Photo: Featured Performing Arts Work Taru Pramana, Entitled Wana-Jnana-Warsita, Presented at the Send-Off Ceremony for the ISI BALI FKI+ Delegation on Thursday (15 October) at Natya Mandala Building, ISI BALI
The Indonesian Institute of the Arts Bali (ISI BALI) is preparing to participate in the 13th Indonesian Arts Festival (FKI+ XIII) 2026, which carries the theme “Art, Folklore, and Ecology.” Organized by the Indonesian Association of Arts Higher Education Institutions (BKS-PTSI), the festival will take place from 20 to 24 October 2026 at the ISI Padangpanjang campus in West Sumatra. The event will bring together nine arts higher education institutions from across Indonesia, spanning Aceh to Papua.
As part of the preparations for the festival, the send-off ceremony for the ISI BALI FKI+ delegation was held on Thursday, 15 October 2026, at the Natya Mandala Building, ISI BALI. The delegation was formally dispatched by the Vice Rector for Academic Affairs and Information Systems, Prof. Dr. AA Gde Bagus Udayana. This occasion reflected the institution’s support for the participation of its academic community in this national-level arts event.
In his report, the Vice Rector for Student Affairs and Cooperation and Head of the ISI BALI delegation, Prof. Dr. Komang Sudirga, stated that ISI BALI would send a delegation of 23 members representing a diverse range of artistic works and programs. These include visual arts exhibitions, performing arts presentations, film screenings, student competitions, master artist forums, international seminars, and workshops. Participation in the festival provides an opportunity for the ISI BALI academic community to showcase its artistic creativity while strengthening professional networks and collaboration among arts higher education institutions throughout Indonesia.
For the visual arts exhibition, ISI BALI has prepared ten featured works encompassing painting, photography, crafts, and digital art. In the field of performing arts, ISI BALI will present Taru Pramana, a performance entitled Wana-Jnana-Warsita, which explores nature as a source of knowledge. The performance is scheduled to take place at the Hoerijah Adam Proscenium on Friday, 23 October 2026, from 8:40 p.m. to 9:20 p.m. Western Indonesian Time (WIB).
Outstanding student works from the Film and Television Production (PFTV) and Animation study programs will also be featured in the festival’s film screenings. In addition, ISI BALI students will participate in 12 competition categories, with representatives drawn from various study programs.
In the painting competition, ISI BALI will be represented by I Kadek Agus Aditya Pratama from the Fine Arts Study Program. Laetitia Gabriella from the Animation Study Program will compete in digital painting, while the fiction film competition will feature Kanaya Khumaira Aisya, I Dewa Putu Nova Andika Putra, I Komang Mahkota Rama Adinata, and Naufall Adithya Islami Pasya from the Film and Television Production Study Program.
Meanwhile, I Kadek Wantaro from the Interior Design Study Program will participate in the architectural sketching competition. In photography, ISI BALI will be represented by I Wayan Arwin Pratama from the Photography Study Program, while I Nyoman Jati Sumarsana from the Visual Communication Design (DKV) Study Program will compete in the poster category. Ni Made Suanditari from the Fashion Design Study Program will represent the institution in the fashion competition.
In music, Marcella Gracia Joana Tasya from the Music Study Program will participate in the solo singing competition. The contemporary music competition will feature Gentuh Gede Gandiwa and Ketut Yogi Wiriatama from the Karawitan Study Program. In contemporary dance, ISI BALI will be represented by Yemima Grace Susanto and Ni Made Dwi Novita Sawitri from the Dance Study Program.
Student participation will also extend to the monologue competition, represented by I Komang Arthana Anugrah from the Theatre Study Program, and the leather carving competition, in which Kadek Yosa Prayoga from the Crafts Study Program will compete.
Beyond the exhibitions, performances, film screenings, and competitions, ISI BALI will also feature Dr. I Made Sidia in the master artist forum. The delegation will further participate in international seminars and various workshops, providing opportunities for knowledge exchange, interdisciplinary engagement, and the advancement of artistic perspectives.
(ISIBALI/Public Relations)
