Indonesian Institute of the Arts (ISI)

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A. Overview

Indonesian Institute of the Arts in Yogyakarta or more famous as ISI JOGJA is one of the state art educational settings which are categorized as full university. ISI holds up to the highest level of education and it is the biggest and best art university in Indonesia.

ISI Yogyakarta is one of the four state universities in Yogyakarta, where the other three are Sunan Kalijaga State Islamic University of Yogyakarta, Gadjah Mada University, and State University of Yogyakarta. ISI is under the Private Higher Education Coordinator (Kopertis) Zone V of Special Region of Yogyakarta together with the other 59 private universities.

Yogyakarta, a city of culture and education, has already had Taman Budaya (Yogyakarta Cultural Center), Vocational High School of Art, Art Teacher’s Development and Training Center (PPPG), and art workshops spread all over the city. Thus, ISI Yogyakarta does not only benefit from this fruitful art and cultural environment, but also can perform better role in building and developing the art life in Indonesia.

ISI Yogyakarta was founded by merging several higher educational settings and academies of art previously run by Gadjah Mada University (UGM) and Yogyakarta State University (UNY). Some of them were:

Indonesian Academy of Fine Art (ASRI) is the oldest component of ISI. ASRI was established in the early 1950 on the initiative of Yogyakarta artists. Indonesia has a high sense of art as well as the ability to preserve and develop it. ASRI was an academy back then, but in 1968 it turned into a college.
Indonesian Academy of Music (AMI) is another component of ISI. AMI was born in 1961, it developed from Indonesian School of Music (SMIND) which was established in 1952.
Indonesian Academy of Dance (ASTI) which was born in 1963. ASTI was a continuant of Indonesian Conservatory of Dance (KONRI) which was born much earlier in 1961.

Similar to ASRI, AMI and ASTI were established on the initiative of Indonesian culture activists aiming at developing their potentials. Long time before their establishment, traditional art education had existed. The need for promoting it either vertically or horizontally became the main reason of the establishment of formal and modern art educational settings.

In the early 1973, a congress of leaders of ASRI, AMI, ASTI and several academies of art with the officials of the Department of Education and Culture agreed to form an art educational setting with wider scope and larger competence in art and other higher educational provisions.

Under the agreement was then ISI Yogyakarta established based on the Decree No: 39/1984 dated May 30^th 1984. It was inaugurated by the Minister of Education and Culture Prof.Dr. Nugroho Notosusanto on July 23^rd 1984.

B. Features

Until nowadays, ISI is still in its young age, yet it has produced numerous artists. The undergraduate program opens many art studies divided in several faculties namely: the Faculty of Fine Art, Faculty of Performance Art and Faculty of Recording Media. Totally there are 11 majors, 2 postgraduate and master programs:

1. Faculty of Performance Art (FSP)

Faculty of Performance Art covers several departments and majors:

1) Dance Department, this department has the undergraduate program of Dance for Creation and Research Competence.

2) Karawitan Department, with undergraduate program of Karawitan for Creation, Performance and Research Competence.

3) Music Department. In this department there are the undergraduate program for Music for Creation (Music Composition), Performance (Music Show and Pop-Jazz), and Music Research (Musicologist and Music Education) Competence.

4) Theater Department. This department has the undergraduate program of Theater Art of Creation (Directing, Artistic, Script Writing, Acting) and Research (Dramaturgy) Competence.

5) Ethnomusicology Department, offering the undergraduate program of Ethnomusicology of Ethnic Music Creation and Research Competence.

6) Puppetry Department, opens the undergraduate program of Puppetry Creation and Puppetry Research Competence.

2. Faculty of Fine Art (FSR)

The Faculty of Fine Art covers several departments and majors, namely:

1) Fine Art Department, it opens the undergraduate program for Fine Art for Fine Art Creation and Research Competence (Painting, Sculpture, Graphic).

2) Craft Department, it opens undergraduate program of Craft Creation and Research (Wooden Craft, Metal Craft, Textile Craft, Leather Craft, and Ceramic Craft).

3) Design Department. This department opens Interior Design Creation and Research and Visual Communication Design for Creation and Research.

3. Faculty of of Recording Media (FSMR)

The Faculty of Recording Media covers some departments and majors, namely:

1) Department of Photography which opens the undergraduate program of Photography for Creation and Research Competence.

2) Department of Television which opens the undergraduate program of Television for Creation and Research Competence.

4. Postgraduate Program (PPS)

The postgraduate program at ISI Yogyakarta covers several majors and studies, namely:

1) The postgraduate program of Art Creation and Research, majoring in Art Creation for Performance Art/ Fine Art/ Recording Media and Art Research for Performance Art/ Fine Art/ Recording Media.

2) Master program for Art Creation and Research majoring in Art Creation Studies for Performance Art/ Fine Art/ Recording Media and Art Research Studies for Performance Art/ Fine Art/ Recording Media.

ISI Yogyakarta occupies an 18 acre land in a village neighborhood with green, beautiful view and fresh air. Besides, ISI is located at the imaginary line which connects Mount Merapi, Yogyakarta Monument (Tugu), Malioboro Street, Yogyakarta Royal Palace, Krapyak, ISI itself and Parangtritis Beach. Thus it is said that ISI has a beneficial cultural neighborhood.

C. Location

ISI Yogyakarta is located at Panggungharjo, Sewon, Bantul, Special Province of Yogyakarta.

D. Access

ISI Yogyakarta is accessible by public or private transportation. It is strategically located at Parangtritis Street which is passed by anyone going to Parangtritis Beach. From Yogyakarta downtown, visitors can go straight to Parangtritis Street as far as 6.5 km by Yogyakarta – Parangtritis bus.

E. Ticket

Visiting ISI Yogyakarta is free of charge.

F. Accommodations and Other Facilities

ISI Yogyakarta provides several supporting facilities for civitas academica and the public. Among the facilities are:

1. Center administration office for general, academic and institutional administration activities and student center as well.

2. At the Faculty of Performance Art there are seven units of buildings, namely the Dean office (two floors), the Dance Department (four floors), Theater Department (four floors), Music Department (four floors), Ethnomusicology (two floors), Puppetry Department (two floors), Karawitan Department (two floors). Each building has classes, studio and educational equipment.

3. The Faculty of Fine Art has four buildings namely the Dean Office, Fine Art Department, Craft Department and Design Department. Each building has classes, studio and administration office. In total, Fine Art Department has 21 classes, 16 studios complete with the equipment namely Final Project Studio, Painting Studio, Sculpture Studio, Graphic Studio, Interior Design Studio, Visual Communication Design Studio, Wooden Craft Studio, Metal Craft Studio, Leather Craft Studio, Textile Craft Studio, Pottery Studio, Computer Laboratory, Photography Studio, Intaglio Studio, Screen Studio, Rock Inlaid Studio, Wooden Lever Studio, Model Drawing Studio, Portrait Studio, Mode Studio, Sketch Studio, Coloring Studio, Glazing Studio, Clay Studio, Weld Studio, Cast Studio, and Weaving Studio. There are also nine meeting rooms and ten lecturer rooms. The Faculty of Recording Media has an administration room, lecturer room, classroom, audio visual classroom, photoghraphy studio, dark room, computer studio, and editing studio. Each room is equipped with modern instrument.

4. Library and Gallery. Currently, ISI Yogyakarta Library has not less than 125,377 book collections, covering 40,549 titles. Since 1988, ISI Yogyakarta Library was appointed Center for Knowledge Service (Pusyandi) of Art and Culture by the Supreme General Directorate. It is also the main source for information service and document for all bibliography service system for the libraries of all art universities.

5. Al-Muhtar Mosque, used for prayer and moslem’s activities in campus.

6. Sport Facility of ISI Yogyakarta, supported by two football fields, basketball field, vollyball field, badminton field, table tennis field, and these facilities are available everyday.

Text: Adi tri Pramono
Photo(s): Collections of Jogjatrip.com
Translation: Apri Widiastuti
(Primary data and various sources)

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