The Revitalization of the Life of Traditional Arts in Indonesia

Abstract

To date, the implementation of local culture preservation hardly grabs the government's attention, given that nearly the entire allocation of funds, both at the central and local levels is always intended to finance physical development programs. The local culture development that does not receive priority shall result in the negligence of various types of traditional arts in Indonesia. Thus sooner or later, they will be heading to extinction if revitalization measures are not made. The writing examines the implementation of development programs in revitalizing the life of traditional arts. The results state there are measures of traditional arts revitalization, carried out by: (1) the Government of Indonesia, and (2) educational institutions.