut Soki was the delighted recipient of his first painting kit – and since that day, he h

Syam Terrajana, Yogyakarta – Her eyes are sad. Her arms stretch out, palms facing up. One hand has a tray with cups on it, on another hand she has a bag hanging. In the bag were books.

Hengky Yeimo, Nabire – Visual artist from West Papua, Ellya Alexander Tebay, has taken inspiration from Papuan local food, sweet potatoes or "ubi" in Indonesian, to express his lament f

Linda Morris – A haunting video art installation acknowledging the murderous history of anti-communist purges in Bali has won this year's Blake Prize.

Hengky Yeimo, Nabire – People in West Papua called hip hop music "musik bicara-bicara", which can be loosely translated into conversational music or talks music, because it has spoken w

Ian Lloyd Neubauer, Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia – Graffiti as a bona fide art form in Indonesia can be traced to the early 1990s when hip-hop, break dancing and elements of the urban Amer

Yudha Baskoro, Jakarta – An exhibition portraying the life of legendary artist Affandi through his own works was held at the National Gallery in Central Jakarta this month, featuring 15

Jewel Topsfield – If it was a book it would be a page-turner: the Australian woman living on a tropical island who founded a literary festival imperilled by terrorist attacks, smoulderi

Marcel Thee – Seven passionate record collectors are helping to preserve long-forgotten Indonesian music of the 20th century with their archival project Irama Nusantara, Indonesian for

Gemma Holliani Cahya, Jakarta – At a meeting of artists and cultural activists after the 2018 Indonesian Cultural Congress, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo pledged to set up a Rp 5 tril

Ali MC – Domingos Pinto Gabrial, also known as Berliku, was a 19-year-old school teacher in the northeastern city of Baucau when Indonesian forces invaded East Timor in December 1975.

Jakarta – Artists should focus on the management and curation of activities at Taman Ismail Marzuki post-revitalization.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Java Jazz Festival has become an annual pilgrimage for many music fans in Indonesia, and not just for fans of jazz.

Adam Prireza, Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan ensured that Taman Ismail Marzuki or TIM arts and culture center in Cikini will not be a commercial area after its revitalizatio