Bridging Cultures Through Stories
From the art galleries of Vancouver to the shadow puppet theaters of Yogyakarta, Culture Now connects cultural voices across borders. We bring you powerful stories, creative conversations, and bold perspectives from Indonesia and Canada — in one shared space.
✨ Featured This Week
🎨 Reviving Batik: Youth Artists in Yogyakarta Lead a Modern Movement
Discover how a new generation of Indonesian artists is blending tradition with streetwear to keep batik alive and relevant.
📍 Yogyakarta, Indonesia
🎬 Indigenous Filmmakers Transform Canadian Cinema
Meet three Indigenous directors who are reshaping narratives in Canada through bold, personal films.
📍 Toronto, Canada
🎧 Sounds of Unity: Cross-Cultural Music Festival Announced
The “Pacific Pulse” festival will bring together musicians from Java and British Columbia this August.
📅 Coming August 10, 2025
🗓️ Upcoming Events
| Date | Event Name | Location |
|---|---|---|
| July 20 | Urban Art & Street Expression | Jakarta, ID |
| July 23 | Open Mic: Spoken Word Night | Vancouver, CA |
| July 25 | Virtual Panel: Decolonizing Museums | Online (Zoom) |
| August 2 | Javanese Gamelan Workshop | Ubud, Bali |
📣 Latest Interviews
- 🎤 “Art Is Memory”: Interview with Canadian painter Sofia Tremblay
- 🌺 Yuni Wibowo on preserving Balinese rituals in photography
- 🎥 Documentary Filmmaking in the Post-Pandemic Era: A conversation with Rizal Aditya
📚 Opinion Spotlight
“Culture is not a souvenir — it’s a living archive.”
— Tania Li, Anthropologist
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