Institut Seni Indonesia Yogyakarta, known as ISI Yogyakarta, is an art higher education institution with the status of a state university that has the authority to organize education to the highest level. ISI Yogyakarta was formed on the basis of Presidential Decree No. 39/1984 dated May 30, 1984 and inaugurated by the Minister of Education and Culture Prof. Dr. Nugroho Notosusanto on July 23, 1984.
Although its age as an institute is relatively young, the universities that make up ISI Yogyakarta have long existed and have long taken part in the development of the country's arts and have produced many artists and professionals who are spread in various functions, professions and expertise, both at home and abroad. ISI Yogyakarta was formed based on the fusion of three pre-existing art higher education institutions, namely the Indonesian College of Fine Arts "ASRI", the Indonesian Academy of Music "AMI", and the Indonesian Academy of Dance "ASTI".
ASRI
Sekolah Tinggi Seni Rupa Indonesia "ASRI" as its oldest component has existed since the early 1950s as a result of the efforts of artists who at that time gathered in Yogyakarta. Indonesia has a high artistic tradition that will be able to maintain and develop its capabilities. Thus, the Indonesian Academy of Fine Arts (ASRI) was born, which began as an academy and only in 1968 acquired the status of a university, giving it the authority to open undergraduate degrees.
AMI
Indonesian Music Academy "AMI" Another component, born in 1961, developed from the Indonesian Music School (SMIND), which was established in 1952; and the Indonesian Academy of Dance. "ASTI" was born in 1963; it was a continuation of the Indonesian Dance Conservatory (KONRI) which was born a little further back, in 1961.
ASTI
Similar to ASRI, the establishment of AMI and ASTI was also due to the strong urge of Indonesian art lovers to develop what they have. Although long before that art education had traditionally existed, but to improve both vertically and horizontally, formal and modern art education institutions were needed. In early 1973 a meeting between the leaders of STSRI "ASRI", AMI, ASTI and several other art academies with officials from the Department of Education and Culture, agreed to form an art higher education institution with a wider scope and greater authority both in the field of art and in terms of higher education provisions.
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