Indonesia Institute of the Arts, Yogyakarta
The Indonesian Institute of the Arts (ISI) is a state-owned college located in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Yogyakarta as the cradle of Javanese Art and culture is just a right place for ISI. There are a lot of local artists, some of them are trained traditionally but are loaded with talent, become well-known charismatic artists. Previously, the city had three famous Academies of Arts, namely: Academy of Fine Arts, Music, Dance. In accordance with modern educational system, as an effort to further step-up the quality of art teaching, those 3 academies were merged in 1984 to be under one roof. It teaches visual, performing, and media arts in both traditional Indonesian and modern international styles. Many of the alumni are artists with great name in the country or even have international reputation in their specific subjects.