Kumnooh: Cambodia arts for week commencing 16 October, 2018

Greetings,

Continuing on Wednesdays until the end of the month, Neverland Artspace is hosting Inktober events, in collaboration with Drink and Draw Phnom Penh.   7 pm start for two hour live model sessions. There is a parallel call for submissions of ink drawings for an exhibition opening November 2.
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The next meeting of the Literati Society of Phnom Penh will be held at The Plantation on Wednesday 17, from 7 pm. As ever, a variety of readers and styles will present.
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Thursday 18, at 8 pm, at The Bodleian (St 288), the opening of Dragons Never Die, an collaborative exhibition featuring the work of Miguel Jeronimo, Flori Green and Chris Schiltz. “Photography and painting are used as a way to shape reality into higher degrees of abstraction, taking a creative approach to see the world and dream about new possibilities on it.”
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Saturday 20, from 9 am at The Plantation, is Phsar Art, a curated art market, a bazaar for exchanging ideas and creativity featuring 28 multinational artists based around Cambodia. Includes a group exhibition that will run until November 21.
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Monday 22 at Cloud, Drink & Draw with Sarah Marcni: a live model in multiple poses. From 7.30 pm, with a special drawing class commencing at 7 pm.
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Photo Phnom Penh Festival 2018 includes events and exhibitions at ten locations throughout the city, including the French Institute and Bophana Centre, until November 5.
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Coming soon:

For a more rock’n’roll musical flavour of Phnom Penh, make sure you follow weekly gig guide LengPleng.com as well.

Fabian Hipp

Kumnooh
fabianhipp@kumnooh.com

If you are a venue or artist and would like to receive a weekly reminder to provide Kumnooh with an upcoming event or activity, please contact fabianhipp@kumnooh.com and ask to be added to the venue/artists list.


In brief: new and returning…


Wednesday 17, 7pm and continuing on Wednesdays until the end of the month, Neverland Artspace is hosting Inktober events
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Wednesday 17, 7 pm, the next meeting of the Literati Society of Phnom Penh will be held at The Plantation on Wednesday 17.
More info

Thursday 18, at 8 pm, at The Bodleian (St 288), the opening of Dragons Never Die, an collaborative exhibition featuring the work of Miguel Jeronimo, Flori Green and Chris Schiltz.
More info

Saturday 20, 9 am at The Plantation, is Phsar Art, a curated art market and group exhibition.
More info

Monday 22, 7.30 pm at Cloud, Drink & Draw with Sarah Marcni: a live model in multiple poses. Drawing class commencing at 7 pm.
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Ongoing….


At Templation in Siem Reap, Power of Life, a joint exhibition by Chhan Dina and Takakazu Yamada.
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At Meta House, an exhibition by photographer Thomas Hommeyer, Rajasthan, part of a larger collection of work taken in 2017 in India.
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At Meta House, The Inner Temple, an exhibition of paintings by Anna Gusarova (Ukraine) inspired by Khmer culture.
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Dance Academy Cambodia has a wide range of dance classes through the week at Urban Tower, 5th Floor, #20 Street 51 (opposite Blue Dog, near The Place).
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At Neverland Art Space, a collaborative exhibition, Open your I, the work of American illustrator Chamomile Diddell and photographer and writer Miguel Jeronimo.   “Prejudices. Misconceptions. Assumptions. Have you noticed how your brains automatically associate shapes with objects? Or how the way we perceive ourselves, including body and even identity, varies accordingly to observations from a stranger or our best friend?”
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New Cambodian Artists in Siem Reap present weekly performances of contemporary dance every Saturday.
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At The Kampot Art Gallery (located on the corner of the salt workers roundabout), a collection of works from the Battambang gallery Romcheik 5.
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Every Saturday at 5 pm, Bophana Center presents Cine Saturday. Programme changes every week, across a wide range of cinema experiences.
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Most Sundays (and occasionally Saturdays) Khmer Architecture Tours presents a range of the architectural wonders of Phnom Penh. 8.30 am start, reservations essential.
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Performing arts courses at Brighton International School (#79 street 310) for ages 4 – 6 and 7 – 11 – singing, dancing, acting, every Saturday.
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New Leaf Book Cafe
 in Siem Reap, has a continuous exhibition for Small Art School, featuring the work of young aspiring Cambodian artists.
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Elegy: Reflections on Angkor by John McDermott. The award-winning American photographer maintains his strong presence on the Siem Reap art scene with his mesmerizing monochromatic fine art images of Angkor taken between 1995-2014. Now exhibiting in two McDermott Galleries located at FCC Angkor and Raffles Grand Hotel d’Angkor.
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The Traditional Dance Show, presented by Cambodian Living Arts, takes place at the National Museum stage. The hour-long performance showcases classical and folk dances from across Cambodia, including the famous Apsara. Every night Monday-Saturday (October-April) and every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday (May to September).
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