Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Arts and Culture (ICONARC 2018)

The 2nd ICONARC, the International Conference on Arts and Culture (ICONARC 2018), held on October 2-3, 2018 at Grand Candi Hotel, Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia, is organized by Universitas Negeri Semarang (UNNES), Indonesia. The theme of the conference is “Creative Culture in the Era of Disruption”.

The conference aims at providing a platform for scientists, artists, scholars, industrial professionals, and researchers to exchange, share and discuss their innovation, experiences, research works and problem-solving techniques in all issues in arts and culture.

The participants of ICONARC 2018 were from around the world with a variety of backgrounds, including academics, and even well-known enterprise. In general, there were 54 papers discussing such various topics such as paradigm of art education, art education curriculum, implementation of arts education at various levels of education, vocational education of art and design, multicultural arts education, local wisdom in fine arts and performances, construction of national identity through art and culture, Indonesian cultural politics, creativity in the creation of fine arts and performances, aesthetic art, preservation and development of art and culture, art and culture in tourism development, Interdisciplinary studies in art and culture.

We would like to thank all of those who helped and supported ICONARC 2018. Each individual and institution’s support was very important for the success of this conference. Specifically, we would like to acknowledge the advisory board, the scientific committee, and the organizing committee for their advice, help, suggestions, and support in the organization and helpfull peer-reviewing process of papers.

We hope that ICONARC 208 will be a forum for discussion for improving the quality of research and development in art, though of art, art education especially to anticipate the era of disruption.We believe that the proceeding can serve as important research sources of reference and knowledge.

The Editors

Dr. Udi Utomo, M.Si
Dr. Suharto, M.Hum
Dr. Eko Sugiarto, M.Pd.
Dr. Triyanto, M.A.
Puji Astuti, Ph.D.