On her recent visit Japan, our avid art enthusiast, Mitha Budhyarto shares her eye opening experience in one of Japan's promising art festival, the Setouchi Triennale. Despite the common idea of exhibitions being held in an indoor gallery, In this piece, we learn how the coastal area of “Setouchi” region challenges the ordinary contemporary art spaces.
Art appreciation courses are mostly formulated for students in the art and design department. However, the challenge arises for Mitha Budhyarto to take the context of appreciation into a setting where students have limited interest of the arts. How does one push for a knowledgable art engagement? Mitha Budhyarto shares her story.
Mitha Budhyarto questions the practice of our education system. Here, she explains boldly why a theory-based education in our art department may lead to a much favorable impact.
The active number of participants in this year's Young Curators Forum at Yogyakarta proves to highlight the promising growth of Indonesia's art world. In this opinion piece, Mitha Budhyarto continues her musings of curatorial practice in Indonesia.
Over the last years, Indonesia's contemporary art world has given birth to more galleries, biennials, fairs, and artists. An overwhelming growth that cultivated a specific area of expertise - curating. In this piece, Mitha Budhyarto shares about the important role of the curator.