After being legitimized, East Jakarta Tourism and Culture Sub-Department will add more Betawi Festival. The effort aims to attract young generation to know more, understand and love Betawi culture.

They do the art activities at the studio, but we wanna attract and motivate them with competition and festival

“They do the art activities at the studio, but we wanna attract and motivate them with competition and festival. They can channeling their passion and skill,” said Sri Catur Setyowati, Head Section of Culture Development for South Jakarta Culture and Tourims Sub-Department, Sunday (8/30).

She considered there are three things of preservation namely protection, development and utilization. In terms of protection, her party held art performing activity routinely for students with the aim of instilling a love of young generation to the art of Betawi culture.

“We had Gambang Kromong Festival for Gambang Kromong group whole East Jakarta,” she said.

While in terms of development, we need innovation and creativity that the arts could be developed following public taste, so it can live and sustainable. “There would be more studios invited to enliven the event,” she expreesed.

At least, there are 196 art studion from several segment exist in East Jakarta currently.