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Su-chen Hsu (2008), Australia

Taiwanese artist Su-chen Hsu works across a range of media and themes. From September - December 2008, Su-chen was hosted by the National Herbarium of Victoria at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne and worked closely with various members of community garden groups in urban Melbourne. Her exhibition Plant Matter - NeoEden Melbourne at Domain House presented visitors with a range of plants that thrive in adverse conditions in Taiwan, along with numerous plant specimens she collected in Melbourne. Visitors were invited to contribute anecdotes about plant uses, significance and importance, and swap produce from their own gardens for images of the Taiwanese plants, in place of the genuine article which is restricted from importation into Australia. This form of trade or barter hails back to an era of food security, in comparison with the recent milk product scare in Taiwan, and looks at the value society places on art and food products.

An Asialink/Taipei Artist Village project supported by Taipei Culture Foundation and The Department of Cultural Affairs, Taipei City Government.

Abdul Hakim (2008), Australia

Abdul Hakim, chairman, director and scriptwriter of Singkole Theatre Community, was hosted by Footscray Community Arts Centre and Polyglot Puppet Theatre in April & May 2008. Abdul embraced the opportunity to work with people with disabilities at Footscray's ArtLife program, which encompasses music, theatre, art and cooking, and immediately began thinking of ways to incorporate members of the South Sulawesi disabled community into projects. With Polyglot Puppet Theatre, Abdul performed at Frankston Arts Centre and also ASSITEJ in Adelaide, where he also participated in a number of forums. Abdul looks forward to continuing his relationship with both organisations and possible future collaborations.

Funded by the Ford Foundation, Jakarta.

Wiwid Setya (2008), Australia

Tri Wiwid Setyaningsih (Wiwid Setya) shared her residency period among three host organisations: Atlab, Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS) and Sydney Film Festival. Working within the festival's programming department, Wiwid pre-assessed films for the festival's selection committee offering her the opportunity to view a wide range of films in relation to the festival's programming guidelines. At AFTRS, Wiwid worked within the Screen Content Department and joined the participants of several courses, and at Atlab, she was able to observe cutting edge post-production techniques. Wiwid hopes to develop an Indonesian/Australian co-production in the future, start a discussion focus group amongst colleages at the Jakarta Institute of Arts' Film Faculty and create a network of Indonesian graduate filmmakers across both countries.

Funded by the Ford Foundation, Jakarta.

Nunuk Ambarwati (2008), Australia

Nunuk Ambarwati works in visual arts management at Jogja Gallery. For her residency in Australia, Nunuk chose to look at the different ways commercial and public art galleries work in Australia. Based in Darwin, she worked initially with Nomad Art Gallery, a small organisation that deals with indigenous and non-indigenous contemporary art. This offered her the chance to work across a wide variety of tasks and gain an insight into the operations of a small business. She also spent time at the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, looking at their exhibition program and
collections, and visited the Sydney Biennale, where she met numerous artists, curators and arts managers.

Funded by the Ford Foundation, Jakarta.

Bambang Witjaksono (2008), Australia

Bambang Witjaksono is a visual artist, working primarily in the field of printmaking. He has exhibited widely in Indonesia and overseas, including Malaysia, China, India, France and Switzerland. He works as a lecturer at the Indonesian Arts Institute, Yogyakarta and is a founding member of the Jogja Print Network. His residency at Charles Darwin University's Printmaking Studio in August/September 2008 offered the opportunity to learn about current Australian management practices in relation to printmaking studios. Witjaksono's visit coincided with the Darwin Festival, facilitating many meetings and extending his network of professional contacts considerable. He also visited the Sydney Biennale during his time in Australia, and held a solo exhibition at Darwin Experimental Art Foundation Sapce. Witjaksono hopes to develop an exchange program on his return to Indonesia, with the intention of growing the printmaking scene in Indonesia and building relationships between Australian and Indonesian artists.

Funded by the Ford Foundation, Jakarta.

Johan Handianto (2007), Australia

Johan Didik Handianto is a freelance stage manager, and stage & lighting designer. He has worked with several independent artists and theatre groups in Indonesia including Teater Garasi, Teater Gadjah Mada, Teater Gardanalla, Teater Koma and Durr Theatre, Tony Prabowo, Yoko Ishiguro and Das Papier Theatre; and on numerous festivals: Yogyakarta Arts Festival, International Performing Arts Festival Jogjakarta, Jogja Art Festival, Jak@rt International Festival. In 2007, he founded the Actor Institute in Jogjakarta, which presents alternative theatre performance and a program of workshops. Johan’s residency with Snuff Puppets in Melbourne offered the opportunity to gain an understanding of the company’s theatrical model, stage management and their unique form of productions. Johan also spent time researching other stage companies, performance spaces and festivals in both Melbourne and Sydney.

Funded by the Ford Foundation, Jakarta.

Samuel Indratma (2007), Australia

Founding member of well-known Yogyakartan visual arts collective Apotik Komik, Samuel Indratma is now active in the local community arts scene, working closely with the Yogykarta City Council to deliver workshops to schoolchildren with a view to engaging a broader audience with the arts. During his residency with Artplay & Youth Programs he had the opportunity to gain an understanding of the ArtPlay model, particularly in terms of its relationship to the City of Melbourne. Indratma also developed a workshop program and fostered links between Melbourne and Yogyakarta. He then traveled to Tasmania where he ran a highly successful two-week workshop with students from local primary schools in the Launceston area.

Funded by the Ford Foundation, Jakarta.

Benno Rama Dian (2004), Australia

Benno Rama Dian is an architect currently working as Chief Operating Officer for the Bandung Hi-tech Infrastructure Company. Rama Dian spent six weeks in Australia at the Brisbane Powerhouse in Queensland working with Artistic Director Andrew Ross. He expanded his knowledge of event management and developed theatre exchange projects promoting collaborations and performances between Queensland and Indonesian artists. Since his residency, Rama Dian has hosted an artist from SpacE3, Sydney in Bandung.

Funded by the Ford Foundation, Jakarta.

Leili Huzaibah (2004), Australia

Leili Huzaibah, Project Manager at the Indonesian Contemporary Dance Center, Jakarta, is committed to developing infrastructure, resources and networks for the Indonesian dance community. Her residency in Melbourne was hosted by two organisations, Ausdance Victoria and Dancehouse. She also travelled to Canberra to work with the Ausdance national office. Upon her return to Indonesia she aims to establish a contemporary dance centre, which will provide an alternative space for rehearsal, forum, seminar, workshops.

Funded by the Ford Foundation, Jakarta.

Rain Rosidi (2004), Australia

Muhammad R. Rosidi is a lecturer at the Indonesian Art Institute and Operational Manager and Curator at Gelaran Budaya Art Space in Yogyakarta. During his residency Rosidi was first based with the Queensland Art Gallery in Brisbane and spent time meeting with local curators and observing their different curatorial styles and systems. In Sydney he worked with Gallery 4A through the Asia Australia Arts Centre, assisting with archiving and further deepening his knowledge of curatorship and arts management.

Funded by the Ford Foundation, Jakarta.

Chendra Effendy Panatan (2004), Australia

Panatan is a contemporary choreographer and Director of CE & Dancers and Tari Indonesia. He is the Dance Coordinator for Romano Ballet and Dance Centre, Managing Director for Kreativitat Dance and the Performing Arts Coordinator for Tunas Muda School in Jakarta. His residency was based with One Extra Dance Company in Sydney and with TasDance in Tasmania. In Sydney he worked in production management, marketing and audience development, while in Tasmania he assisted TasDance on their community dance program Wild Rice and conducted several workshops in schools around the state.

Funded by the Ford Foundation, Jakarta.

Yudiaryani (2004), Australia

Yudiaryani is a dramaturg and director with the Theatre Department at the Indonesia Institute of the Arts, Yogjakarta. In 1999 Yudiaryani founded Komunitas Teater Perempuan (Womens Theatre Community) in Yogyakarta and at the time of her residency undertaking her doctoral program at the Universitas Gadjah Mada. In Australia, Yudiaryani’s residency was split between two organizations: Vitalstatistix Women’s Theatre in Adelaide and the Brunswick Women’s Theatre in Melbourne where she observed many different models of women’s theatre ranging from circus, community, text based to political theatre.

Funded by the Ford Foundation, Jakarta.

Yoseph Joned Suryatmoko (2004), Australia

At the time of his residency, Yoseph Joned Suryatmoko was Artistic manager of Gardanella Theatre in Yogyakarta. He was based at Torch in Melbourne where they worked on the Doveton Community Cultural Development Project. The project involved two weeks of school performances and public workshops culminating in two large public shows at Doveton Secondary College and the Fitzroy Town Hall. Suryatmoko both performed and worked as assistant director on the work. He also spent a week with Not Yet Its Difficult on their project Blowback, a week with La Mama and a week in Sydney. The residency enabled him to create valuable links with Australian theatre companies, paving the way for future Australian-Indonesian collaborations.

Funded by the Ford Foundation, Jakarta.

Aisyah Hilal (2003), Australia

Aisyah Hilal was the Program Coordinator at the Cemeti Art Foundation in Yogjakarta, Indonesia at the time of her residency. In Australia she worked with Arts Victoria on the Artists-in-Schools program and with the Education Department of the National Gallery of Victoria. Her residency focussed on the management of arts and educational programs in schools; professional development for artists and teachers, and public programs in galleries. This was complimented by her research on artist run spaces/galleries.

Funded by the Ford Foundation, Jakarta.

Wayan Suarniti (2003), Australia

At the time of her residency Wayan Suarniti was the Manager of the Seniwati Gallery in Ubud, Bali. The gallery is recognised for its commitment to developing the skills of female artists through its exhibition and community programs. Suarniti’s residency in Australia with the Heide Museum of Modern Art enabled her to work across the every aspect of the organisation from managing volunteers to public program and staff management. Important outcomes from the residency were the programming of six Balinese artists in Crossing Boundaries exhibition in Australia and scheduling two disabled Balinese artists to participate and attend the Wataboshi Festival in Brisbane in 2003.

Funded by the Ford Foundation, Jakarta.

Ricky Iskandar (2003), Australia

Ricky Iskandar is the founder and managing director of Klasikindo Artists Management, which manages artists and organises classical music events in Indonesia. Iskandar worked on the Sydney Musica Viva in Schools Program during his residency. Of particular value was the experience of working on professional development courses for teachers and students, the development of teaching resource materials, and learning how to program a statewide tour of schools for music groups. His understanding of strategic planning and arts funding were further enhanced through his participation at the Musica Viva National Conference and the Australian Business Arts Foundation training workshops in Brisbane.

Funded by the Ford Foundation, Jakarta.

Heru Hikayat (2003), Australia

As an independent curator and writer, Heru Hikayat, has been an active member of the arts community in Bandung, Indonesia. He was a lecturer at the Indonesian Visual Art and Design College (STISI) and has written a number of visual arts articles for several Indonesian newspapers/. He has also curated a number of exhibitions. In Sydney, Hikayat worked with Arts Space for three months assisting in their exhibitions program. He researched comparative models of public programs with the aim of setting up more public and educational programs for artist run galleries in Indonesia.

Funded by the Ford Foundation, Jakarta.

Sitok Srengenge (2002), Australia

Sitok Srengenge, writer and project coordinator from Teater Utan Kayu in Jakarta,worked with Melbourne's Next Wave Festival. Sitok was one of twenty exceptional people in Asia honoured by Asiaweek magazine as a leader for the Millennium in society and culture. His work includes anthologies of poetry Wild Love and Wild Rooster and an anthology of short stories, Liars. Over the last five years, Sitok has participated in events in Europe, including the Rotterdam International Poetry Reading and Winternachten Festival in the Netherlands and the Poetry Society in England.

Funded by the Ford Foundation, Jakarta.

Sari Asih (2002), Australia

At the time of her residency, Sari Asih was Curator of the Bandung Art Event. Asih was based at the Brisbane Powerhouse - Centre for the Live Arts for where she participated in their education and public programs.

Funded by the Ford Foundation, Jakarta.

Agung Hujatnika (2002), Australia

Agung Hujatnika is a lecturer at Bandung Institute of Technology and curator at Selasar Sunaryo Art Centre. At the time of his residency he was head of the Exhibition Program for the Bandung Arts Event Biennial. In Australia he was hosted by the Humanities Research Centre, Australia National University in Canberra, from September to November 2002. He worked on the Drawing Biennial with the Drill Hall Gallery and with specialist departments of the National Gallery of Australia. Through the residency he was able to develop his skills in visual arts and on curatorial issues. The residency assisted him in developing a program for Indonesian universities in art history and art criticism.

Funded by the Ford Foundation, Jakarta.

John Badalu Matulatan (2001), Australia

John Badalu Matulatan, is a freelance project manager, writer, marketing and communications person was based at Urban Theatre Projects and The Performance Space in Sydney. He was involved in all aspects of the production of Fa'afafine, especially the areas of marketing and promotion.

Funded by the Ford Foundation, Jakarta.

Dhani Turner (1999), Australia

At the time of her residency, Dhani Turner was Development Consultant, Gedung Kesenian Jakarta. She worked with the Victorian Arts Centre and Gasworks Art Park and visited Sydney in the first two weeks of September to meet organizations during the Olympic Arts Festival.

Funded by the Ford Foundation, Jakarta.

Jusuf Sugito (1999), Australia

At the time of his residency, Jusuf Sugito was Chief of the Secretariat of the Dewan Kesenian Jakarta. In Australia he worked with Carnivale Multicultural Arts Festival in Sydney. He also travelled to Melbourne and Adelaide to meet with various arts organizations and attend the National Art and Community Conference in Melbourne.

Funded by the Ford Foundation, Jakarta.

Rifky Effendy (1999), Australia

At the time of his residency, Rifky Effendy was curator at Galleripadi, Bandung. He was hosted by Art Space in Sydney and worked with the Visual Arts Department of the Adelaide International Festival, travelled to Canberra, Brisbane and New Zealand.

Funded by the Ford Foundation, Jakarta.

Asialink, The University of Melbourne