Exhibition at Kuta Paradiso Hotel

KUTA - The painting exhibition with works by Lokha Dana and Made Westra was held at lobby hotel of Kuta Paradiso. Lokha Dana who was born in Pekutatan, Negara, 32 years ago, starting his career at STSI (Indonesian Arts Institute) Denpasar, participating in some exhibitions in and outside Bali. He expresses his work by implementing the beautiful, spectacular, and religious Bali with its nature and culture. “Bali in Custom Ceremony” is one of his works, which is the image of Bali culture was purely seen and replicated his feelings of proud. His abstract expressionism does not describe any one particular style, but rather than a general attitude, not all the work was abstract, nor was it all expressive.
Another artist, Made Westra loves very much the Bali panoramic views and its ritual ceremonies. In his paintings, he tries to emphasize what people have done to the environment, Bali universe specifically. Born in Tabanan, Made Westra finished his study at Udayana University the faculty of Design and Fine Arts, and has many experiences in joining the exhibition in Bali regularly at Bali Arts Festival, and some overseas like in Japan and Australia. Most of his paintings are individuality and spontaneous improvisation.
These artists all had in common a tendency to morally loaded themes, often heavyweight and tragic, on a grand scale. Kuta Paradiso Hotel is hosting their exhibition from 9 July until 16 July 2003. (BTN/*)

AMDAL Course

GIANYAR - The site planned to build Hotel Rama in Kedewatan and Payangan (Gianyar) has been utilised as a field study spot for AMDAL or Environmental Impacts Study (EIS) course, July 17-19, 2003. Mr. Wayan Diara, the chairman of the OC from PPLH-UNUD, said that the site can provide a good excercise for the participants, who predominantly come from Gianyar Government Offices. “A course is expected to improve participants ability in assessing environmental impacts of the development, how to mitigate the negative impacts, as well as how to set up management plan and monitoring plan for the hotel” said Mr. Wayan Suarna, Raka Dalem, Sandi Adnyana, and Wayan Sudarma, instructors for this EIS field training. (BTN/028)

Tourism Bali in Crisis

Denpasar - Prof. Michael Hitchcock from Great Britain has conducted a study on the Tourism Crisis in Bali recently. He wants to know the impacts, expecting to find out the best solution in overcoming the negative impacts, and what the vision of the hotel management about tourism recovery. In his study he is accompanied by two local fixers, Dr. Nyoman Darma Putra and Mr. A. A. Gde Raka Dalem, both from Udayana University, Bali. In picture, Prof. Hitchcock seriously talking with Dr. Darma Putra and Mr. Ida Bagus Pujaastawa, after interviewing Prof. I Gde Pitana, the head of Bali Tourism Authority. (BTN/028)

Cheyne Horan School of Surf

Staffs of Badung Tourism Authoriy visited Cheney Horan School of Surf (CHSS) located at Blue Ocean Beach, Kuta, Friday (11/7). I Nyoman Yasa, head of the section of water sport recreation of the Badung Tourism Authority, came to evaluate this new surfing school as a new tourist attraction. During the evaluation, CHSS showed how the school works and the staff were also given a chance to learn how to surf. (BTN/*)