Yayasan Batik Indonesia (Indonesian Batik Foundation) is collaborating with the Indonesian Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology and the Indonesian Ministry of Industry to celebrate National Batik Day 2023!
As the next generation of the nation, let's celebrate the 14th National Batik Day together. "Batik Bangkit" (Batik Rises), is the theme of this year's event, the hope is that it can revive the batik industry from the pandemic period when it was in decline!
At the 2023 National Batik Day Celebration, the Indonesian Batik Foundation as the organizer will also present several series of activities, including:
1. Breaking the Batik Record with all Batik Centers in Indonesia
Also present will be batik craftsmen who have been curated and have high skills to create works of art to produce works of art for IKN. This can of course be realized thanks to collaboration between the provincial Dekranasda, the Ministry of Industry, and the Indonesian Batik Makers Association. This activity will also be a MURI record breaking.
2. Announcement of the Batik Writing Competition
With a mission to educate, the celebration of National Batik Day also presents a scientific writing competition about batik which is divided into several categories including pupils, students and the general public, the results of which will be announced at the peak of the celebration.
3. Batik education for students
The activity will also be enlivened by introducing batik education for students to explore the Indonesian Batik Museum together and make batik with batik makers from all over Indonesia, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology.
4. Batik Fashion Show
The incomplete appearance of batik is wrapped in a fashion show which will display various batik cloth motifs that represent the rich culture of various regions in Indonesia.
