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| Komunitas Salihara | |
|---|---|
| Name | Komunitas Salihara |
| Formation | 1999 |
| Founder | Seno Gumira Ajidarma |
| Type | arts_community |
| Location | Jakarta, Indonesia |
Komunitas Salihara is an Indonesian arts community and cultural center located in Jakarta that hosts interdisciplinary projects in theatre, visual arts, literature, and music. Founded by writer Seno Gumira Ajidarma in 1999, it has become a platform connecting artists, curators, and audiences across Southeast Asia and beyond. The center fosters exchanges among practitioners from institutions such as National Gallery of Indonesia, Taman Ismail Marzuki, University of Indonesia, and international partners like British Council, Goethe-Institut, and Asia-Europe Foundation.
Komunitas Salihara was established amid the post-1998 reformasi milieu that included organizations like Kompas Gramedia Group, Tempo (magazine), Yayasan Pendidikan, and cultural initiatives tied to figures such as Gus Dur and B. J. Habibie. Early collaborations connected with entities such as Tata Gallery, Bentara Budaya, Sanggar Ananda, and the Jakarta Arts Council. The venue evolved through partnerships with curators from Jakarta Biennale, Yogyakarta Biennale, Singapore Art Museum, and programs linked to Prince Claus Fund, Asia-Europe Foundation, and Asia Art Archive. Over the 2000s it hosted exhibitions and performances involving artists associated with Raden Saleh, Affandi, Hendra Gunawan, and contemporary practitioners who later exhibited at Museum MACAN, National Museum of Indonesia, MOCA Taipei, and Southeast Asia Art Archive.
The organization articulates a mission to support interdisciplinary practice among practitioners active in networks such as Indonesian Visual Art Archive, Jakarta Arts Council, Lontar Foundation, and Yayasan Kelola. Its activities position it alongside institutions like Goethe-Institut Indonesien, Alliance Française Jakarta, Australia-Indonesia Institute, and Japan Foundation. Programmatic goals intersect with festivals and platforms such as Ubud Writers & Readers Festival, Jakarta International Film Festival, Indonesian Performing Arts Network, and ASEAN Committee on Culture and Information. The center aims to facilitate residencies comparable to those at Goyang Arts Center, Da Nang Fine Arts Museum, and Hong Kong Arts Centre.
The physical site includes a flexible black box performance space, gallery rooms, a library, and rehearsal studios, similar in function to spaces at Taman Ismail Marzuki, Cemeti Art House, Jendela Visual Arts, and Serrum. The venue’s layout supports installations like those seen at Southeast Asian Art Fair, Art Stage Singapore, and Documenta satellite projects, and it archives materials analogous to collections at National Gallery of Singapore, The Met, and British Museum for exhibition research. Equipment and technical resources enable presentations comparable to productions at La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club, Royal Court Theatre, Lincoln Center, and Sydney Opera House.
Regular programs include curated exhibitions, theatre productions, literary salons, film screenings, and music performances that intersect with festivals such as Jakarta International Film Festival, Ubud Writers & Readers Festival, Java Jazz Festival, and Earshot Jazz Festival. Past events featured collaborations with artists and groups represented by Rima Suharkat, Eko Nugroho, Arahmaiani, Taring Padi, and ensembles similar to Svara Meditasi, Gamelan Salihara-style performances, and visiting musicians affiliated with Batik Music Foundation and Sub Rosa Collective. The center hosts artist residency programs, symposiums with scholars from University of Indonesia, Gadjah Mada University, SOAS University of London, and panel discussions with guests from Harvard University, Columbia University, and National University of Singapore.
Educational outreach involves workshops for children, seminars for emerging curators, and training with partners like Yayasan Kelola, Lontar Foundation, Jakarta Arts Council, and UNESCO Jakarta. The center’s pedagogical initiatives echo programs at National Center for the Performing Arts (India), Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre, and Hong Kong Arts Centre. Public programs have included collaborations with NGOs such as Walhi, Yayasan Lontar, and Yayasan Kelola as well as civic groups tied to Jakarta Provincial Government cultural offices and community media organizations like Kompas, Tempo, and Jakarta Post.
Salihara’s partnerships span international cultural agencies and museums including British Council, Goethe-Institut, Japan Foundation, Asia-Europe Foundation, Prince Claus Fund, Asia Art Archive, Singapore Art Museum, Museum MACAN, National Gallery of Indonesia, and academic partners like University of Indonesia and Gadjah Mada University. Collaborative projects have involved artists and collectives associated with Taring Padi, Candra A. S., Eko Nugroho, Arahmaiani, Raqs Media Collective, Hito Steyerl, Ai Weiwei, Yayoi Kusama, Zulkifli Yusoff, I Nyoman Masriadi, Agnes Arellano, Dinh Q. Lê, Rirkrit Tiravanija, and Pham N. My. Funding and support networks include foundations such as Ford Foundation, The Asia Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, Open Society Foundations, Ford Foundation Indonesia, and diplomatic cultural programs from Embassy of the United States, Jakarta, British Embassy Jakarta, Embassy of Japan in Indonesia, and Embassy of Germany in Jakarta.
The organization is governed by a board and advisory committee with ties to cultural institutions including Jakarta Arts Council, National Gallery of Indonesia, Taman Ismail Marzuki, and universities such as University of Indonesia and Gadjah Mada University. Operational funding sources have included grants from Prince Claus Fund, British Council, Goethe-Institut, corporate sponsorship from groups linked to Djarum, Bank Mandiri, and philanthropic support from foundations like The Asia Foundation and Rockefeller Foundation. Project partnerships have also drawn upon programs by Ministry of Education and Culture (Indonesia), UNESCO Jakarta, and multilateral cultural initiatives such as ASEAN Cultural Fund.
Category:Arts centers in Indonesia Category:Organizations based in Jakarta