Graduate Prospect

Since 2017, ISI Denpasar has won the trust of the Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher Education of the Republic of Indonesia to open a Doctoral (S3) Art Study Program for the interest of studying, creating and presenting art. In this global era, Balinese art and culture have interacted and become part of a cross-cultural world. Since the establishment of the Island of the Gods as a tourist destination for Central Indonesia, Bali Island has become a place for interaction between Western and Eastern cultures, where modern cultural values ​​meet with traditional culture. Tourists from various parts of the world come to Bali to bring cultural values ​​from their country of origin. Meanwhile, the rapidly growing tourism industry in this area has made Balinese cultural arts activities and products, both sacred and secular, a tourism commodity. All of this has consequences for the greater penetration of foreign culture, in its various forms, to Balinese cultural traditions. Under these conditions, the position of Balinese art is becoming increasingly vulnerable to foreign and foreign artistic elements, and the process of secularization of Balinese art is accelerating. If not addressed correctly and well, this can endanger the existence of Balinese arts in the future.

Balinese art and culture as part of the heritage of the Indonesian nation to continue to exist without having to lose their identity, a system of defense and development of arts and culture is needed that is supported by resources that have aesthetic and artistic sensitivity, creativity and intelligence and high intelligence. They are not only able to perform or present but also present the concepts that underlie their cultural arts scientifically with clear academic responsibilities. More than that, the discovery of new concepts, ideas, and works of art, through scientific research, will make Balinese art stronger in facing various challenges of the times.

Based on the background above, it shows that if developed and empowered correctly and well, art and culture is the DNA of the Indonesian nation to become a supercultural nation. However, this nation’s cultural heritage does not yet have a strong cultural strategy so that its development is measurable and sustainable and has resistance to foreign cultural influences. The system of maintaining and developing the nation’s arts and culture requires human resources with the highest academic qualifications in the field of arts and culture, namely the Doctor of Arts. These experts can only be procured by establishing and strengthening institutions. This shows how urgent and strategic it is to promote art and culture in Indonesia through a three-level art education. In addition, to strengthen the defense system and develop Balinese arts and culture, this study program is very strategic in arousing and increasing a sense of cultural pride in the sons of the nation, improving the quality of resources and scientific development which will ultimately lead to increased intelligence and prosperity to strengthen sovereignty in the field of national arts and culture (nation competitiveness).

At the international level, the Doctoral Art Study Program at ISI Denpasar will become a forum for cross-national interaction considering that in the last fifty years there have been an increasing number of world-class art creators or cultural researchers who have come to carry out art work or research in Bali, both independently and collaboratively with local artists and art researchers. This will be able to increase the degree of Indonesian culture in the eyes of the world community and at the same time help the wider community to better understand the richness, similarities and diversity of world art and culture.