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

ARN Chorn-Pond

Founder

PRIM Phloeun

Executive Director

RUDGARD Frances

Managing Director

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