WARA-WARA: An Exhibition of Street Art and Graffiti from Yogyakarta, Indonesia In-Person
WARA-WARA
An Exhibition of Street Art and Graffiti from Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Sept 16 – Dec 5, 2026
Legacy Downtown | 630 Yates St.
Lekwungen Territory
WARA-WARA brings together 21 artists and four collectives from Yogyakarta, Indonesia, whose work has been shaped by the city's vibrant street art, graffiti, mural and comic communities. Taking its title from the Javanese term ‘wara-wara’ – an announcement, warning or public call – the exhibition explores artistic practice as a way of responding collectively to moments of social, political and environmental uncertainty.
Alongside the forthcoming exhibition in downtown Victoria, the project’s history and development may be explored online here.
Developed through a collaboration between Survive! Garage (Yogyakarta), the University of Victoria Art Collections and the participating artists and collectives, WARA-WARA presents paintings, drawings, prints and new site-responsive work alongside photographs and video documentation from the project's origins in Yogyakarta. Rather than treating the street simply as a site of protest, the exhibition highlights the relationships, conversations and shared practices that sustain artistic communities over time. Together, these works invite visitors to consider not only the calls sounded in times of crisis, but also how we choose to respond—with imagination, solidarity and a renewed sense of responsibility toward one another and to the wider world around us.
As one of WARA-WARA's organizers, Richard Fox (UVic, Pacific & Asian Studies) has worked closely with Patub Porx and Bayu Widodo, alongside the participating artists, collectives and wider community, to develop this project from its origins in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, to the current exhibition here in Victoria. His contribution has spanned conceptual and curatorial work, writing, editing, translation, and the collaborative coordination of the exhibition, catalogue, videos and public programs. Throughout, WARA-WARA has been a thoroughly collective undertaking, with Widodo, Porx and Fox working to connect its many parts while keeping the artists' practices, relationships and perspectives at its centre.
Artists
Adit Doodleman @aditdoodleman
Anagard @anagard_stcl @anagard_artchive
Bayu Widodo @bayuwdd
BirdPeace @birdpeace_
Digie Sigit @digiesigit
Farhan Siki @farhansiki @sikipecah
GETLUPS @getlups
Homepippa @homepippa
Ismu Ismoyo @ismuismoyo
LOKA @me.loka_
Medialegal @medialegal_ @medialegalstore
Minas @monicakristianto
Muck @muckizm
Neusone @neusneusss
Patub Porx @patub_porx @porx_shop
Reas @riskireas
Rolly LoveHateLove @ykcityking
Rune @rune_hsk
Samuel Indratma @samuel_indratma
Wimbo Praharso @wimbopraharso
Zent Prozent @zentprozent
Collectives
ABDW Art Project @abdwartproject
Graphic Victims @graphicvictims
Nyalakan! @nyalakanproject
Wayang Polah @wayangpolah
Image: ABDW Art Project, 2026.
WARA-WARA has been made possible through the generous support of the University of Victoria Art Collections, the Canadian Southeast Asian Studies Initiative (CSEASI), the Henry Luce Foundation and many partners, collaborators and supporters in both Canada and Indonesia.
This exhibition is made possible through funding from:
- Date:
- Thursday, October 22, 2026 Show more dates
- Time:
- 10:00am - 4:00pm
- Time Zone:
- Pacific Time (British Columbia) (change)
- Location:
- Legacy Gallery (Map )
- Library/Gallery:
- Legacy Art Gallery
- Audience:
- Faculty and instructors General public Graduate students Library staff Open to everyone Undergraduate students UVic staff
- Categories:
- Arts and Crafts Exhibition