The Indonesia Institute of the Arts Yogyakarta (Institut Seni Indonesia Yogyakarta, ISI Yogyakarta) is a state-owned college in Bantul Regency, Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia. It teaches visual, performing, and media arts in traditional Indonesian and modern international styles. ISI Yogyakarta was ranked number one in Indonesia on the QS World's Top Performing Arts Schools in 2022.[1]
History
ISI Yogyakarta was founded on 23 July 1984, replacing ASRI Arts Academy (founded in 1950), AMI Music Academy (founded in 1952), and ASTI Dance Academy (founded in 1961). It became the largest arts institution in the nation.
Administration
The Minister of National Education directly appoints its governing board, including president, vice-presidents, and deans. The institute delegates authority to the Senate, composed of professors, faculty members, and top administrative offices, who define the institute policy as a whole, determines and supervises courses and curricula, advises the administrators on budgets, faculty appointments, and promotions.
Department of Dance, offers courses in dance performance, and choreography, modern and traditional
Department of Karawitan Music, offers courses in Javanese, Sundanese, and Balinese music performance and composition
Department of Ethnomusicology, offers courses in Nusantara archipelago folk music, Asian tribal and classical music traditions
Department of Puppetry, offers courses in the artistry of Javanese shadow puppet play
Department of Music, offers courses in Western music performance, Western-based school music, musicology and composition
Diploma IV in Western Musics Presentation
Department of Theatre, offers courses in acting, directing, visual stage-setting, modern and traditional
Department of Dramatic and Musical Arts Education cultural arts
School of Recorded Media Arts
Department of Photography, offers courses in photographic art
Department of Television, offers courses in television programming
Diploma III in Animation
Master's degrees
Master of Arts Creation and Interpretation
Master of Arts Management
Doctorate degrees
Doctor of Arts Creation and Interpretation
Campus
ISI Yogyakarta's main campus is in Sewon, 6 km (3.7 mi) south of Yogyakarta. Sewon is the newest campus, with 1,500 m2 (16,000 sq ft) of land. It includes an administrative building, studios, academic buildings, auditoriums, pendapa, library, art gallery, the mosque, student's center, tennis court and soccer field.
Two former campuses are the former ASRI campus at Gampingan and AMI campus at Suryodiningratan. The former AMI campus at Suryodiningratan is now the campus building for master and doctorate programs.
Students
ISI Yogyakarta enrolls about 2,000 students from all over the country, mainly from Java and Sumatra. ISI Yogyakarta also welcomes overseas students who are interested in learning Indonesian traditional arts, mostly in a non-degree programs. Courses on traditional dance, karawitan, and batik are the most popular study programs for foreign students.