The Role of Local Arts Communities in Supporting Multicultural Arts Learning in Primary Schools

Abstract

This study aims to describe the role of local art communities in supporting multicultural art learning in primary schools. Indonesia, as a multicultural country, faces various challenges in learning cultural arts, including limited learning time, a lack of teaching materials based on local culture, and limited educator resources. This research uses a qualitative approach with a literature research method. The literature review approach was used by analyzing relevant publications pulled from Google Scholar and national education databases published between 2010 and 2025.  A total of 25 articles met the eligibility criteria and were analyzed using thematic content analysis. The results of the study show that the local art community has five main roles, namely as resource persons or guest teachers, learning facility providers, art activity organizers, developers of local culture-based teaching materials, and partners in extracurricular activities. This research also developed the Triadik Collaboration Model (KOLAB-TRI), which involves the art community, schools, and education offices as a partnership framework in multicultural art learning. The involvement of the local arts community contributes to increased cultural appreciation, tolerance, creativity, and student confidence. This study recommends strengthening partnerships between schools and local arts communities as a contextual, participatory, and sustainable multicultural arts learning strategy.