Greetings:
Event listings:
Tonight Tuesday 23 the postponed Christmas party at Sra’Art goes ahead featuring ambient music project Mazama and arial dancer Mel. From 6 pm.
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Also tonight atMeta House is the premiere screening of The Cosmic Atomic, a film by Indian artist Kanchan Avchare, with an artist talk and pop-up show. “A fusion of theatre, poetry, and striking visual language.” From 7.30 pm.
Currently on display at Pteah Chas is Overlook, an exhibition by artist Morn Chear, curated by Hem Chansopheak. Until January 31.
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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
A Journey in Layers, an exhibition of paintings by Jasmine Lee.
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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)
New artist in residence is DinArt – a meet the artist event will be held on December 18.
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Romchiek 5 Art Space
Battambang contemporary art studio. Rolling exhibitions. Media: Le Petit Journal (FR)(June 2025)
Rosewood Phnom Penh
TRIBE Cambodia presents a new exhibition, Seven, featuring the worksworks of seven artists, marking seven years of Tribe and seven years of Rosewood. The artists featured are Findac, Chan Dany, Nak Noy, Ponleu, Tito Educk, Tor Vutha and Li Mingh.
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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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Stairwell Gallery
Collide: Bold Colours. Zero Boundaries. “An exhibition where typography, graphic design, and contemporary art crash together in a vibrant fusion of bold colour and fearless creativity.” Featuring works Ket Monnyreak, Alex Maul and Bruce McLean.
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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.
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 December 2025 – March 2026.
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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Kumnooh
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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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