When Artists No Longer Do Art

The Jakarta Arts Council submitted a motion of no confidence against the Jakarta Provincial government. Governor Anies Baswedan altered the city’s grant-making scheme.

Riky Ferdianto

January 17, 2022

THE invitation to meet was circulated to management and secretariat staff of the Jakarta Arts Council (DKJ) on the first week of January. The letter of invitation came almost one month after the DKJ submitted a motion of no confidence against the Jakarta Provincial government. 

The letter signed by the Head of the Jakarta Government Office of Tourism and Culture Iwan Henry Wardhana stated the meeting agenda was to discuss the designation of

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