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Event listings:
Tuesday 25 at Meta House is a collective exhibition and auction to benefit painter Khun Vannak who is fighting cancer. “We warmly invite you to join us for an evening featuring a silent art auction, powerful theatre performances by Eric Ellul and the Improhoks, and live music by the fantastic band Les Phnompenhers. p for auction are contributions from Em Riem, Sovan Philong, Nout Daro, Mac Remissa, Steve Porte, Sun Sophy, Sherry D’ancona, Sou Mey, Kiev Kanel, Monisilong Riem, Rémi Abad, Jaya Art, Hul Kanha, Eleonore Sok, Damien Dumarquez, Ernst Altmann, J.B. Lazer, Thierry Poupard, Rida Srun, Aurélie Fisher, Emily Marques, Dana Langlois, Antoine Raab, Roberto Crucitti, as well as photographs and paintings by Khun Vannak himself.” From 6 pm. Media: Cambodgemag
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On Wednesday 26 at Silapak Trotchaek Pneik / YK Art House is the opening of The Silent Torch exhibition, by Nyi Pu of Myanmar, highlighting the silent threat of plastic pollution. Nyi Pu is in Cambodia on a three-month cultural experience exchange program supported by Mekong Cultural Center and facilitated by CICADA Association.
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Also opening on Wednesday 26 at Sra’Art is a photographic exhibition by Cambodian Lightwares, Six Visions, One Pulse, featuring works by Miguel Jerónimo, John Dylan Rubis, Roberto Crucitti, Pavel Lipski, Conor Wall and Kol Vicheka. Includes live painting by Li M.H.. From 6 pm.
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From Thursday 27 at GAATO Cafe des Arts is A Journey in Layers, an exhibition of paintings by Jasmine Lee.
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The regular spoken word event Speak by Apple Tree Arts returns on Friday 28 at The Box Office. 7 pm, $5 with a drink. Prebook tickets here – limited seating
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Saturday 29 at The Box Office, Comedy in Cambodia presents the End of Year Showcase featuring local performers Andrew Leyva, Robbie Alexander, Raven Krystal, Keneth Robinson, Matthew Reading, Tom Pearson, David Benaim, Alex Erb, and host Sam Thomas. From 7.30 pm. Tickets $5 for advance purchase.
Coming on December 6 to The Box Office, Comedy in Cambodia presents Erica J.P. in Mistranslated. Tickets $10 advance/$15 on the door. Door 7.30 pm, curtain 8 pm.
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The latest poetry work by Scott Bywater, Studies in Black and Pink, is now available at Space Four Zero, YK Art House and Embargo or by direct email.
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Continuing through to December 19 is the 16th annual Photo Phnom Penh Festival. Most activities and exhibitions are at Institut Francais; there are associated exhibitions also at Sra’Art, Bophana Center and Brown Coffee Mao Tse Tung.
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The Phnom Penh Players, together with Pansy Productions, have announced that due to unforeseen circumstances, their production A Queen’s Birthday will be postponed until next year.
Ongoing….
Exhibitions:
FT Gallery
An exhibition of works by Australian painter Lisa King.
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The Gallerist
Rolling exhibitions of mostly Cambodian artists. Currently on display is work by Chhim Sothy.
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GAATO Cafe des Arts
Journey in Layers, an exhibition of paintings by Jasmine Lee.
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Institut Francais
Snapping 2025/Snap Dance, a video installation by Michael Laub. “The video portrait series features an intriguingly diverse array of individuals, and Snap Dance captures performers ranging from ballet to hip-hop. The dancers move without music, the viewer hears only their footsteps, their breathing, the rustling of their costumes, and, of course, the snapping of their fingers.”
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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 is Cambodians on Photographs: Faces Through Time, an exhibition featuring works by Choun Sopheap, Steven Gargadennec, Colin Grafton, Dylan Maddux, Sharon May, Roland Neveu and Steve Porte, alongside images from the book Photography in Cambodia by Nicholas Coffill.
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Plantation
The Art Always Comes First, an exhibition of new and older works by rising Cambodian artist Koem Keo Socheat. “She is not a commercial artist—her work is about ideas, culture, and emotion. She wants viewers to understand her art, not just look at it.”
Raffles Le Royal Phnom Penh
A journey with Im Pisey, curated by The Gallerist is now on display until January 15.
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Raffles Grand Hotel D’Angkor (Siem Reap)
Harmony, a show by Morn Chear and Nak Noy with TRIBE Cambodia curated by Nat Di-Maggio.
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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. Media: Le Petit Journal (FR)(June 2025)
Silapak Trotchaek Pneik / YK Art House
The Silent Torch, by Nyi Pu of Myanmar, highlighting the silent threat of plastic pollution. Nyi Pu is in Cambodia on a three-month cultural experience exchange program supported by Mekong Cultural Center and facilitated by CICADA Association.
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Sosoro – Preah Srey Içanavarman Museum
The current temporary exhibition is Into the Light: the retrieved painting of Phnom Penh’s Silver Pagoda, paintings rediscovered in the Preah Keo Morkot Church. Open daily (except Monday) from 9 am – 6 pm.
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
Six Visions, One Pulse, featuring works by Miguel Jerónimo, John Dylan Rubis, Roberto Crucitti, Pavel Lipski, Conor Wall and Kol Vicheka.
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Tribe Cambodia (Siem Reap)
Permanent showroom for works of Nak Noy.
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Regular events, classes, sessions:
N o w h e r e Art Studio (relocated to Maloop) occasional workshops.
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No Frame Party hosts weekend art workshops in a variety of forms at venues around Phnom Penh.
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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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 October – December 2025.
Kumnooh was established in May 2013 as a sister publication to LengPleng.com, the online music magazine for Cambodia, to provide basically a gig guide for the wider arts, covering art galleries, literature, dance, cinema, photography and now comedy.
Perhaps you would consider becoming a Friend of Kumnooh, where we ask venues, artists and/or individuals to show their support by making a small monetary contribution (12 months for $75, six months for $40 or three months for $25) to keep the lights on and to increase our coverage with articles and mini-profiles. In return you receive a boost in promotion, including a non-Facebook web page on our site for direct contact with the dedicated arts audience. Queries by return email – fabianhipp@kumnooh.com.
For a more rock’n’roll view of Phnom Penh and the wider Cambodian music scene, please check out our sister publication lengpleng.com, the long running live music gig guide.
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Crossing over from our sister site LengPleng are supporters YK Art House and Space Four Zero. For less than 6,000 riel a week you too could have your venue/business promoted deep into the arts audience; or you might just like to support the work being done by these two entities who trawl Facebook so you don’t have to. For more information: fabianhipp@kumnooh.com / gigs@lengpleng.com, or bail up Scoddy wherever you see him.
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