Auction to save environment

JAKARTA (JP): People wishing to save the local marine environment might consider attending a charity auction on Sept. 30 as part of a seven-day exhibition titled Save Our Sea at the National Museum in Central Jakarta.

The exhibition, which was opened by Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Rokhimin Dahuri on Monday, presents some paintings and sculptures of 127 artists, including art masters Djoko Pekik, Jeihan and H. Widayat, from Jakarta, Bandung, Yogyakarta, Solo, Surabaya, Bali and Aceh.

Between one and five collections of art by each artist are on display, exhibiting the beauty of the sea, with particular attention paid to coral reefs and other marine life.

The Save the Coral Reef Foundation organized the exhibition with a view to improving the local marine habitat, which has been damaged by a combination of industrial and household waste. (04)