East Bali Poverty Project East Bali Poverty Project Children’s Art Exhibition and Sale at Three Monkeys Cuisine and Art Café in Ubud, pembukaan 14 Juni 2009
EAST BALI POVERTY PROJECT
Pr e ss r e le a se , 2 Ju n e 2 0 0 9
M ou n t a in Villa ge s in Bla ck a n d W h it e I n k
Ea st Ba li Pove r t y Pr oj e ct Ch ildr e n ’s Ar t Ex h ibit ion a n d Sa le
a t Th r e e M on k e ys Cu isin e a n d Ar t Ca fé in Ubu d.
( 5/ 30/ 2009) The st ark profile of t he volcanic m ount ains Agung and Abang dom inat e t he work of t he
children of isolat ed Desa Ban, who have creat ed im ages of "t heir Bali" in black & whit e Chinese ink. I t is a
Bali m ost viewers would at t ribut e t o t he island 100 years ago. I n t hese m ount ainside ham let s, where
villagers eke out a subsist ence living on st eep slopes covered wit h volcanic sand during t he erupt ion of Mt .
Agung in 1963 t hat killed over 10,000 people, lit t le has changed wit h t im e. Hom es are st ill sim ple
st ruct ures and t he only wat er is collect ed from t he roofs of t heir sim ple hom es. East Bali Povert y Proj ect
( EBPP) has brought new hope t o t he regions, wit h appropriat e t echnology t o bring wat er t o t he villages,
and new schools t hat are bringing light back int o t he life of t he young ones.
I nspired by an up and com ing young Yogyakart a art ist , Surat m in Bagus Priyo, who volunt eered his t im e
for 2 days in Sept em ber 2008 t o t rain t he children in t he East Bali Povert y Proj ect schools, t hese children
have t aken t he t echniques t aught by Bagus and used t hem t o share t heir t ake on realit y. The paint ings of
t iny ham let s, t erraced hillsides, and a life far from t he bright light s of m odern Bali, could all have been
paint ed in t he m oonlight .
I n his own words, Bagus was inspired by EBPP's " generosit y in pouring energy, t im e and m oney int o all
kinds of effort s t o raise t he qualit y of life of fellow beings living in povert y." His t rip was a " great
opport unit y t o share life's experiences as a young art ist t eaching m y art st yle of Black and Whit e- Chinese
I nk paint ing wit h young children living high on t he slopes of Mt . Agung, t he revered volcano t hat had
blanket ed t heir hom es in ash; t hese children were accust om ed t o being at t he m ercy of an environm ent
t hat m akes even survival an achievem ent ."
The exhibit ion of 40 Black & Whit e Chinese ink drawings and a lim it ed num ber of color paint ings will be
held at Three Monkeys Cuisine and Art Café on Monkey Forest Road, Ubud from June 14 t hrough t he end
of July 2009. Part of t he proceeds from t he sale of t he paint ings will be used t o support developm ent of
t he children's art wor k t o help t hem develop professionally, wit h t he goal of est ablishing t heir own
professional art cooperat ives. The balance will go int o a fund for t he young art ist s t hem selves, who are all
enrolled in EBPP's senior high school program and dream of becom ing professional art ist s, t o inspire t hem
t o cont inue developing t heir art skills and enable t hem t o purchase t heir own art m at erials.
Alongside t he art works will be a display of vet iver grass hand craft ed product s t hat have been developed
t hrough t raining wit h som e of t he world's t op designers from Thailand, as well as designs inspired by
Linda Garland, President of Ubud- based Environm ent al Bam boo Foundat ion. Vet iver, int roduced in 2000
t o prevent erosion in t he arid volcanic ash landscape, has st abilized all of t he st eep dirt roads and enabled
t he children t o develop lush organic veget able and herb gardens. I t is hoped t hat t he developm ent of
handicraft skills wit h t he root s and t he dried grass will open up furt her avenues for fut ure econom ic
developm ent .
The opport unit y will also be t aken on t he opening night , June 14t h, t o present t he new " Teacher's
Guidebook" t o accom pany t he " The Art of Learning by Doing," a bilingual handbook for t eachers t hat
provides t ools and exercises in lesson form at t hat can be im plem ent ed in class t o enhance bot h language,
art , and personal skills. This book enables t eachers t o priorit ize t he im port ance of healt h, hygiene and
good nut rit ion for good educat ion, incorporat ing int o daily lessons t he im port ance of children learning t o
express t hem selves in bot h art and language, and opening t heir eyes t o ways in which t hey can at t ain
result s hit hert o considered be yo nd t heir reach.
"Mount ain Villages in Black- and- Whit e I nk"
Childr en' s Ar t & Handicr af t Exhibit ion
Launch dat e & t ime: 14 t h J une 2009 4pm- 7pm
Durat ion: Every day unt il 31 st J uly 2009
Please j oin us and f eel t he j oy of helping ot her s less f or t unat e
t han our selves
@
Three Monkeys, Cuisine & Art Caf é
J l. Monkey Forest
For f urt her inf ormat ion please cont act :
EBPP: Tel: 0361-410071; inf o@east balipover t ypr oj ect .or g;
www. east balipover t ypr oj ect .or g
Thr ee Monkeys: Tel: 0361-975554
Text by Sarit a Newson, Sarit aksu
Reproduced w it h perm ission of Bali Discovery Tours. ht t p: / / www .balidiscovery.com
Pr e ss r e le a se , 2 Ju n e 2 0 0 9
M ou n t a in Villa ge s in Bla ck a n d W h it e I n k
Ea st Ba li Pove r t y Pr oj e ct Ch ildr e n ’s Ar t Ex h ibit ion a n d Sa le
a t Th r e e M on k e ys Cu isin e a n d Ar t Ca fé in Ubu d.
( 5/ 30/ 2009) The st ark profile of t he volcanic m ount ains Agung and Abang dom inat e t he work of t he
children of isolat ed Desa Ban, who have creat ed im ages of "t heir Bali" in black & whit e Chinese ink. I t is a
Bali m ost viewers would at t ribut e t o t he island 100 years ago. I n t hese m ount ainside ham let s, where
villagers eke out a subsist ence living on st eep slopes covered wit h volcanic sand during t he erupt ion of Mt .
Agung in 1963 t hat killed over 10,000 people, lit t le has changed wit h t im e. Hom es are st ill sim ple
st ruct ures and t he only wat er is collect ed from t he roofs of t heir sim ple hom es. East Bali Povert y Proj ect
( EBPP) has brought new hope t o t he regions, wit h appropriat e t echnology t o bring wat er t o t he villages,
and new schools t hat are bringing light back int o t he life of t he young ones.
I nspired by an up and com ing young Yogyakart a art ist , Surat m in Bagus Priyo, who volunt eered his t im e
for 2 days in Sept em ber 2008 t o t rain t he children in t he East Bali Povert y Proj ect schools, t hese children
have t aken t he t echniques t aught by Bagus and used t hem t o share t heir t ake on realit y. The paint ings of
t iny ham let s, t erraced hillsides, and a life far from t he bright light s of m odern Bali, could all have been
paint ed in t he m oonlight .
I n his own words, Bagus was inspired by EBPP's " generosit y in pouring energy, t im e and m oney int o all
kinds of effort s t o raise t he qualit y of life of fellow beings living in povert y." His t rip was a " great
opport unit y t o share life's experiences as a young art ist t eaching m y art st yle of Black and Whit e- Chinese
I nk paint ing wit h young children living high on t he slopes of Mt . Agung, t he revered volcano t hat had
blanket ed t heir hom es in ash; t hese children were accust om ed t o being at t he m ercy of an environm ent
t hat m akes even survival an achievem ent ."
The exhibit ion of 40 Black & Whit e Chinese ink drawings and a lim it ed num ber of color paint ings will be
held at Three Monkeys Cuisine and Art Café on Monkey Forest Road, Ubud from June 14 t hrough t he end
of July 2009. Part of t he proceeds from t he sale of t he paint ings will be used t o support developm ent of
t he children's art wor k t o help t hem develop professionally, wit h t he goal of est ablishing t heir own
professional art cooperat ives. The balance will go int o a fund for t he young art ist s t hem selves, who are all
enrolled in EBPP's senior high school program and dream of becom ing professional art ist s, t o inspire t hem
t o cont inue developing t heir art skills and enable t hem t o purchase t heir own art m at erials.
Alongside t he art works will be a display of vet iver grass hand craft ed product s t hat have been developed
t hrough t raining wit h som e of t he world's t op designers from Thailand, as well as designs inspired by
Linda Garland, President of Ubud- based Environm ent al Bam boo Foundat ion. Vet iver, int roduced in 2000
t o prevent erosion in t he arid volcanic ash landscape, has st abilized all of t he st eep dirt roads and enabled
t he children t o develop lush organic veget able and herb gardens. I t is hoped t hat t he developm ent of
handicraft skills wit h t he root s and t he dried grass will open up furt her avenues for fut ure econom ic
developm ent .
The opport unit y will also be t aken on t he opening night , June 14t h, t o present t he new " Teacher's
Guidebook" t o accom pany t he " The Art of Learning by Doing," a bilingual handbook for t eachers t hat
provides t ools and exercises in lesson form at t hat can be im plem ent ed in class t o enhance bot h language,
art , and personal skills. This book enables t eachers t o priorit ize t he im port ance of healt h, hygiene and
good nut rit ion for good educat ion, incorporat ing int o daily lessons t he im port ance of children learning t o
express t hem selves in bot h art and language, and opening t heir eyes t o ways in which t hey can at t ain
result s hit hert o considered be yo nd t heir reach.
"Mount ain Villages in Black- and- Whit e I nk"
Childr en' s Ar t & Handicr af t Exhibit ion
Launch dat e & t ime: 14 t h J une 2009 4pm- 7pm
Durat ion: Every day unt il 31 st J uly 2009
Please j oin us and f eel t he j oy of helping ot her s less f or t unat e
t han our selves
@
Three Monkeys, Cuisine & Art Caf é
J l. Monkey Forest
For f urt her inf ormat ion please cont act :
EBPP: Tel: 0361-410071; inf o@east balipover t ypr oj ect .or g;
www. east balipover t ypr oj ect .or g
Thr ee Monkeys: Tel: 0361-975554
Text by Sarit a Newson, Sarit aksu
Reproduced w it h perm ission of Bali Discovery Tours. ht t p: / / www .balidiscovery.com