In 2015-2016, the intangible heritage distribution mapping in Surakarta conducted by Dr. Ramdhon pointed out that this city has a very broad artistic space and context. The map certainly validates the idea that Surakarta is a city of culture. “Considering the concern on Solo as a city of culture, the distribution map is presented as the existence of the daily practice. Apart from any factor, network, institution, education, and so on,” said Dr. Ramdhon.

The recent achievement, in which gamelan was designated by UNESCO as a world cultural heritage, also validates Surakarta as one of the regions with an integral part on this framework. This success is inseparable from the national regulations in Law no. 5 of 2017 concerning the Advancement of Culture. In Surakarta there is also a Regional Regulation (Perda) No. 4 of 2018 concerning the Promotion of Intangible Cultural Heritage.

In front of more than 100 participants in the webinar, Dr. Ramdhon mentions that there is an important role for artists in it. “The two landscapes cannot be separated from your contributions. Artists in Solo, the maestro, art activists who cannot be separated (from the fact that) they encourage the existence of the law,” he said.

According to Dr. Ramdhon, the landscape of Surakarta as a city of culture was once reinterpreted. When it comes to the acts of musicality, the collective memory of the townspeople can be seen easily, such as the existence of Lokananta, Solo International Ethnic Music (SIEM) Festival, International Gamelan Festival (IGF), Solo Keroncong Festival, Bukan Musik Biasa (BMB), Rock in Solo, as well as Gong Magazine. This fact shows that the concern toward art in the context of music has a large space. For Dr. Ramdhon personally, this cannot be separated from the existence of groups or communities in Soloraya.

Dr. Ramdhon connects the previous context with the available educational institution spaces. A city becomes a source of learning for teachers/lecturers to develop knowledge, assessment, and preservation, which leads to development. A city can also be a learning space for students to develop knowledge, research, preservation as learning materials, and resources.

Indeed, these spaces cannot be separated from the epistemic works that lie beneath them. The creative process and the process of creation are the other two aspects discussed by Dr. Ramdhon. A creative process involves two-way collaborative action between cities and educational institutions where the creative process encourages creation that is more inclusive both in terms of approach and platform.

Dr. Ramdhon concluded his presentation by stressing the challenges of how collaborative and collective work in the creation process can be in line with documentation, literacy archiving, and the initiation of discussion spaces in the context of art politics. Humas UNS

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APSI Chapter Solo is a means for educational operators in Solo regions including Solo, Sukoharjo, Karanganyar, Sragen, Boyolali, Wonogiri, and Klaten, with several educational operators, such as Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS) Surakarta, especially Faculty of Arts and Design (FSRD) and Faculty of Teacher Training and Education  (FKIP) that offered Fine Arts and Fine Arts Education Programs. Other universities incorporated in APSI Chapter Solo are Institut Seni Indonesia (ISI) Surakarta, Akademi Seni Desain Indonesia, Sekolah Menengah Pertama (SMP), Senior High School (SMA), and Senior High School for Vocational Education (SMK) with performance arts and fine arts program.

Through APSI Chapter Solo, the educational operators are committed to revitalizing art and culture through the development of creation and study methods to achieve Solo as a cultural art park. This objective is in line with the historical power of Solo. “Historically, sociologically, and anthropologically, we couldn’t deny that Solo has art and cultural power that could become our pride at regional, national, and international sectors,” Prof. Slamet Subiantoro stated.

The Central APSI provides strong support for Solo Chapter. Susilo Pradoko explained that Central APSI fully supports the activities implemented by APSI Chapter Solo. Similar support was also shared by the APSI Board of Supervisor, Prof. Dr. Tri Hartiti Retnowati, who invited all APSI managers in Solo Chapter to participate in the study on arts education, including fine arts, dance arts, music, and theater.

“APSI Solo becomes a bridge for arts education planned by the central committee to be implemented well at the regional level,” Prof. Tri Hartiti stated.

Prof. Tri Hartiti also hoped that APSI Chapter Solo could contribute to the central and local governments, as supported by Prof. Slamet Subiantoro as the Chairman of APSI Chapter Solo  2021 – 2024. Prof. Slamet Subiantoro mentioned that APSI in Solo is not just a means for silaturahim of all educators, lovers, and art education fighters but also as a representative place for expressing educative arts in all branches of art.

“To improve the nation’s achievements through art activities both through the process as products. Our major objective as a means to unify the nation, (as) our social capital to unify our nation,” Prof. Slamet Subiantoro concluded. Humas UNS

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