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Event listings:
Tuesday 11 and Wednesday 12, at 7 pm, Cloud presents the Cloud Metal Film Festival, featuring the premiere of four highly anticipated films in “a unique celebration of film, music, and community.” Including Q&A sessions with the filmmakers and a concert. $5 entry fee includes snacks and beers for all attendees.
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Tuesday 11 – Sunday 16 pm, Meta House presents the Voices festival of women’s film – each night, a Cambodian female filmmaker shows and discusses her recent work, followed by the screening of award-winning Social Impact Media Awards documentaries about women from all around the globe. All screenings at 7 pm.
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Wednesday 12, Comedy in Cambodia presents Stand-Up Unscripted at Speak Easy Theater/The Box Office. From 7.30 pm.
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Thursday 13 at 10 am at The Gallerist, the opening of Tree of Life, an exhibition of paintings by Chan Dany. “Dany’s craft pieces embody the organic shapes and patterns while infusing them with his own modern vision. His dedication to his craft and his ability to reimagine traditional forms make him a truly exceptional artist, making a lasting impact on the Cambodian art scene and beyond.”
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Also Thursday 13, from 6.30 pm at Java Café Tuol Tom Pong, the opening of Postcards from Somewhere Else, an exhibition of drawings and postcard prints by Nicolas C. Grey. “… offers the viewer the chance to visit realms of an alternate reality, envisaging people and worlds beyond our conventional understanding. Expanding on myths, religious concepts, and fiction, the exhibition explores the concept that reality is not singular but a construct shaped by our sensory perceptions and altered by our emotional responses. This series posits that reality is inherently individual, suggesting a profound absence of universal truth.” Until 31 August.
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Friday 14 and the following Friday 21 June, dance duo New Cambodian Artists present Sronoh & Snow White, a dance performance that reflects two young women’s journey through the past and the contemporary Cambodia. Performances at 7.30 pm both nights at STUDIONOW, at Aquation Office Park, Koh Pich.
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Saturday 15 Java Café Tuol Tom Pong presents a seminar by Nicolas C. Grey, Underground Comix and Self-Publishing. 10 am, tickets at the door ($7/$3.50 for students with ID), includes coffee or tea with free refills.
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Comedy in Cambodia are offering a two-day stand-up comedy course, Page to Stage, at Speak Easy Theater/The Box Office – Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 afternoons with a graduation show on the following Saturday.
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Coming on June 22 to Eleven One Kitchen is Chapter 2: Navigating the Labyrinth of Self-Inquiry by Josephine. “Embark on a journey of self-discovery through captivating, multisensory cocktail-art pairings. Josephine’s previous collection of her trademark “Cloudscape” paintings have been featured in various restaurants and galleries around the city. In this sequel exhibition, her paintings will be a meditation on the complex, swirling clouds of human emotions. This intimate exhibition delves into the challenges of navigating mental health in a culture where such struggles are often silenced.” From 5 pm.
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Ongoing….
Exhibitions:
Le Artelier d’Erick Gonzalez
“This exhibition aims to remind us of the duality of things. The works presented are an allusion to that other, less visible reality. To that reality that sometimes lets itself be glimpsed like a small miracle or a bolt of lightning, in a diffuse and furtive way.” The exhibition is open Thursday – Sunday from 4 pm to 7 pm, until 22 June. Media: Le Petite Journal
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Bophana Center
Cambodia’s Bird [better translated as Cambodian Birds], by Suy Senglim, founder of Birds of Cambodia Education and Conservation.
Chhan Dina Gallery
The new Chhan Dina Gallery, upstairs at Il Forno Italian restaurant on St 302, is now open Wednesday to Sunday, 11 am – 7 pm, with special events every Friday evening.
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The Gallerist
Illusion, a new exhibition by artist Nuot Daro. Plus a continuously rolling collection of works by mostly Cambodian artists.
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Institut Francais
Retrouver la danse, un dialogue entre archives photographiques et peintures (Rediscovering dance, a dialogue between photographic archives and paintings), an exhibition by Romain Bernini. “During his residency at the French Institute of Cambodia and the Ecole Française d’Extrême Orient, Bernini has explored the concept of a fragmented body, revealed by archaeologists, to draw a parallel with the history of dance and Cambodia, particularly during the Khmer Rouge period when life vanished both for men and their creations. However, dance, in its ephemeral beauty, continues to shine, it resists, more imperishable than stone, it reappears with a resilience that defies time.” Until 26 June.
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Java Café Tuol Tom Pong
From Thursday 13, Postcards from Somewhere Else, an exhibition of drawings and postcard prints by Nicolas C. Grey. “… offers the viewer the chance to visit realms of an alternate reality, envisaging people and worlds beyond our conventional understanding. Expanding on myths, religious concepts, and fiction, the exhibition explores the concept that reality is not singular but a construct shaped by our sensory perceptions and altered by our emotional responses. This series posits that reality is inherently individual, suggesting a profound absence of universal truth.” Until 31 August.
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Meta House
A multi-media exhibition, Voices, featuring paintings, photos, sculptures and digital art by female artists: Kaeu Sreypeou, Ny Sreyroth, Sou Sophy, Sopheak Sao, Vicheka Kol, Sopheak Lach, Sokreaksa Bung, Jinfeng Lin and Rathanita Ny from Cambodia, Amy Lee Sanford (Cam/USA), Emily Markiss (USA), Ame Kunty (France), Aurélie Fischer (Belgium) and Anya Minko (Australia/Thailand). Slideshows by late Australian photographer Tim Page, Steve Porte (USA), Nicolas Lainez (France/Spain) and Choun Sopheap (Cambodia) focus on women’s lives in Cambodia from the early 2000s up until now. The NGOs Daughters of Cambodia and A21 will show handicraft and artworks made by women who have survived violence. Until July 21.
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MiMü
Mini-Museum of Contemporary Art at Meta House features research, knowledge sharing, workshops, and visual presentations through various media, showcasing videos, prints, installations, and fine arts through interactive events and live performances.
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The Plantation
Reflection & Resilient, an exhibition curated by visual artists Vika and Lena. Until 30 June.
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Raffles Grand Hotel d’Angkor, in partnership with Tribe Cambodia, has opened an exhibition of works by Khmer artists that will run to the end of the year, featuring a rotation of leading Cambodian artists displayed in public areas of the hotel. Media: Kiripost
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Romchiek 5 Art Space
Battambang contemporary art studio. Rolling exhibitions.
Rosewood
Under Cambodian Skies, an exhibition of paintings by Siela Im, Rith Hom and Foo Art. Until 24 August.
Shophouse Studio/Pteah Chas
Harmony, a group exhibition of watercolours, featuring works by Morn Phyra, May Sok, Seng Visal, Sou Kimsan, Im Seila and Im Pesey. Until 30 June. Media: Simple Cambodia
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Sa Sa Art Projects
Now closed. Media: Kiripost.com
Silapak Trotchaek Pneik / YK Art House
Wave, an exhibition of aerial photography of Tonle Sap by Eddie. “Wave not only refers to the lines etched upon the lake’s surface by movement, but also represents the traces left by humans and organisms sustained by the Tonle Sap over countless millennia. These irregular lines, visible only from the skies, weave a tapestry of existence exclusive to the vast expanse of the lake, a web intricately woven by countless moments and lifetimes.” Until 30 June.
Space Four Zero
Prints, paintings, vintage posters, pop art, CDs and vinyl. Open daily.
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Sra’Art
The Particles, an exhibition of digital art by Rith Bonrotanak. “In this collection, I’ve learned to be more patient and pay even more attention to detail when creating each artwork of animal. What is more exciting is that I have captured the picture of each animal by myself and I will take you along with me of its backstory”.
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Villa Gallery (inside Maloop Garden in Boeng Tompun)
Colonial Buildings, an exhibition of paintings by Roeun Sokhom. “The artist’s work not only captures the physical structures but also provides a narrative of the evolving urban landscape and the intersection of history and contemporary life. The incorporation of colonial architecture into the modern cityscape reflects the enduring legacy of the past and its integration with the present, creating a rich tapestry of cultural heritage.”
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Regular events, classes, sessions:
Life Drawing Phnom Penh holds open atelier on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6.30 pm – 9 pm, at Factory.
More Flamingos present art workshops on Thursday evenings from 6.30 pm. This month Thursday 13: Monstera Madness at WILD; Thursday 20: your favourites at Elevate TTP
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Thursdays to Sundays at K’Atelier – art classes for all levels of experience. This week’s programme.
N o w h e r e Art Studio
A range of arts and crafts workshops mostly on weekends.
A weekly class in life drawing for kids with Anastasia at Pteah Chas Community.
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Khmer Architecture Tours conducts Sunday architecture tours in Phnom Penh to promote the understanding of modern architecture in Cambodia, focusing on buildings erected after independence in 1953, described as ‘New Khmer Architecture’, while setting these in the historical context of Phnom Penh. Here is the schedule for February – May.
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