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Event listings:
Thursday 29 at Sra’Art as part of Li M.H.’s exhibition Factotum: the hands and faces of Phnom Penh, the artist will be present doing live painting. From 6 pm. Media: KHMERer
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Taking place this weekend is PROJECT/FORWARD: 2049, “a global digital art movement transforming everyday spaces into extraordinary galleries.” On Friday 30 at Pteah Chas and Saturday 31 at Chip Mong Sen Sok Mall, as well as other locations in Cambodia and across the globe. “Powerful digital art projections from around the world will light up Pteah Chas and Chip Mong Sen Sok Mall, creating a temporary wonderland where art meets activism, and community meets imagination.” From 5 pm both nights, find other locations here.
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A related event, a photographic exhibition, Smells Like Kin Spirit, by Miguel Jeronimo and the Kui indigenous community of Kampong Thom, will open on Saturday 31 at 4 pm at Maloop Garden as part of their second anniversary celebrations.
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On Saturday 31, N o w h e r e Art Studio are closing their studio (after eight years) with a special farewell and clearance effect – lots of stuff looking for new homes. 10 am – 6 pm.
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This weekend Comedy in Cambodia are holding a stand up comedy course, Page to Stage, Saturday 31 and Sunday 1, 1 – 6 pm, with a graduation show to follow on June 7. $20 each, with limited spaces.
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Saturday 31 at Speakeasy Theatre, Lo-Key Theatre present their Showcase #12 – Grin – three hilarious one-act plays. 6 pm and 8 pm, tickets $10.
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Opening on June 6 at Sosoro Museum is an AmCham event, On Being Woman, “a bold and moving exhibition exploring the diverse realities of womanhood through powerful works by Cambodian and Cambodia-based artists.” The opening reception is ticketed only, after that the exhibition will be free and open to the public until June 20.
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Then coming next month to Blue Chili is the Phnom Penh Players’ presentation of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. 12, 13 and 14 June, tickets now on sale.
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Ongoing….
Exhibitions:
The Gallerist
Rolling exhibitions of mostly Cambodian artists. Currently on display is work by Din Art and Ramya Chuon.
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Institut Francais
A photographic exhibition, Facing the Khmer Rouge – the French Embassy stuck in the collapse of Phnom Penh in April/May 1975. Until August 22.
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Kep ArtBar
An exhibition of acrylic paintings by Lily.
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Meta House
Looking at Angkor, an exhibition by American Pacific International School students, guided by their art teacher, Rath Soly: Sirk Sothanaro, Ket Chan Vireak, Pov Monyroth, Chhay Vantheany, Thun Sovannaroth, Born Sovanpanha and Chea Julymean.
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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. Currently on display are paintings by Svay Ken. “Svay Ken’s paintings illustrate scenes from everyday life in Cambodia that are often charged with the presence of unsettling forces beyond the picture frame.”
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Plantation
Golden Goddess: a celebration of divine femininity, cultural heritage and artistic mastery, a group exhibition by Lucas Varro, Ponleu and Alda Waddell. “From the textured echoes of Angkor’s ancient temples to intricate mandalas inspired by sacred geometry and the gentle rhythms of the Cambodian countryside—each artwork invites reflection, reverence, and renewal.” Media: Cambodge Mag (FR)
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The River Gallery (Siem Reap)
Exhibition by Colors of Cambodia Collective featuring Hour Soben, Thy Channarak, Sorm Narath, Loun Lon, Sophany Sor, Sophanin Sor, Bill Gentry, Son Kosal, Set Soeng and Julia Haw.
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Romchiek 5 Art Space
Battambang contemporary art studio. Rolling exhibitions.
Silapak Trotchaek Pneik / YK Art House
Double Realities, a new series by Srun Rida. Until 14 July.
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Space Four Zero
Art gallery and vinyl lounge featuring prints, paintings, vintage posters, pop art, books, CDs and rare vinyl, collectables and groovy gifts. Open daily at new premises at #25 Street 240 near Street 19 (by The Shop and Red Apron)
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Sra’Art
Factotum: the hands and faces of Phnom Penh. “This original art series by Li M.H. explores themes of labor, identity, and resilience in Phnom Penh through expressive portraiture. Each face and pair of hands tells a story of work, struggle, and craftsmanship, offering a glimpse into individual lives and the shared human experience.” Media: KHMERer
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Station 350
An exhibition by Adana Mam Legros, Tracing the Thread of Unconsciousness: Unfolding the Inner Self. “… deeply personal paintings alongside transcriptions of her psychoanalysis sessions.”
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Tribe Cambodia (Siem Reap)
Reopened in their new location, 655 Hup Guan Street. Media: Kiripost
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Regular events, classes, sessions:
No Frame Party hosts weekend art workshops in a variety of forms at venues around Phnom Penh. May schedule
Life Drawing Phnom Penh – Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6.30pm, at Station 350.
More Flamingos present art workshops on Tuesday evenings from 6.30 pm at WILD.
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Thursdays to Sundays at K’Atelier – art classes for all levels of experience.
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Traditional shadow art performance by Sovanna Phum Arts, every Friday from 5 pm at The Box Office/Speakeasy Theatre.
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 January – June 2025.
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