Art Shops - Banyuwangi

Art Shops 
 
Banyuwangi has both traditional and modern shopping center. Both of them have their own attractions. Traditional shopping usually happens in traditional merket. The interesting thing in traditional market in the customers must bargain the good wherever they want to buy, in order to get cheap price. On the other hand, in the modern shopping center, the custommers do not need bargaining the goods, as the prices have been labeled with fixed price.

There are some shopping centers you can visit in Banyuwangi

Downtown :
- Banyuwangi traditional market of Blambangan
- Banyuwangi traditional market

Supermarket and Mini market :
- Wijaya Department Store
- Pelangi Sari-Banyuwangi and East Java typical Cookies mini market
- Arjuna
- Madani

• Gift Shop

Pelangi Sari
Jl. Letkol Ngurah Ray 16, Banyuwangi
Phone : +62 333 426704

Ardial
Jl. Basuki Rahmad 115, Banyuwangi
Phone : +62 333 421717

Bu Is
Jl. wahid Hasyim 79, Banyuwangi
Phone : +62 333 424454

• Batik gallery

Virdes
Jl. Doktren Baitus Salam, Simbar,
Tampo, Cluring, Banyuwangi
Phone : +62 333 394214

Sritanjung
Jl. Tarakan 13, Banyuwangi
Phone : +62 333 415061

Sayu Wiwit
Lingkungan Sri tanjung,
Temenggungan, Banyuwangi
Phone : +62 333 422642
   

• Painting Gallery

Gallery & Museum Mozes Misdy
Jl. Gatot Subroto 119 Ketapang,
Banyuwangi Phone : +62 333 423573

Fine Art Gallery
Jl. Agus Salim 75, Banyuwangi
Phone : +62 333 422208

S. Yadi. K
Jl. Widuri, gang Anggrek 24
Banyuwangi
Phone : +62 333 421184

• Art Shop

Larus
Jl.Jendral Sudirman 4, Banyuwangi
Phone : +62 333 421445

Widuri Art
Jl. Widuri 4B, Banyuwangi
Phone : +62 333 415927

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Seblang Dance

Seblang

Banyuwangi has two kinds of Seblang ceremonies. They are Seblang Oleh Sari and Seblang Bakungan. Seblang Ritual is one of public ritual of Using community that can found in two villages in Glagah district, Banyuwangi, that is Bakungan and Olihsari. This ritual is held for pray and wishfull to the God, in order to get the welfare and secure. This ritual is as same as Sintren ritual in Cirebon area, Jaran Kepang and Sanghyang in Bali Island.

Seblang dance in both villages has different time, in Olihsari village usually held a week after Id Fitr, while in Bakungan held a week after Id Adha. The dancers are chosen by a supernatural man and usually, the dancers must come from the previous dancers. In Olihsari village, the dancers must young girls, while in Bakungan the dancers must women in 50 years old above who get menopause.

This Seblang dance actually is very old tradition, so it difficult to know about its history. But based on a source, the first Seblang dancer is Semi, who is the beginner woman of Gandrung dancer (die in 1973). After she got secure from her disease, then her mother promise (Mak Midah or Mak Milah) must be done, Semi finally became Seblang in her childhood till younger, she was Gandrung dancer.

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Barong Dance

The word Barong has several meanings. In the Sanskrit language barong means bear, derived from the word “B(h)arwang”. Baron can also refer to the roots that live near a bamboo cluster or a performance imitating a wild animal. Evidenced from the meanings above, the last meaning is closer to the meaning of the Barong Traditional Performance. 

 There are many Barongsin Blambangan of Banyuwangi; for instance, Barong Prejeng, Barong Osing or Barong Blambangan. The main character of this performance is a big giant head, with open wide eyes and two tusks protruding from his mouth. Barong is a traditional performance. The story is taken from a folk tale. The most famous story is taken from Barong Jakrifah that tells about the struggle of the villagers to open a new area in the jungle and they have to face evil spirit of the jungle. The performance is usually begins in the night and finishes at dawn. The message to take care of the forest is always given in every performance.

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Gandrung Dance - Banyuwangi

Gandrung Dance

The government of Banyuwangi gives special attention to the art of Gandrung. The purpose of this is to encourage the spirit of local ethnicity that will in turn increase the development of tourism. For this reason, Gandrung was determined to be the mascot of tourism in Banyuwangi according to the Banyuwangi Regency Decision, Number 173 in 2002.
The word “Gandrung” comes from the Javanese word that means “desperately in love”. It means that they are in love with the goddess of the rice paddy, Dewi Sri, that brings prosperity to the people of Banyuwangi who are mostly employed as farmers. In gratitude for the good harvest, the people organize a performance which is called “Gandrung” because the farmers were in love with the goddess of the rice paddy.
The Gandrung performance used to be performed at night, running from 09 PM until 04 AM. This traditional art is performed during the day as well to especially welcome distinguished guests.

Gandrung dance that dominated with special orchestration is one of traditional art in Banyuwangi and become the characteristic symbol of Banyuwangi. So, in every event Banyuwangi always has similarity name with Gandrung. In fact, Banyuwangi is often called Gandrung City and in almost every corner of Banyuwangi, we can found Gandrung dance statue. Gandrung is often perform in many event, such as; marriage, Pethik Laut (marine ceremony), circumcision event, anniversary, and the others events.

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