WAFT-LAB is a non-profit institution focuses on interdisciplinary art practices in Surabaya, Indonesia. WAFT-LAB encourages creative activities and strives to explore new ideas while building solid networks for a dynamic and sustainable art development. WAFT-LAB organizes various periodical events e.g. workshop, discussion, art exhibition, video festival, electronic music festival, etc.
2. Is a nonprofit institution focusing on
interdisciplinary art practices in Surabaya, Indonesia
We support all creative activities and build solid
networks, to create dynamic art development
3. 2011
-Waft Lab was established
-Our website has launched
-Was starting collaboration and
cooperation with any other
communities in Indonesia
-The first project supported by
government
-The first collaboration project
with communities abroad
-The deadline for convincing
government to be the main
grantor
-Gathered and started to engage
on the basis of common interests
-It’s activation program for
promoted independent clothing
product
2013
2012
2014
2010
2008
www.waft-lab.com
6. 2011
-Waft Lab was established
-Our website has launched
-Was starting collaboration and
cooperation with any other
communities in Indonesia
-The first project supported by
government
-The first collaboration project
with communities abroad
-The deadline for convincing
government to be the main
grantor
-Gathered and started to engage
on the basis of common interests
-It’s activation program for
promoted independent clothing
product
2013
2012
2014
2010
2008
www.waft-lab.com
8. VIDEO
WORK
URBAN
WORK
NO
WORK
ELECTRO
WORK
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Video Work is a program focusing
on video as a medium of creativity.
It has some agendas, they are:
video:wrk, VJ culture, and personal
project.
Waft Lab is a non-profit institution focuses on interdisciplinary art practices in
Surabaya, Indonesia. It established in 2011, but since 2008 Waft Lab has
already initiated several creative movements. As a vessel of various interests,
Waft Lab encourages creative activities and strives to explore new ideas
while building solid networks for a dynamic and sustainable art development.
To that end, Waft Lab designs various periodical events e.g. workshop,
discussion, art exhibition, video festival, electronic music festival, etc.
Electro Work is a program
focusing on electronic music
development. The program is
divided into three agendas.
There are regular agendas
such as Electro:work!, New
Breed Attack and Akhir Epi-
sode Pop. Also Independent
event such as Fun with Knobs
and Ex Machina. And per-
sonal project such as Sound-
hack and many more.
No:Work stands
for national
observation
work. It is a
program focus-
ing on education
through creative
activity like
workshop, talks,
discussion
forum. For short,
anything that’s
educating is in.
Urban Work is a
program focus-
ing on urban art
in Surabaya.
Most of the
events are visual
art exhibition.
One of them is
Abandoned.
15. WAFT-LAB ARTIST IN RESIDENCE PROGRAM
Education
- Learning specific techniques or skills
- Working with particular artists, curators or scholars
- Conducting research in a particular place or institution
Production
- Working on an individual creative project
- Working with specific technical tools or facilities
- Making work for exhibition or performance
Sabbatical
- Immersion in a new environment and culture
- Finding new inspiration
- Creatively exploring an idea
Collaboration
- Building networks
- Meeting local artists and/or other residency artists
- Working as a group to develop a project