Celebrating 16 Years since the UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural  Expressions At the heart of Cambodian Living Arts work, we share the UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural  Expressions 2005 commitment to diversity of cultural expression as fundamental to vital societies. October […]

CLA’s and MCH’s shared memories of Margaret Shiu The passing of Margaret Shiu, founder of Bamboo Curtain Studio (BCS), one of the most respected cultural figures in Taiwan, on August 30th is a great loss to the Southeast Asian and Asian art community. Like many regional arts and cultural organizations that have had contact with […]

CHAM CULTURAL ADVOCATE AND EXPERT, LEB KE, USES CAMBODIAN LIVING ARTS DAM DOS GRANT TO MAKE RARE CHAM POETRY AVAILABLE TO NATIONAL AUDIENCE Every year Cambodian Living Arts awards Dam Dos Grants to 5-8 artists, arts leaders and cultural practitioners. These awards fund a wide range of arts and culture projects that invigorate a vibrant […]

RY “FIA” MONISOVANYA IS A MULTI-MEDIA ARTIST AND DESIGNER USING THE ARTS TO CHAMPION WOMEN’S RIGHTS AND ENVRIONMENTALISM Arn Chorn-Pond Living Arts Scholar, RY “Fia” MoniSovanya, wears many hats. She’s a painter, performance artist and graphic designer who fundamentally believes the arts are a tool for social change.  As we celebrate the 10th anniversary of Arn […]

We move forward like the branches that grow bigger and longer, yet we never forget where we are from. – NGET Rady, dancer and choreographer, Root Rady shared the reflection above with Dr. Amanda ROGERS and YEAN Reaksmey for their new research, “Creative Expression and Contemporary Arts Making Among Young Cambodians,” while discussing his new […]

Dear Friends, One year ago I put pen to paper to reflect on the impact of COVID-19 on Cambodia’s arts sector and our work at CLA. Spring is a special time in Cambodia. Last month we celebrated our New Year, Vesak – a day commemorating the birth, enlightenment, and death of the Buddha – and […]

On the 10th anniversary of the Arn Chorn-Pond Living Arts Scholarship the 2021 cohort visit Jombok Hoas Adventure Learning Center with Arn Written by Danielle KHLEANG and photographed by THORN DikaQuotes have been edited lightly for length and clarity. Before the latest wave of COVID-19 infections rattled daily life in Cambodia again, the 2021 cohort […]

To contextualize the new works commissioned for the 2020 Cultural Season, the  Knowledge, Networks and Policy  (KNP) team at Cambodian Living Arts designed interactive programs to open dialogue between the public, community stakeholders and artists about the meaning and messages behind the works and their implications for Cambodian society. I sat down with SO Phina, […]

Earlier this month, in collaboration with Arts Emerson, we held the Arts & Healing: Bangsokol Virtual Festival as a response to the global crises of 2020. Inspired by Bangsokol: A Requiem for Cambodia — the first major symphonic work to address the traumas of late 1970s Cambodia which acts as a visible memorial for peace […]

Impressions of Dark: University Students’ Reflections Amidst the Cultural Season’s exploration of identity, in this two part interview series, we feature reflections from young people shaping the boundaries of tomorrow, today. In a country where 47 percent of the  population is under the age of 25 and another 41 percent was born after 1976, all eyes […]