The FGD involved stakeholders, artists, art institutions, and universities to discuss the establishment of arts and culture in IKN that take into account the aspects of sustainability, community participation, and cultural heritage preservation as main priorities.
Deputy for Social, Culture, and Community Empowerment of OIKN Alimuddin said he has pinned high hopes on being able to formulate arts and culture policies in IKN. He underlined the need to create something different in the new capital through arts and culture.
"We want to create a liveable and lovable city. I ensure that art and culture become one of the attractions in the Nusantara National Capital," he stated.
"This FGD is expected to produce something that can be used as a basis for the formation or formulation of arts and culture in IKN," he remarked.
On this occasion, the OIKN, along with nine tertiary art institutions, agreed to establish a cultural arts collegium that will involve nine art universities, including ISI Surakarta, ISI Yogyakarta, ISBI Bandung, and Institut Kesenian Jakarta.
It has a vision to actively contribute to creating an arts and culture ecosystem in the new capital city Nusantara.
Indonesian artist Butet Kartaredjasa, who represented the national culturalists, said that they will build national character, including the character of young people as well as the character of Indonesians through arts and culture in Nusantara.
“This is the embryo of the various strengths of Nusantara, which is so vast, and will become a new culture in IKN," he remarked.
Nusantara, officially the Capital City of Nusantara, is the future capital of Indonesia as stipulated and regulated by Law No. 3 of 2022. It is located on the east coast of the island of Borneo.
Nusantara covers almost four times the area of Jakarta, at approximately 256,142 hectares, and sea area spanning 68,189 hectares.
The OIKN is the authority executive to manage and govern Nusantara. OIKN is a cabinet level-agency formed by the Indonesian government, working directly under the president of Indonesia.
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