Heading
of the Art Village
Following
the tourism village, Bali is now setting
about looking for and determining the
villages of which inhabitants are competent
in several kinds of art. It means to preserve
the existing and developing art and culture
from time immemorial at those villages.
How and what prompts the concept of such
an art village? Simply browse the opinion
of reliable Balinese artist, Prof. Dr
I Wayan Dibia carried in this edition
of Bali Travel News.
Since early times, Bali has different
traditions and they continue to develop
up to this moment in time. But, due to
the crowded flow of local migrants to
Bali, the concept of art village should
be a reminder. If in the future Balinese
art heads for extinction, Bali will assuredly
be deserted by tourists because Bali has
claimed itself as the region of (Balinese)
cultural tourism. “To enhance the
understanding of the community on the
potential of their art, the government
needs to determine the status as art village
to particular villages having the art
that should be preserved,” revealed
I Wayan Dibia, a lecturer of Faculty of
Performing Arts at the Indonesia Institute
of Arts (ISI) Bali.
Also in this edition of Bali Travel News
catch up on a wide variety of up-to-date
news events in April such as the challenging
mountain bike attraction at the GWK Cultural
Park and other intriguing activities.
Enjoyable reading!
