About Cambodian Living Arts

Our History
We were founded in 1998 by genocide survivor and musician ARN Chorn-Pond. For the first decade, we focused on reviving endangered traditional performing arts.
Over the last 20 years, we have focused on supporting the potential of people to develop and sustain their careers in the arts, through scholarships, fellowships, and support to troupes and classes.
After two decades, we have fully evolved our role as a grantmaker and catalyst in strengthening creativity and expression through different types of grants and commissioning new works to develop a healthy arts ecosystem.
Meet Our Team
Executive Team

YON Sokhorn
Program Director
Program Team

EN Sormanak
Learning & Development Program Manager

SOUS Sinath
Grants Manager

SONG Seng
Festival Coordinator

THORN Seyma
Community Engagement & Outreach Program Coordinator

THA Samath
Senior Program Coordinator
Marketing and Fundraising

PHARY Phacdey
Marketing and Fundraising Manager

CHOEUN Socheata
LAI Graphic Design Coordinator

SUOL Nary
Communication Coordinator

THON Dika
Videographer and Editor
Operation and Finance

KUON Manith
Head of Finance

KONG Chanmanina
Senior Finance & Operation Coordinator

HOUR Phaktra
Finance Coordinator

CHHUON Vattei
Receptionist

PICH Panha
Office Assistant

SO Maly
Cleaner

SO Piseth
Security Guard
Board of Directors

Dr. Richard C. Helfer
Chair of the Board Founding Chairman and CEO, Raffles International Chairman, Creo Lifestyle International Pte Ltd _ RCH International Pte Ltd Singapore

H.E. VENG Sereyvuth
Chairman, Paññāsāstra University of Cambodia Former Minister of Culture and Minister of Tourism Phnom Penh, Cambodia

MARY K. Read
Company Director, Reads of Woollahra Sydney, Australia

Sokny ONN
Country Director, Epic Arts

Sophie Toan EK
Kravanh Restaurant, Owner
The Cambodian Living Arts’ Family
Cambodian Living Arts is an initiative of Living Arts International, a non-profit organization which believes the arts are at the heart of every vital society. Living Arts International’s other initiatives include Mekong Cultural Hub and Connecting South.
Cambodian Living Arts’ Masters
Cambodian Living Arts began with the Cambodian Master Performers Program. We were working with some surviving masters in around 7 cities and provinces of Cambodia at the time to ensure that their knowledge was passed on to new generations within their communities so that it was no longer endangered.

MAN Men
Retired Classical wedding Music Master

NORNG Chak
Retired Bassac Opera Master

SUON San
Retired Chapei Teacher (1950-2017)

YEOUN Mik
Retired Modern Wedding Music Master

TEP Mary
Retired Pinpeat Master (1933-2021)

SOK Duch
Retired Classical Wedding Music Master (1926-2017)

KHY Mom
Retired Yike Master

KONG Nai
Retired Chapei Master

IEANG Sithul
Retired Classical & Folk Dance Master

LING Srey
Retired Kontoamming Master (1926-2014)

NHUCH Hoeun
Memm Master in Ratanakiri

SENG Norn Retired
Kontoamming Master