The Bali Christian Art Association (BCAA) was founded in Denpasar, Bali - Indonesia, on January 19, 2003 with mission: to manifest their faith through works of art; to deepen biblical understanding by interpreting scripture through artistic means; to develop a contextual expression of the Gospel.
As an organization they hope to enhance the clarity of Christian expression through artistic means and to empower artists to share the Gospel with the world.
In it's very young age, BCAA has successfully held exhibitions two times within one year. The first was on March 23 -April 21, 2003 with 33 artworks and the the second was started from August 16 to September 16, 2003 at the: Galery GKI Bali, Jl. Raya Puputan 108 Renon, Denpasar Bali, Indonesia.
Artists that participated in these exhibition are: Nyoman Darsane, Ketut Lasia, Ni Ketut Sri Wardani, I Gd. Yosef Darsane, I Komang Wahyu S. Lasia, I Gd. Sukana Kariana, Tina Bailey and Koni Herawati.
Rev. Yatma Pramana, advisor of BCAA presented some thought in his article entitled "Art as a means of communicating the Gospel", delivered at the second exhibition of BCAA. He said:
"This exhibition is more about challenging viewers to experience the communication of the Gospel through the artwork... Through this exhibition, the members of BCAA intend to convey the communication which exists between their experience of the Gospel. The exhibited paintings invite viewers to communicate and dialogue with the source of the Gospel: God himself in Jesus Christ. This dialogue can produce faith in God. Faith is not just about words and ideas. It can materialize in the context of the here and now. This faith focuses not only on the historical Jesus Christ but also on the 'present' Christ who works through the hands of humanity."