UNS — Starting life in a new place is not an easy task. This condition is experienced by Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS) Surakarta’s new students who need both academic and non-academic orientation in their new journey. The longing was captured by the Student Association in Fine Arts Program (HMSM), Faculty of Art and Design (FSRD) UNS, who welcomed the new student by conducting Studio Exploration (Exodus).
The event that was held online and offline on 8-10 October 2021 aims to introduce the studio and community in FSRD UNS to the new students who will choose between painting, sculpture, ceramic art, and graphic arts. Under the theme of “Box of Pandora”, Exodus 2021 is expected to spur students’ creativity to work freely, expressively, and creatively. Besides introducing the studies in FSRD, the program also facilitates a sharing of knowledge on diverse arts activities that could be learned outside the class. Several materials were also shared, such as digital posters, performance art, and patch creating workshop.
The supervisor of HMSM UNS, Dyah Yuni Kurniawati, S.Sn. M.Sn., said that she was delighted with the HMSM initiative to hold Exodus.
“Hopefully, studio introduction and materials shared in this program could benefit the new students in participating in the learning process in Fine Arts Program UNS,” Dyah stated.
Exodus 2021 was started with sculpture studio material, followed by digital poster material. HMSM also conducted a competition to create a digital and conventional poster that was won by Ari and Vito, who won a limited edition t-shirt as a souvenir of Exodus 2021.
Ceramic and painting studios were shared on the second day, followed by a patch workshop from Dani, a 7th-semester student at Fine Arts Program UNS. The last day was for sharing stories and experiences from various classes in the Fine Arts Program UNS from 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020. They shared their stories in learning at di FSRD UNS and sharing the low-cost food courts around UNS. HMSM hoped that the sharing could build a good relationship with the new students that they wouldn’t be surprised when the learning process starts to be held offline again. Humas UNS
Reporter: Ida Fitriyah
Editor: Dwi Hastuti