NEWS & EVENT
Painting Activity and Exhibition in Roemah Martha Tilaar
As its fuction as culture house, Roemah Martha Tilaar regurally held cultural and art activities. One of those that will be held on Sunday, September 11, 2016 is painting exhibition and mass painting activity which will involving 40 painters of Kebumen, Banyumas, Yogyakarta and Solo.
Alona Novesa, as Marketing and Communication Staff of Roemah Martha Tilaar says that the objective of the event is to increase citizen’s appreciation to cultural and art product, especially fine art. “This event will be opened by painting exhibition that held on September 11-18, 2016. In this opportunity, will be exhibit dozens of painting from senior painters in Kebumen whom his work has been recognized nationally, such as Teguh Iwan, Ansori, and Sedjatiningsih,†says Alona. Beside that, will be exhibited too, two works from Prajitno, a paiter who is actually has been recognized outside Kebumen, but ironicly unrecognized by Kebumen citizen itself until the end of his life.Â
Not only exhibition, there are also 40 painters from around the city who will enliven the event. Hopefully, it will be an interesting event and could be a place for all painters to share knowledge. “We are invitung everyone who wants to join, from kids to teenage. This event is free, the painter only needs to prepare their own media and tools,†says Alona.
Still according to Alona, fine art in Kebumen has a big potency. “We need a space to increase our appreciation to art. We must remember that art is not just about fun thing to do, but also to enrich character to young generation,†she says. In the future, Alona wishes that government and society coulf give more attention to this kind of activity. In other opportunity, a humanist named Pekik Sat Siswo Nirmolo who happen to be the General Chairman of Kebumen Regional Art Council added, the last big painting exhibition event was held in more than 10 years ago. Â
To close the event, Sunday, September 18, 2016, will be held colouring and painting contest for kindergaten, junior high school, and high school. “We are not determining a particular theme in so the participants could freely express their selves through painting. We hope it could grow their interest in painting,†says Alona. She added, “We plan this culture event to be an annual event. Here in Roemah Martha Tilaar, we are already have some of interesting annuals events, Festival Dolanan, Pesta Kriya, Wisata Budaya, and so on. We hope there comes a time when these event will include in Kebumen calendar event so it could enrich Kebumen tourism list,†she ends her interview.
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