TB Rector Attends 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award: Ahmad Sadali by Selasar Sunaryo Art Space

ITB Rector, Prof. Dr. Ir. Tatacipta Dirgantara, M.T., attended the 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award: Ahmad Sadali, organized by Selasar Sunaryo Art Space, held at the Amphitheater of Selasar Sunaryo Art Space on Thursday (April 17, 2025). The event featured the awarding ceremony as well as the launch of a catalog and the book Art, Faith, and Islam. Ahmad Sadali once served as a lecturer at the Faculty of Drawing Teachers at the Faculty of Engineering, University of Indonesia—now known as the Faculty of Art and Design (FSRD ITB)—since 1948. In 1972, he was appointed as a Professor at ITB.

Prof. Tata stated that Ahmad Sadali was not only a teacher, painter, and thinker but also an educator and activist. He expressed that Ahmad Sadali truly deserves a lifetime achievement award from Selasar Sunaryo Art Space, recognizing his deep thoughts and reflections—manifested through his artworks, ideas, and discourse, which continue to spark discussions. He also hoped that Ahmad Sadali’s extraordinary qualities would serve as an inspiration for future generations.