Photo: The Bali-Dwipantara Waskita Seminar of the Nusantara Arts Republic held at the Kirtya Sabha Mahottama Auditorium, Citta Kelangen Building, Friday (6 November 2026).
The Indonesian Institute of the Arts Bali (ISI BALI) organised the Bali-Dwipantara Waskita Seminar of the Nusantara Arts Republic as part of the Bali-Sangga Dwipantara VI series at the Kirtya Sabha Mahottama Auditorium, Citta Kelangen Building, on Friday (6 November 2026). Entitled “Wahya-Jnana-Wakya (Echoes of Contemporary Artistic Knowledge),” the seminar explored the tacit knowledge embedded in artistic practices and its potential to serve as symbolic capital in the production of knowledge. Bali-Dwipantara Waskita brought together academics from across Indonesia to foster scholarly discourse and the articulation of explicit knowledge by exploring and appreciating the distinctive forms of tacit knowledge embodied by master artisans, maestros, and distinguished artists of the Nusantara.
ISI BALI Vice Rector for Academic Affairs and Information Systems, Prof. Dr. I Anak Agung Gde Bagus Udayana, delivered the keynote address entitled “Tacit Knowledge in Arts and Design Practices: How to Uncover the Hidden Knowledge of Master Artisans, Maestros, and Artists.”
Prof. Bagus Udayana explained that arts and design practices extend beyond the creation of artworks, aesthetics, and technical skills. Underlying these practices is a system of knowledge shaped by the accumulated experiences of individuals in their interactions with the natural environment, social life, beliefs, and cultural traditions.
Such knowledge is not always transmitted through theoretical frameworks or written documentation. Rather, it is embodied in an artist’s physical experience, intuition, habits, skills, and personal engagement with their practice.
“Such knowledge often does not manifest itself in the form of theories, written documentation, or systematic methodological formulations. Instead, it is embedded in the physical experience, intuition, discernment, habits, skills, and personal understanding of an artist or designer,” he explained.
Photo: ISI BALI Vice Rector for Academic Affairs and Information Systems, Prof. Dr. I Anak Agung Gde Bagus Udayana, delivering the keynote address at the Bali-Dwipantara Waskita Seminar of the Nusantara Arts Republic at the Kirtya Sabha Mahottama Auditorium, Citta Kelangen Building, Friday (6 November 2026).
Chair of the Bali-Dwipantara Waskita Seminar Organising Committee, I Wayan Diana Putra, M.Sn., stated that the seminar brought together academics and practitioners from various higher education institutions as a platform for interdisciplinary exchange of ideas. In addition to keynote speaker Prof. Dr. I Anak Agung Gde Bagus Udayana, the seminar featured Prof. Dr. Ir. Ari Purbayanto, M.Sc., Executive Director of the National Accreditation Board for Higher Education (BAN-PT); Prof. Dr. phil. Yudi Sukmayadi, M.Pd., from the Indonesia University of Education, Bandung; Dr. Shienny Megawati Sutanto, M.Ds., from Ciputra University, Surabaya; and Dr. Nur Sekreningsih Marsan, M.Sn., from Batam University. ISI BALI was also represented by speakers Dr. I Made Marajaya, Dr. I Kadek Dwi Noorwatha, Dr. Ni Kadek Dwiyani, and Dr. Ketut Sumerjana.
In addition to the keynote and invited speaker sessions, the seminar facilitated the dissemination of scholarly insights from academics and practitioners through a Call for Papers held from 5 to 30 October 2026. A total of 28 selected papers were presented in online panel sessions, addressing four main topics: “The Secrets of Artistic and Design Creation by Master Artisans”; “The Spirit and Taksu of Artists’ and Designers’ Works”; “New Discourses in Reflecting on the Past”; and “Creative Ethics and Discipline: Past and Present.”
These sessions broadened the scope of academic discussion and provided contributors with opportunities to share their perspectives and research on the development of knowledge in arts and design.
Photo: Panel session of the Bali-Dwipantara Waskita Seminar of the Nusantara Arts Republic at the Kirtya Sabha Mahottama Auditorium, Citta Kelangen Building, Friday (6 November 2026).
