A leader in this regard is the head of the village is very instrumental in developing the potential existed in his village. This research studies about the role of village head in promoting traditional arts, especially in the village of Banyusidi, Pokis, Magelang. Central Java. The research method is qualitative with multidiscipline approach. The result of this study is that the village head has u role in advancing the potency of traditional arts in the village. Theï¬rst is the role of village head as a motivator, that is by giving his people motivation to be able to develop the arts‘ The second is village head as a facilitator providing the opportunity for people to run the arts. The third is to become a patron and decision maker for his people. With those three things, then, head of the village is believed to promote traditional arts in his village.Key words: role, leader, traditional art.
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