What would the Batik crafts and Batik entrepreneurs do after The UNESCO strengthens Batik to be world inheritance culture?

By Erny Setyawati

Batik strengthening to be world inheritance culture

ceremony at Sidoarjo

The Batik strengthening by United Nation Culture Organization (UNESCO), begin starting point to Batik Crafts and Batik entrepreneurs Indonesia. The Government of Indonesia declare the second October 2009 becoming National Batik day, the action followed by many institutions, Government officials and Private officials had to wear Batik custom for one week began October 2 until 9 October 2009. The Batik crafts and Batik entrepreneurs made many events, as fashion show on the road, Mall and village. This declaration of UNESCO made the Batik craft and entrepreneurs relief, started empowers themselves to produce the Batik, create more design and improve the quality of the products.
This is the victory of Indonesia after facing conflict with Malaysia country about the patent of Batik. Regencies and Municipality had begun to dick the Batik culture many years ago before Indonesia declared for proclamation. It is not easy to make Batik, need passion, diligent and patient. The Batik process has stagnant procedure that has to follow before final finishing.

Varieties Batik from Sidoarjo

There are two kind of Batik that able to process, cap Batik and writing Batik. The most difficult one is writing Batik process, has to use traditional tool, as chanting, wax, small wajan to melt wax, mory cloth and dying process. Before use chanting to do Batik, the mory cloth must be designed first, using pencil. The design process and design tool can take long time. That’s way UNESCO declare Batik to be original Indonesia culture inheritance.
The complicated process makes Batik crafts are made by old generation although the young generation begins to take glance wearing Batik in every day activities. To avoid Batik extinct, few senior and junior high school declare The Batik craft to be extra curriculum so that the young generation is interested in Batik painting and become batik entrepreneurs.
The popularity of Batik, make designers starting design Batik in order to be flexible to wear by old and young generation. It is not common before, cause Batik is only wore by old generation. How does the government support after The UNESCO strengthen Batik to be World inheritance culture?

Preformance of Jetis Batik Sidoarjo

1. Declare the National day for Batik. Give instruction to private and government office in order to wear Batik.
2. Regency and Municipality empower craft Batik and Batik entrepreneurs to improve the quality.
3. Making local Batik to be custom of Government official.
4. Giving capital to improve Batik products.
5. Give facility for seminar. Exhibitions, marketing and others activity.

Batik good looking from Sidoarjo

The crafts and entrepreneurs Batik try to make efforts like below,
1. Empower themselves to make improving in quality.
2. To market Batik locally and Globally.
3. Create Batik Associates so that they can solve problem and share between them.
4. Train how to design Batik to young generations.
5. Designers try to design Batik in order to look better and being like by young generations.
6. Batik Fashion show.

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