Art & Craft, Courses activities in Indonesia
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Batik Courses
Plenty of places in the Sosrowijayan and Prawirotaman areas offer short batik T-shirt courses of one or two days' duration. High art they aren't, but they provide a good introduction. The tourist information office also has a list of those offering courses.
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Taman Harum Cottages Arts Courses
In the centre of Bali's woodcarving district, this place offers carving and painting courses. You can also learn how to make the temple offerings found just about everywhere.
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Studio Perak Arts Courses
This studio has a friendly atmosphere and it specialises in Balinese-style silversmithing courses. A three-hour lesson, where you'll make a finished piece, costs Rp150000.
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ARMA Arts Courses
A cultural powerhouse offering classes in painting, woodcarving and batik. Other courses include Balinese history, Hinduism and architecture. Classes cost US$25 to US$50.
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Pondok Pecak Library & Learning Centre Arts Courses
Painting and mask carving classes. Sessions cost from Rp50000 for one hour. This is also a good place to find out about other courses being offered locally.
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Batik Course - Mama Homestay
The eponymous Mama offers a one-day introductory batik course (you supply the T-shirt), although she is getting old these days and her English is limited.
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Cultural Workshops
The Topi Inn arranges a huge variety of cultural workshops for guests and non-guests. The fee is around Rp100,000 for a course of two to four hours.
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Santra Putra Arts Courses
Intensive painting and drawing classes are run by abstract artist I Wayan Karja, whose studio is onsite. Accommodation is also available.
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Batik Course - Warung Baru
Never to be outdone, Baru also offers batik courses.
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