Join Uluwatu Surf Villas for an inspiring and in-depth afternoon with acclaimed professional photographer Martin Westlake, as he shares captivating stories from behind the lens and offers expert insights into his creativity process and technical mastery.
Tian Taru's one-day course outlines the fundamentals of indigo dyeing - from growing and harvesting the indigo plant to extracting the dye into a paste, allowing you to create your own indigo vat and exploring various dyeing techniques to produce one-of-a-kind pieces.
The workshop also include a healthy Balinese lunch cooked with spices from their garden by renowned chef, Dayu.
This workshop will explore hand-building, layering, sgraffito, and watercolour-style underglaze techniques to create personalised expressions of nature and memories through functional and sculptural porcelain vessels. Participants will have the opportunity to explore two distinctive areas of ceramics. Firstly, they will learn the process of creating a canvas on hand-built and wheel-thrown bases using fresh porcelain clay. Secondly, students will use commercial watercolour-style underglazes to create perspective and depth on bisque-fired surfaces and imitate traditional China paint effects.
During this two-week workshop, participants will be individually guided to find their unique voice through clay, using the visual vocabulary of surrounding nature as a starting point for expressing their own emotions and feelings. The day will start with demonstrations, discussions, and sharing ideas, then will focus on individually finding the best hand-building technique for each person’s nature-inspired creation. It is a free-forming hand-building workshop, welcome to professional artists and artistic enthusiasts, regardless of one’s previous knowledge or experience.
SUN.CONTEMPORARY and SHELTER launched the Sungai Watch Charity Exhibition on 23 February 2025. This fundraiser unites 21 Balinese and international artists in a creative dialogue on sustainability. The exhibition also features a Sungai Watch installation illustrating environmental conservation and collective action. Online auctions of commissioned works by Ricky Lee Gordon and Ines Katamso will support Sungai Watch's mission to protect and restore Indonesia’s waterways, with 100% of proceeds donated.
MI-RENG convenes leading voices in the field—including Dewa Alit, Made Kartawan, Janu Janardhana, Septian Dwicahyo, and Arif B. Prasetyo—to inspire fresh perspectives on gamelan. The sessions navigate a spectrum of concepts, from foundational tuning principles to cutting-edge composition, while also plunging into the depths of sound and creativity in collaboration with accomplished artists, musicologists, and cultural experts.
Ubud Open Studios is the biggest and most diverse annual celebration of contemporary artists in Ubud. This year's hub and showcases will be at Biasa Artspace and Nonfrasa Gallery.
Threads of Life continue exploring the art of barkcloth and natural dyeing alongside Novieta Tourisia and her talented team of women artisans, Cinta Bumi Artisans.
