Kriyanusa 2026 Held to Blend Craft Tradition with Creativity
The Chairperson of the Kriyanusa 2026 Exhibition Committee, Ayu Heni Rosan, stated that the 2026 exhibition aims to encourage the craft tradition to remain alive while simultaneously evolving through creativity and innovation.
“Kriyanusa 2026 is here to bring all that richness together with modern developments. We hope that tradition remains alive, but at the same time continues to grow through creativity, innovation, technology, and the ability to read market needs,” said Ayu Heni Rosan during her opening remarks at the Kriyanusa 2026 exhibition in Jakarta on Saturday.
Under the theme “Sustainable Craft Creation: Artisans Going Global,” the Kriyanusa 2026 exhibition, held from 26–30 September 2026 at the Jakarta Convention Centre (JCC), Jakarta, features 410 booths with 257 participants from various sectors, including the National Crafts Council (Dekranas), Regional Crafts Councils (Dekranasda), ministries, agencies, and various community groups, including Indonesian MSME entrepreneurs.
Kriyanusa 2026 showcases handicrafts made manually or with simple tools that possess aesthetic, cultural, and traditional value, as well as specific functions reflecting local wisdom. A wide range of materials is present at the exhibition, ranging from wood, fabrics such as batik and woven textiles, metal, leather, weaving, paper, and recycled materials, to ceramics and clay.
“The diversity of participants illustrates that the craft ecosystem in Indonesia is built by many parties. Craft is not the property of a single region or group, but is a shared wealth that we need to nurture, develop, and promote so that it becomes more widely known both domestically and abroad,” said Ayu.
In addition to the exhibition, Kriyanusa 202<0xC2>ising features fashion shows, textile parades, talk shows, awards for the best booths and potential crafts, workshops, entertainment, and various digital experiences such as immersive visuals, holograms, and digital batik.
Through these programmes, Ayu noted, the exhibition intends to demonstrate that craft and culture can coexist with technology and innovation. The presence of “holo-textiles,” for example, is expected to bring the public closer to the philosophy, meaning, and stories behind the various traditional textiles from across Indonesia.
The Kriyanusa 2026 exhibition also offers a digital batik experience, providing space for the public to learn about the richness of textile motifs through a more interactive approach, alongside competitions for potential crafts and the best booths as part of the effort to encourage creativity, quality, innovation, and the participants’ ability to display and market craft products.
Ayu continued that Kriyanusa serves not only as a place to showcase products but also as a space for learning, interacting, networking, and creating business opportunities to expand markets.
“We hope that Kriyanusa 2026 can serve as a momentum to further elevate Indonesian crafts, strengthen public love for domestic products, open wider market opportunities for artisans, and ensure that the works of Nusantara Crafts become increasingly recognised and appreciated on a global level,” said Ayu.