About Cambodian Living Arts
Cambodian Living Arts supports artists and organizations across all art forms, with a focus on strengthening and developing the broader arts sector. CLA also provides management and administrative support to selected emerging arts organizations, helping facilitate their programmatic and organizational development during agreed timelines (this is known as “fiscal sponsorship”).
Our core programs include: Grants to artists (e.g. to create new work or to do community projects or to travel abroad for professional networking), scholarships to people developing their careers in the arts, and organizing performances and events in rural areas so that more people get the chance to experience both traditional and contemporary Cambodian arts. We organize the Amatak Awards annually to celebrate all the grantees and scholarship students we collaborate with.
Our Strategic Priorities 2026 – 2030
– To strengthen the quality of contemporary Cambodian arts development.
– To build the capacity of individual artists, cultural practitioners, and grassroots cultural organizations, and contribute to their operational sustainability.
– To amplify artists’ voices especially through digital technologies.
– To foster regional and international collaborations to strengthen the capacity of the arts sector in Cambodia.
