Residency Program 2025

Cemeti – Institute for Arts and Society is holding its second Residency Program in 2025. This year’s Residency Program runs for two months, from October 1 to November 30, 2025. Four artists are participating, each joining us through different institutional collaborations. The Singapore Art Museum Residencies co-organized the one-month residency for artists Jim Jasper Lumbera & Joey Alexis Singh (Philippines); the Institut Français Indonesie and Cité International des Arts co-hosted the artist exchange for Tilhenn Klapper (France); and the SAM Fund for Art and Ecology funded the residency program for Southeast Asian artist Wantanee Siripattananuntakul (Thailand).

During the first month of the residency program, the four artists participated in a series of activities through visits to various artists, collectives, and art and non-art institutions in Yogyakarta. This program provides participants with a firsthand introduction to the local arts ecosystem and its surrounding social dynamics, enabling them to understand the context of artistic practice in the region. The program is designed to foster cross-disciplinary knowledge exchange, expand professional networks, and foster a climate of constructive and collaborative dialogue.

In the second month, each artist was directed to deepen their individual research and participate in various meetings to enrich their conceptual framework. This process not only broadened their technical knowledge and artistic language but also strengthened the narrative foundation that would be translated into their work. Furthermore, this series of activities supported professional growth and deepened their understanding of the local cultural context, which then became a crucial reference in developing their artistic production.

Concluding their residency, Tilhenn Klapper and Wantanee Siripattananuntakul held a final presentation in the form of an Open Studio on November 22, 2025, at Cemeti, the Institute for Arts and Society, and PSBK Jogja.