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Kumnooh: Cambodia arts for week commencing 27 October 2026

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Greetings:

Event listings:

Tonight, Tuesday 27, at Meta House is the opening of Back to Life – the Healing Power of Art, an exhibition by Ny Sreyroth.   “In a context where gender-based violence is often hidden in silence, Cambodian artist Ny Sreyroth uses her work to make the unseen visible. A survivor herself, she transforms deeply personal experiences into striking visual narratives that speak of resilience, courage, and hope. Her art does not only raise awareness—it opens space for dialogue, connection, and healing.”  From 6 pm.
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Also tonight at Bophana Center is a presentation by author Michael Hodgson and translator Virya Lim, discussing creating literary works and films: writing and imagery — how are they similar? And how do they differ?; and translation: preserving content in a new language.  From 5.30 pm.
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Opening on Friday 30 at Motodop is Kingdom of Gold, an art exhibition and fundraiser by Tess Maloney. “It’s your chance to get a first look at Tess’ truly remarkable paintings, which capture Cambodian life through strikingly rich color, texture, and movement. From busy street scenes to quiet, intimate moments, her work rewards those keen for a close look.”  Bassac Brass Quintet will perform from 6 pm.
More info

On Saturday 31 at Meta House Romi Grossberg presents her book Hip Hop & Hope: One Woman’s Journey in the Slums of Cambodia.  “This is the story of what happened when Romi, then 35 and working as a social worker in Australia, gave up everything for a two-year contract at Tiny Toones, a hip hop youth centre in the slums of Phnom Penh, and never quite left.  Part memoir, part history, part travelogue, it is a portrait of a Phnom Penh that is impossible to forget. Of street kids who became artists. Of breakdancing its way onto the TEDx stage. Of trust, friendship and believing in yourself when the world is against you.”
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Sunday 1 at Noisy Chilli Taphouse, Comedy in Cambodia presents the Sunday Comedown comedy open mic.  From 6 pm.
More info

NoT PerfEct, a solo exhibition by Kim Beamish at R5 Showroom Phnom Penh, is now extended until November 6.  Open Thursday – Sunday, 2 pm – 6.30 pm. 
More info

Up and running through to November 22 is Photo Phnom Penh Festival 2026:   At Home in the World.  “For this 17th edition, Photo Phnom Penh reaffirms its commitment to contemporary and historical photography while strengthening its role as a platform for artistic exchange.  Organised in conjunction with the 20th Francophonie Summit, which will be held this year in Cambodia, the festival will bring together emerging and established artists, curators, and professionals from around the world, particularly from the Francophone community.”  The festival will include exhibitions, public installations, screenings, workshops, portfolio reviews, lectures, and professional networking events.
More info

Coming to The Gallerist on November 5 is A Wound That Cannot Cry Out, an exhibition by Yim Maline.  “Through drawing and discarded everyday materials, Maline explores the impact of overproduction on the natural environment, creating organic forms that blur the boundaries between the human body and nature.”  Simultaneously running will be The Decaying Heads, sculptures by Svay Sareth.    “Sareth’s soft sculptures of Cambodian cultural imagery are combined with camouflage patterns and contemporary references. Figures once associated with strength, immortality, and absolute power are reconstructed from assorted textiles, camouflage fabric, and cotton stuffing. They become soft, lightweight, brightly coloured heads resembling oversized toys. Each face embodies a different emotional state: pride, anger, hatred, jealousy, uncertainty, or sleepiness.”
More info

Coming to The River Gallery in Siem Reap from November 6 is Elergy – Reflections on Angkor, by American photographer John McDermott.  Opening at 6 pm.  Runs until January 6.
More info

Department of Mutual Support: Friends of LengPleng (and Kumnooh too)
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.

Ongoing….

Exhibitions:

Bossbha’s House (Battambang)
Ponlork, a solo exhibition by Ly Sokvichea.   Until December 17.
More info

Botanico
A Poiesis, a new exhibition by artist Naro Ao.  “A Poiesis is an immersive journey through longing, belonging, grief, restraint and transformation — expressed through paintings paired with the artist’s own poetry. It doesn’t try to answer or explain life, but lingers within its contradictions: love and loss, hope and despair, intimacy and distance, individuality and community.”  Until November 8.
More info

Galaxy Store (Siem Reap)
The Wisdom of the Space In Between, an exhibition of paintings by Amé Kunty.
More info

The Gallerist
Rolling exhibitions of mostly Cambodian artists. 
More info

Java Tuol Kork
1000 Ghost Houses, an exhibition by Dana Langlois.  “A photographic series made in Sihanoukville in early 2024, exploring the city’s unfinished buildings and the communities living within them.”
More info

Meta House
Back to Life – the Healing Power of Art, an exhibition by Ny Sreyroth.   “In a context where gender-based violence is often hidden in silence, Cambodian artist Ny Sreyroth uses her work to make the unseen visible. A survivor herself, she transforms deeply personal experiences into striking visual narratives that speak of resilience, courage, and hope. Her art does not only raise awareness—it opens space for dialogue, connection, and healing.”
More info

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 The Meta House Collection, an exhibition of 22 works by Cambodian and international contemporary artists, created between 2000–2025, exploring memory, identity, and transformation in Cambodia.
More info

Plantation
Skins and Memories, a solo exhibition by Kris Marko, a French-Serbian artist based in Phnom Penh.  “Skins & Memories explores the relationship between time, memory and matter: what disappears, what we preserve, what we unconsciously transform, and what unexpectedly returns.”
More info

Raffles Grand Hotel D’Angkor (Siem Reap)
Current artist in residence is DinArt.
More info

The River Gallery (Siem Reap)
Apres la pluie (After the rain), a group exhibition bringing together French and Cambodian artists based in Siem Reap.  “Through painting, photography and sculpture, the artists explore the relationship between water, nature and resilience, reflecting on the moment after the rain as a time of transformation, renewal and hope.”  Until November 4.
More info

Romchiek 5 Art Space
Battambang contemporary art studio.  Rolling exhibitions.  Media: Le Petit Journal (FR)(June 2025)

R5 Showroom Phnom Penh
NoT PerfEct, solo exhibition by Kim Beamish.  Open Thursday – Sunday, 2 pm – 6.30 pm.  Now extended until November 6.
More info

Silapak Trotchaek Pneik / YK Art House
Other Words for Being by artist Tor Vutha (Lion Tor). 
More info

SNA Arts Management
The Root, an exhibition of paintings by Pen Robit.  Media: Cambodgemag (FR)
More info

Sofitel Phnom Penh Phokeethra
Reflections of my Father(land) by Ponleu.   Media: Cambodianess
More info

Sosoro – Preah Srey Içanavarman Museum
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)
More info

Sra’Art
Black and Gold, by Norwyn, “inviting us to explore the beauty found within contrasts between shadow and brilliance.”
More info

Tribe Cambodia (Siem Reap)
Permanent showroom for works of Nak Noy.
More info

Vann Molyvann House
The Living Structures Artist Grants Exhibition, showcasing new works by the five 2026 artist grant recipients: Srun Rida, Hul Kanha, Mech Sereyrath, Meng Vengkeng, and Sou Oudom.   “Developed through the Living Structures Artist Grants programme, these works explore Cambodia’s architectural heritage, modernity, memory, and place through five distinct artistic perspectives.”
More info

Regular events, classes, sessions:

N o w h e r e Art Studio (relocated to Maloop) occasional workshops.

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.
More info

Thursdays to Sundays at K’Atelier – art classes for all levels of experience.
More info

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 2026 – February 2027.

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.

Send a ‘subscribe’ email to fabianhipp@kumnooh.com to receive Kumnooh in your inbox every Tuesday lunchtime.

Are we missing something?  Let us know at fabianhipp@kumnooh.com.
See you about…

Fabian Hipp
Kumnooh
fabianhipp@kumnooh.com



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Kumnooh: Cambodia arts for week commencing 13 October 2026 

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Greetings:
and apologies for the delay this week

Event listings:

Friday 16 at Sojourner House in Siem Reap is a night of poetry, story telling and live music, featuring JB the Punk Rock Poet, Richard John Currie, author of Burning Braincells in Cambodia, and Rod Tolentino.   From 7 pm.
More info

Saturday 17 at Distortion Dive Bar, JB the Punk Rock Poet presents a poetry night, including an open stage for other poets to perform.  From 7.30 pm.
More info

Sunday 18, at 2 pm and 4 pm, last performances of Heritages by The Last Stage. “Exploring the circulation of language, cultural influences and artistic expressions between Cambodia and France.”  A 45 minute show performed at the former Banque d’Indochine near SOSORO Museum.
More info

Coming soon – October 22 to November 22 – is Photo Phnom Penh Festival 2026:   At Home in the World.  “For this 17th edition, Photo Phnom Penh reaffirms its commitment to contemporary and historical photography while strengthening its role as a platform for artistic exchange.  Organised in conjunction with the 20th Francophonie Summit, which will be held this year in Cambodia, the festival will bring together emerging and established artists, curators, and professionals from around the world, particularly from the Francophone community.”  The festival will include exhibitions, public installations, screenings, workshops, portfolio reviews, lectures, and professional networking events.
More info

Opening on October 24 at Java Tuol Kork is 1000 Ghost Houses, an exhibition by Dana Langlois.  “A photographic series made in Sihanoukville in early 2024, exploring the city’s unfinished buildings and the communities living within them.”
More info

Coming to Meta House on October 27 is the opening of Back to Life – the Healing Power of Art, an exhibition by Ny Sreyroth.   “In a context where gender-based violence is often hidden in silence, Cambodian artist Ny Sreyroth uses her work to make the unseen visible. A survivor herself, she transforms deeply personal experiences into striking visual narratives that speak of resilience, courage, and hope. Her art does not only raise awareness—it opens space for dialogue, connection, and healing.”
More info

Opening on October 30 at Motodop is Kingdom of Gold, an art exhibition and fundraiser by Tess Maloney. “It’s your chance to get a first look at Tess’ truly remarkable paintings, which capture Cambodian life through strikingly rich color, texture, and movement. From busy street scenes to quiet, intimate moments, her work rewards those keen for a close look.”  Bassac Brass Quintet will perform from 6 pm. 
More info

Department of Mutual Support: Friends of LengPleng (and Kumnooh too)
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.  

Ongoing….

Exhibitions:  

Bossbha’s House (Battambang)
Solo exhibition by artist Chea Sereyroth: , The Veil of Night. “Displaying the artworks which reflect on dreams which have been blossoming across the globe and floating through the universe while the dewdrops seem to bring moisture to a deep and peaceful slumber, accompanied by the lengthening journey.” 
More info

Botanico
A Poiesis, a new exhibition by artist Naro Ao.  “A Poiesis is an immersive journey through longing, belonging, grief, restraint and transformation — expressed through paintings paired with the artist’s own poetry. It doesn’t try to answer or explain life, but lingers within its contradictions: love and loss, hope and despair, intimacy and distance, individuality and community.”  Until November 8. 
More info

Galaxy Store (Siem Reap)
The Wisdom of the Space In Between, an exhibition of paintings by Amé Kunty.  
More info

The Gallerist
Rolling exhibitions of mostly Cambodian artists.   Currently showing works by Christian Develter.  “His inspiration comes from a search not just for physical beauty but also for something of the spirit that embraces each one in our era of hyper celebrity. He uses a mixture of oils and acrylics to emphasize strong colors, bold shapes and focuses on the intensity of the model’s gaze.”
More info

Meta House
Voices Unstitched, an exhibition that “amplifies the voices of Cambodian female garment workers — women who form the backbone of the country’s economy, yet often face discrimination, harassment, unsafe working conditions and job insecurity.  Led by Cambodian artist Ny Sreyroth, journalist Sokunthea Hang and filmmaker Sao Sopheak, the women-led project creates safe spaces for garment workers to express their experiences through poetry, visual art, film and performance.” 
More info

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 The Meta House Collection, an exhibition of 22 works by Cambodian and international contemporary artists, created between 2000–2025, exploring memory, identity, and transformation in Cambodia. 
More info

Plantation
Skins and Memories, a solo exhibition by Kris Marko, a French-Serbian artist based in Phnom Penh.  “Skins & Memories explores the relationship between time, memory and matter: what disappears, what we preserve, what we unconsciously transform, and what unexpectedly returns.” 
More info

Raffles Grand Hotel D’Angkor (Siem Reap)
Current artist in residence is DinArt. 
More info

The River Gallery (Siem Reap)
Apres la pluie (After the rain), a group exhibition bringing together French and Cambodian artists based in Siem Reap.  “Through painting, photography and sculpture, the artists explore the relationship between water, nature and resilience, reflecting on the moment after the rain as a time of transformation, renewal and hope.”  Until November 4. 
More info

Romchiek 5 Art Space
Battambang contemporary art studio.  Rolling exhibitions.  Media: Le Petit Journal (FR)(June 2025)

R5 Showroom Phnom Penh
Escaping the Grid, a duo exhibition of works by watercolourist Mil Chankrim and abstract painter Nget Chanpenh.  “Together, these works reveal two conditions of contemporary existence: the external grid that confines us and the internal grid that fragments the self.  Escaping the Grid becomes both a political and psychological act — a search for wholeness in a world that surveils, divides, and dissolves human identity.” 
More info

Silapak Trotchaek Pneik / YK Art House
Other Words for Being by artist Tor Vutha (Lion Tor).   
More info

SNA Arts Management
The Root, an exhibition of paintings by Pen Robit.  Media: Cambodgemag (FR)
More info

Sofitel Phnom Penh Phokeethra
Reflections of my Father(land) by Ponleu.   Media: Cambodianess
More info

Sosoro – Preah Srey Içanavarman Museum
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)
More info

Sra’Art
Black and Gold, by Norwyn, “inviting us to explore the beauty found within contrasts between shadow and brilliance.” 
More info

Tribe Cambodia (Siem Reap)
Permanent showroom for works of Nak Noy.
More info

Vann Molyvann House
The Living Structures Artist Grants Exhibition, showcasing new works by the five 2026 artist grant recipients: Srun Rida, Hul Kanha, Mech Sereyrath, Meng Vengkeng, and Sou Oudom.   “Developed through the Living Structures Artist Grants programme, these works explore Cambodia’s architectural heritage, modernity, memory, and place through five distinct artistic perspectives.”
More info

Regular events, classes, sessions:

N o w h e r e Art Studio (relocated to Maloop) occasional workshops. 

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. 
More info

Thursdays to Sundays at K’Atelier – art classes for all levels of experience. 
More info

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 2026 – February 2027. 

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.

Send a ‘subscribe’ email to fabianhipp@kumnooh.com to receive Kumnooh in your inbox every Tuesday lunchtime.

Are we missing something?  Let us know at fabianhipp@kumnooh.com.
See you about…

Fabian Hipp
Kumnooh
fabianhipp@kumnooh.com

 

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Kumnooh: Cambodia arts for week commencing 18 August 2026 

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Greetings:

Event listings:

Saturday 22 at Solarpunk host an open studio at Life Field Tuol Kork: “for art co-creations, reading/writing, music and dance improvisations, craft workshops & more!”  3 pm – 9 pm. 
More info

Also Saturday 22 at The Box Office, Comedy in Cambodia presents Comedic Stylings, featuring local comics Emili Barri, Sam Thomas, Liam Garth Jones, Andrew Leyva, and Alex Erb.  $5 entry, from 7.30 pm. 
More info

Coming on September 3 to Rosewood Phnom Penh is Roots of the Village: Stories of Soil, Water, and Survival, an exhibition of paintings and sculpture by Chhan Dina.  “I work in vibrant oil and acrylic on canvas, and in ceramic mounted directly onto local mango wood; a tree deeply woven into Cambodian household economies and community life. These materials are not neutral; they carry the textures, colours, and histories of the places I depict.”   More details to come. 

You may have missed:  an article in Le Petit Journal about The Fluffy Ritournelle – Va Chercher Bonheur (Go Seek Happiness), an exhibition by Cambodian French artist Rosine at Sra’Art.

Department of Mutual Support: Friends of LengPleng (and Kumnooh too)
We welcome this week a new Friend of LengPleng/Kumnooh: Comedy in Cambodia.   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.  

Ongoing….

Exhibitions:  

Bossbha’s House (Battambang)
Solo exhibition by artist Chea Sereyroth: , The Veil of Night. “Displaying the artworks which reflect on dreams which have been blossoming across the globe and floating through the universe while the dewdrops seem to bring moisture to a deep and peaceful slumber, accompanied by the lengthening journey.” 
More info

Galaxy Store (Siem Reap)
The Wisdom of the Space In Between, an exhibition of paintings by Amé Kunty.  
More info

The Gallerist
Rolling exhibitions of mostly Cambodian artists.   Neighbour, an exhibition by ThunDina.  “Through vibrant colors and expressive brushstrokes, Neighbour […] reflects on Cambodia’s changing landscapes. iverbank erosion, environmental change, and urban development continue to transform communities, raising questions about memory, identity, and belonging.”  Until August 30. 
More info

Institut Francais
Spirit, Body and Land, by Khvay Samnang.  “From 2016 to 2026, Khvay Samnang traversed forests, borders, and communities to explore our relationship with the earth, with life, and with the sacred. Masks made from raw materials, performances in natural landscapes, and captivating videos—his work blends animism, ecological urgency, and the memory of bodies. This exhibition examines what colonization and globalization have fractured: the connection between humanity, nature, and the supernatural.”  Until September 26. 

Kep ArtBar
Reclamations, an exhibition of new artworks by Mary Volm.
More info

Meta House
Together: Zero Plastic presents “a project that explores the relationship between community, environmental responsibility, and plastic pollution through the arts. 
More info

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 The Meta House Collection, an exhibition of 22 works by Cambodian and international contemporary artists, created between 2000–2025, exploring memory, identity, and transformation in Cambodia. 
More info

Plantation
Manifest , an exhibition by Lena Kinza.  “Cambodia-based artist Lena Kinza explores the relationship between perception, transformation, and the ever-changing nature of reality. Working across a range of media—from traditional canvas to skin—Lena Kinza bridges classical artistic discipline with contemporary visual expression.”  Until end of September. 
More info

Pteah Chas / Shophouse Studio
Ponlork, a solo exhibition by Ly Sokvichea.  “Ponlok — the Khmer word for “sprout” — is both metaphor and guiding principle. Bringing together works made over several years, the exhibition traces an evolving journey rooted in cultural preservation, research, and creative reinterpretation: a slow unfurling of memory, heritage, and imagination.”  Media:  Khmerer
More info

Raffles Grand Hotel D’Angkor (Siem Reap)
Current artist in residence is DinArt. 
More info

The River Gallery (Siem Reap)
Green Season Reverie, a group exhibition of works by artists from Cambodia and around the world. 
More info

Romchiek 5 Art Space
Battambang contemporary art studio.  Rolling exhibitions.  Media: Le Petit Journal (FR)(June 2025)

R5 Showroom Phnom Penh
Escaping the Grid, a duo exhibition of works by watercolourist Mil Chankrim and abstract painter Nget Chanpenh.  “Together, these works reveal two conditions of contemporary existence: the external grid that confines us and the internal grid that fragments the self.  Escaping the Grid becomes both a political and psychological act — a search for wholeness in a world that surveils, divides, and dissolves human identity.” 
More info

Rosewood Phnom Penh
Reflection, an exhibition by Theo Vallier, in collaboration with Cambodian artists Yean Sokheng and Koeng Rithy. 
More info

Silapak Trotchaek Pneik / YK Art House
Other Words for Being by artist Tor Vutha (Lion Tor).   
More info

Sofitel Phnom Penh Phokeethra
Reflections of my Father(land) by Ponleu.
More info

Sosoro – Preah Srey Içanavarman Museum
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)
More info

Sra’Art
The Fluffy Ritournelle – Va Chercher Bonheur (Go Seek Happiness), an exhibition by Cambodian French artist Rosine, featuring handcrafted fibre artworks inspired by Cambodian iconography, folklore and everyday life. 
More info

Tacos Kokopelli
Ethereal Dreams, an exhibition of new paintings by Dallas Fellows. 
More info

Tribe Cambodia (Siem Reap)
Permanent showroom for works of Nak Noy.
More info

Regular events, classes, sessions:

N o w h e r e Art Studio (relocated to Maloop) occasional workshops. 

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. 
More info

Thursdays to Sundays at K’Atelier – art classes for all levels of experience. 
More info

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.

Send a ‘subscribe’ email to fabianhipp@kumnooh.com to receive Kumnooh in your inbox every Tuesday lunchtime.

Are we missing something?  Let us know at fabianhipp@kumnooh.com.
See you about…

Fabian Hipp
Kumnooh
fabianhipp@kumnooh.com

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Kumnooh: Cambodia arts for week commencing 21 July 2026 

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Greetings:

Event listings:

A double opening tonight, Tuesday 21, at Meta House – Exposure, an exhibition by Croatian/German photographer Darko Saric; and, in the MiMü (Mini-Museum of Contemporary Art)The Meta House Collection, an exhibition of 22 works by Cambodian and international contemporary artists, created between 2000–2025, exploring memory, identity, and transformation in Cambodia. 
More info

Opening on Friday 24 at Tacos Kokopelli is Ethereal Dreams, an exhibition of new paintings by Dallas Fellows.  From 6 pm. 
More info

On Friday 24 Meta House presents the regular performance of musical collective The Next Universe featuring poetry readings by Antonio Pineda.  From 8 pm. 

At Sofitel Phnom Penh Phokeethra on Saturday 25 and Sunday 26, meet the artist Ponleu, as part of the Reflections of my Father(land) exhibition.  12 noon – 3 pm. 
More info

Also on Sunday 26, Comedy in Cambodia presents the Sunday Comedown stand up comedy open mic at Noisy Chili.  From 6 pm. 
More info

Ongoing….

Exhibitions:  

Bossbha’s House (Battambang)
Solo exhibition by artist Chea Sereyroth: , The Veil of Night. “Displaying the artworks which reflect on dreams which have been blossoming across the globe and floating through the universe while the dewdrops seem to bring moisture to a deep and peaceful slumber, accompanied by the lengthening journey.” 
More info

Botanico
Printing Reflections: the fabric of Cambodian daily life, by Li Minghang, Liesje Stander and Toto Eduk.  “The exhibition connects Cambodia’s historic floor tiles with modern daily life through relief printmaking. Three artists use linocut, woodblock and 拓印 (ink rubbing) methods to carve traditional patterns alongside contemporary routines. This collaboration transforms ordinary surfaces into a visual narrative about memory, culture, and shared spaces.”  Until August 4. 
More info

Galaxy Store (Siem Reap)
The Wisdom of the Space In Between, an exhibition of paintings by Amé Kunty.  
More info

The Gallerist
Rolling exhibitions of mostly Cambodian artists.   
More info

Institut Francais
Spirit, Body and Land, by Khvay Samnang.  “From 2016 to 2026, Khvay Samnang traversed forests, borders, and communities to explore our relationship with the earth, with life, and with the sacred. Masks made from raw materials, performances in natural landscapes, and captivating videos—his work blends animism, ecological urgency, and the memory of bodies. This exhibition examines what colonization and globalization have fractured: the connection between humanity, nature, and the supernatural.”  Until September 26. 

Kep ArtBar
Reclamations, an exhibition of new artworks by Mary Volm.
More info

Meta House
Exposure, an exhibition by Croatian/German photographer Darko Saric
More info

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 The Meta House Collection, an exhibition of 22 works by Cambodian and international contemporary artists, created between 2000–2025, exploring memory, identity, and transformation in Cambodia. 
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Plantation
Eleven: Abstract Impressions of Cambodia’s Cultural and Religious Heritage, an exhibition of paintings by DinArt.   Media:  CambodgeMag
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Pteah Chas / Shophouse Studio
Ponlork, a solo exhibition by Ly Sokvichea.  “Ponlok — the Khmer word for “sprout” — is both metaphor and guiding principle. Bringing together works made over several years, the exhibition traces an evolving journey rooted in cultural preservation, research, and creative reinterpretation: a slow unfurling of memory, heritage, and imagination.”
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Raffles Grand Hotel D’Angkor (Siem Reap)
Current artist in residence is DinArt. 
More info

The River Gallery (Siem Reap)
Green Season Reverie, a group exhibition of works by artists from Cambodia and around the world. 
More info

Romchiek 5 Art Space
Battambang contemporary art studio.  Rolling exhibitions.  Media: Le Petit Journal (FR)(June 2025)

R5 Showroom Phnom Penh
Escaping the Grid, a duo exhibition of works by watercolourist Mil Chankrim and abstract painter Nget Chanpenh.  “Together, these works reveal two conditions of contemporary existence: the external grid that confines us and the internal grid that fragments the self.  Escaping the Grid becomes both a political and psychological act — a search for wholeness in a world that surveils, divides, and dissolves human identity.” 
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Rosewood Phnom Penh
Reflection, an exhibition by Theo Vallier, in collaboration with Cambodian artists Yean Sokheng and Koeng Rithy. 
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Sofitel Phnom Penh Phokeethra
Reflections of my Father(land) by Ponleu.
More info

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)
More info

Sra’Art
The Fluffy Ritournelle – Va Chercher Bonheur (Go Seek Happiness), an exhibition by Cambodian French artist Rosine, featuring handcrafted fibre artworks inspired by Cambodian iconography, folklore and everyday life. 
More info

Tribe Cambodia (Siem Reap)
Permanent showroom for works of Nak Noy.
More info

Regular events, classes, sessions:

N o w h e r e Art Studio (relocated to Maloop) occasional workshops. 

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. 
More info

Thursdays to Sundays at K’Atelier – art classes for all levels of experience. 
More info

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.

Send a ‘subscribe’ email to fabianhipp@kumnooh.com to receive Kumnooh in your inbox every Tuesday lunchtime.

Are we missing something?  Let us know at fabianhipp@kumnooh.com.
See you about…

Fabian Hipp
Kumnooh
fabianhipp@kumnooh.com

Department of Mutual Support: Friends of LengPleng (and Kumnooh too)
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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Kumnooh: Cambodia arts for week commencing 7 July 2026 

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Greetings:

Event listings:

On Thursday 9 hosts the opening of The Fluffy Ritournelle – Va Chercher Bonheur (Go Seek Happiness), an exhibition by Cambodian French artist Rosine, featuring handcrafted fibre artworks inspired by Cambodian iconography, folklore and everyday life.  From 6 pm. 
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On Friday 10 Meta House presents the regular performance of musical collective The Next Universe featuring poetry readings by Antonio Pineda.  From 8 pm. 

Coming to Meta House on July 21 is the opening of Exposure, an exhibition by Croatian/German photographer Darko Saric. 

Ongoing….

Exhibitions:  

Botanico
Printing Reflections: the fabric of Cambodian daily life, by Li Minghang, Liesje Stander and Toto Eduk.  “The exhibition connects Cambodia’s historic floor tiles with modern daily life through relief printmaking. Three artists use linocut, woodblock and 拓印 (ink rubbing) methods to carve traditional patterns alongside contemporary routines. This collaboration transforms ordinary surfaces into a visual narrative about memory, culture, and shared spaces.”  Until August 4. 
More info

Galaxy Store (Siem Reap)
The Wisdom of the Space In Between, an exhibition of paintings by Amé Kunty.  
More info

The Gallerist
Rolling exhibitions of mostly Cambodian artists.   
More info

Institut Francais
Spirit, Body and Land, by Khvay Samnang.  “From 2016 to 2026, Khvay Samnang traversed forests, borders, and communities to explore our relationship with the earth, with life, and with the sacred. Masks made from raw materials, performances in natural landscapes, and captivating videos—his work blends animism, ecological urgency, and the memory of bodies. This exhibition examines what colonization and globalization have fractured: the connection between humanity, nature, and the supernatural.”  Until September 26. 

Kep ArtBar
Reclamations, an exhibition of new artworks by Mary Volm.
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Meta House
If The Buildings Could Talk, a photographic exhibition by Sopheap Choun.  “Through a powerful series of photographs, Sopheap Choun explores Cambodia’s architecture as a living archive—spaces that hold memory, history, and untold human stories. Blending documentary photography with visual storytelling, the exhibition reveals the silent narratives embedded in buildings, from overlooked interiors to forgotten urban corners.”  
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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 Sopheap Pich: The Process of Creation.  “This exhibition gives us insight into the artist’s creative process by relating his sculptural work with his graphic work.  The show is a journey of artistic creation as both a conceptual and deeply personal act.”  Media:  Cambodianess
More info

Plantation
Eleven: Abstract Impressions of Cambodia’s Cultural and Religious Heritage, an exhibition of paintings by DinArt.   Media:  CambodgeMag
More info

Raffles Grand Hotel D’Angkor (Siem Reap)
Current artist in residence is DinArt. 
More info

The River Gallery (Siem Reap)
Green Season Reverie, a group exhibition of works by artists from Cambodia and around the world. 
More info

Romchiek 5 Art Space
Battambang contemporary art studio.  Rolling exhibitions.  Media: Le Petit Journal (FR)(June 2025)

R5 Showroom Phnom Penh
Escaping the Grid, a duo exhibition of works by watercolourist Mil Chankrim and abstract painter Nget Chanpenh.  “Together, these works reveal two conditions of contemporary existence: the external grid that confines us and the internal grid that fragments the self.  Escaping the Grid becomes both a political and psychological act — a search for wholeness in a world that surveils, divides, and dissolves human identity.” 
More info

Rosewood Phnom Penh
Reflection, an exhibition by Theo Vallier, in collaboration with Cambodian artists Yean Sokheng and Koeng Rithy.  From 6.30 pm. 
More info

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. 

SNA Arts Management
Remembering, a solo exhibition by Kaeu Sreypeou.  Media:  Phnom Penh Post
More info

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)
More info

Sra’Art
From Thursday 9: The Fluffy Ritournelle – Va Chercher Bonheur (Go Seek Happiness), an exhibition by Cambodian French artist Rosine, featuring handcrafted fibre artworks inspired by Cambodian iconography, folklore and everyday life. 
More info

Tribe Cambodia (Siem Reap)
Permanent showroom for works of Nak Noy.
More info

Regular events, classes, sessions:

N o w h e r e Art Studio (relocated to Maloop) occasional workshops. 

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. 
More info

Thursdays to Sundays at K’Atelier – art classes for all levels of experience. 
More info

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.

Send a ‘subscribe’ email to fabianhipp@kumnooh.com to receive Kumnooh in your inbox every Tuesday lunchtime.

Are we missing something?  Let us know at fabianhipp@kumnooh.com.
See you about…

Fabian Hipp
Kumnooh
fabianhipp@kumnooh.com

Department of Mutual Support: Friends of LengPleng (and Kumnooh too)
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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Kumnooh: Cambodia arts for week commencing 2 June 2026

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Greetings:

Event listings:

Commencing on Thursday 4, the Golden (r)Age Performing Art Festival, presented by The Last Stage, features 13 performances at seven venues in Phnom Penh, including The Last Stage Riverside, Aquation Theatre, The Last Stage Factory, Institut français du Cambodge, Chenla Theatre, Friends Futures Factory (F3), and SOSORO Museum, with artists, directors, writers, choreographers, and circus performers from around the world.

  • The Coronation of King Jayavarman 7, directed by Prince Sisowath Tesso
  • The Cambodian Dream, directed by Niyalic Khun, written by Alfred de Musset, Ingmar Bergman and Niyalic Khun
  • A Little Bit All Over The Place, directed by Michael Laub
  • Burning Mouth Syndrome, directed by Leo Sok
  • The Last Great Ape, directed by Dara Heng and Karim Belkacem Saadi
  • , directed by Puthik Dy
  • Falling Bodies, directed by Vicky Lemaire-Dahmani
  • , directed by Eric Ellul, based on Littoral by Wajdi Mouawad
  • Finding Myself (In Mirages), directed by Frédéric Fisbach, inspired by White Noise scenario by Antoine d’Agata
  • Our Value, directed by Vorleak Prom, inspired by Female Law by King Ang Duong
  • Out of My Skin, directed by Sasapin Siriwanij, written by Jean-Baptiste Phou
  • , directed by Karim Belkacem Saadi
  • One Man Macbeth, directed by William Mann, based on Macbeth by William Shakespeare

Media:  Phnom Penh Post
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Also opening Thursday 4, at Botanico, is Printing Reflections: the fabric of Cambodian daily life, by Li Minghang, Liesje Stander and Toto Eduk.  “The exhibition connects Cambodia’s historic floor tiles with modern daily life through relief printmaking. Three artists use linocut, woodblock and 拓印 (ink rubbing) methods to carve traditional patterns alongside contemporary routines. This collaboration transforms ordinary surfaces into a visual narrative about memory, culture, and shared spaces.”  Featuring live music from Raphael Biamonti and Alli G.  From 6 pm; until August 4. 
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Opening on Friday 5 at Shophouse Studio at Pteah Chas is a solo exhibition by Khmer American artist Sam Sopheak, Do You Really Want To Hurt Me.  “Across layered surfaces of canvas, fabric, wood, brick, moving images, and (shedding) snakeskin, recurring motifs of architectural gates, camouflage, devotional ornamentation, and serpent symbolism emerge and erode.”  From 6 pm; until July 5. 
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Also on Friday 5 Meta House presents the regular performance of musical collective The Next Universe featuring poetry readings by Antonio Pineda.  From 8 pm. 
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And in Siem Reap on Friday 5 at The River Gallery is the opening of Green Season Reverie, a group exhibition of works by artists from Cambodia and around the world.  From 6 pm. 
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Opening on Saturday 6 at Sra’Art is the exhibition The Controlled Chaos.  “An informal gathering of artists from diverse disciplines, united in building a shared creative home through collaboration, exhibitions, workshops and support for Cambodian arts across Cambodia and Southeast Asia.”   From 6 pm. 
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On Saturday 6 at Noisy Chilli Taphouse, Comedy in Cambodia presents Bangkok resident Austrian comedian Stefan Bobner plus the best of local comedians.  7.30 pm. 
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Also on Saturday 6 the Phnom Penh Players present their annual awards show, The Plazzies, at The Box Office.    
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And in Siem Reap on Saturday 6, Galaxy Store presents The Wisdom of the Space In Between, an exhibition of paintings by Amé Kunty.   From 5 pm. 
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At the end of June, the weekend of 27 and 28, a special group exhibition, Where Nature Speaks: Living Your Senses, will be held at Six Senses Krabey Island (off Sihanoukville).  Featured artists are Anya Minko, FONki, Dylan Maddux and TYTAART, along with exclusive screenings of short films by acclaimed cinematographers Davy Chou and Visal Sok. 
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Coming soon, on June 12, to Bophana Center is the launch of The Quiet Native, a memoir by Sereyvong Jason Chhinlim. 
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Ongoing….

Exhibitions:  

Bossbha’s House (Battambang)
Faces of the Railway, an exhibition of photographs by Hsu Hung Chieh.  “Faces of the Railway traces Cambodia’s war-disrupted and long-abandoned railway system, using images to reflect on how the fate of a rail line becomes intertwined with the lives of those who live around it […] a long-term documentary journey from 2011 to 2023: from the stillness that followed decades of suspended operations, to the reconstruction works that slowly revived the tracks, and finally to the day the trains began to run once more.”  Until June 30. 
More info

Botanico
Opening Thursday 4: Printing Reflections: the fabric of Cambodian daily life, by Li Minghang, Liesje Stander and Toto Eduk.  “The exhibition connects Cambodia’s historic floor tiles with modern daily life through relief printmaking. Three artists use linocut, woodblock and 拓印 (ink rubbing) methods to carve traditional patterns alongside contemporary routines. This collaboration transforms ordinary surfaces into a visual narrative about memory, culture, and shared spaces.”  Until August 4. 
More info

Galaxy Store (Siem Reap)
From Saturday 6: The Wisdom of the Space In Between, an exhibition of paintings by Amé Kunty.   
More info

The Gallerist
Rolling exhibitions of mostly Cambodian artists.   Currently featuring a new exhibition by Luna Kol, Suspended Silence.  “From luminous abstractions to intimate gestures, the exhibition explores the quiet dialogue between inner landscapes and artistic expression — where silence becomes form and pigments become emotion.”  Until June 12.  
More info

Kep ArtBar
Reclamations, an exhibition of new artworks by Mary Volm.
More info

Meta House
Tides Between Worlds: Urban Currents, an exhibition by German artist Alexandra Maul.  “Her expressive paintings move between urban energy, nature, and emotional landscapes. Inspired by travel, music, and life between cultures, she creates intuitive works filled with movement, color, and atmosphere.” 
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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 Sopheap Pich: The Process of Creation.  “This exhibition gives us insight into the artist’s creative process by relating his sculptural work with his graphic work.  The show is a journey of artistic creation as both a conceptual and deeply personal act.”  Media:  Cambodianess
More info

Plantation
Eleven: Abstract Impressions of Cambodia’s Cultural and Religious Heritage, an exhibition of paintings by DinArt.   Media:  CambodgeMag
More info

Pteah Chas / Shophouse Studio
Opening on Friday 5: solo exhibition by Khmer American artist Sam Sopheak, Do You Really Want To Hurt Me.  “Across layered surfaces of canvas, fabric, wood, brick, moving images, and (shedding) snakeskin, recurring motifs of architectural gates, camouflage, devotional ornamentation, and serpent symbolism emerge and erode.”  Until July 5. 
More info

Raffles Le Royal Phnom Penh

Raffles Grand Hotel D’Angkor (Siem Reap)
Current artist in residence is DinArt. 
More info

The River Gallery (Siem Reap)
Opening Friday 5: Green Season Reverie, a group exhibition of works by artists from Cambodia and around the world. 
More info

Romchiek 5 Art Space
Battambang contemporary art studio.  Rolling exhibitions.  Media: Le Petit Journal (FR)(June 2025)

R5 Showroom Phnom Penh
Escaping the Grid, a duo exhibition of works by watercolourist Mil Chankrim and abstract painter Nget Chanpenh.  “Together, these works reveal two conditions of contemporary existence: the external grid that confines us and the internal grid that fragments the self.  Escaping the Grid becomes both a political and psychological act — a search for wholeness in a world that surveils, divides, and dissolves human identity.” 
More info

Rosewood Phnom Penh
Tonle to Treeline, an exhibition of works by Anya Minko, Ouk Chimvichet and Hom Rith.  “A journey through Cambodia’s landscapes, from river to forest.”   Media:  KumnoohThe Better CambodiaCambodgemag
More info

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. 

SNA Arts Management
Remembering, a solo exhibition by Kaeu Sreypeou.  Media:  Phnom Penh Post
More info

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)
More info

Sra’Art
Opening Saturday 6: The Controlled Chaos.  “An informal gathering of artists from diverse disciplines, united in building a shared creative home through collaboration, exhibitions, workshops and support for Cambodian arts across Cambodia and Southeast Asia.”   
More info

Tribe Cambodia (Siem Reap)
Permanent showroom for works of Nak Noy.
More info

Regular events, classes, sessions:

N o w h e r e Art Studio (relocated to Maloop) occasional workshops. 

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. 
More info

Thursdays to Sundays at K’Atelier – art classes for all levels of experience. 
More info

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.

Send a ‘subscribe’ email to fabianhipp@kumnooh.com to receive Kumnooh in your inbox every Tuesday lunchtime.

Are we missing something?  Let us know at fabianhipp@kumnooh.com.
See you about…

Fabian Hipp
Kumnooh
fabianhipp@kumnooh.com

Department of Mutual Support: Friends of LengPleng (and Kumnooh too)
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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Kumnooh: Cambodia arts for week commencing 12 May 2026

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Greetings:

Thanks are due to YK Art House for extending their subscription to Kumnooh.com and LengPleng.com for another year.    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.  

Event listings:

Tuesday 13 to Sunday 17 the Cambodian International Film Festival reprises with screenings at Knai Bang Chatt in Kep. 
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On Friday 15, Sra’Art holds one last evening to mark the closing of Geo-Graphic, an exhibition by Rachel Goldberg, “which pairs travel-based landscapes with precise geometric forms, exploring how human structures and natural environments intersect, collide, or quietly coexist.”   Features live painting.  From 6 pm. 
More info

Saturday 16, at The Box Office, Comedy in Cambodia presents Adrian Minkowicz, Argentinian comedian on his first tour of Southeast Asia.  $10 advance, $15 on the door.   
More info

May 21 at SNA Arts Management sees the opening of Remembering, a solo exhibition by Kaeu Sreypeou.  From 5 pm. 
More info

On May 29 at The Gallerist is the opening of a new exhibition by Luna Kol, Suspended Silence.  From 10 am, through to June 12. 

Comedy in Cambodia have announced their next Page to Stage stand up comedy course to take place on May 30 and 31 (Saturday and Sunday), with a graduation show on Saturday 13 June.  To be held at The Box Office.
More info

On May 30 and 31 at the French Institute, La Troupe de Theatre Francophone de Phnom Penh present Discordes, directed by Charlotte Alesi. 
More info

Coming on May 31 to Plantation is Abstract Impressions of Cambodia’s Cultural and Religious Heritage, an exhibition of paintings by DinArt. 
More info

The River Gallery in Siem Reap has an open call for artists for their exhibition Green Season Reverie: Land and Memory in Cambodian painting, to run from June 5.  Deadline for entries is May 15. 
More info

Ongoing….

Exhibitions:  

Bossbha’s House (Battambang)
Faces of the Railway, an exhibition of photographs by Hsu Hung Chieh.  “Faces of the Railway traces Cambodia’s war-disrupted and long-abandoned railway system, using images to reflect on how the fate of a rail line becomes intertwined with the lives of those who live around it […] a long-term documentary journey from 2011 to 2023: from the stillness that followed decades of suspended operations, to the reconstruction works that slowly revived the tracks, and finally to the day the trains began to run once more.”  Until June 30. 
More info

The Gallerist
Rolling exhibitions of mostly Cambodian artists.   Currently featuring Nout Daro. 
More info

Kep ArtBar
Reclamations, an exhibition of new artworks by Mary Volm.
More info

Meta House
Cambodian Sohourn, an exhibition of photographs by Hersh Gutwilik.  Features live music by Habana Vieja.  “Traveling primarily by bicycle, Gutwilik approaches photography as an intuitive, exploratory process. His work moves beyond documentation, seeking painterly qualities within everyday environments. Urban structures and natural landscapes are rendered through color, rhythm, and compositional balance.” 
More info

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 Sopheap Pich: The Process of Creation.  “This exhibition gives us insight into the artist’s creative process by relating his sculptural work with his graphic work.  The show is a journey of artistic creation as both a conceptual and deeply personal act.”  Media:  Cambodianess
More info

Plantation
Makaras and Motodops, an exhibition of ten years of drawings by former Phnom Penh and now Siem Reap resident Joshua Chiang.   Media:  Phnom Penh Post
More info

Raffles Grand Hotel D’Angkor (Siem Reap)
Current artist in residence is DinArt. 
More info

The River Gallery (Siem Reap)
Apsara: Off the Wall, an exhibition of paintings by American born long-time Singapore resident Bill Gentry, who has been visiting Cambodia since 1999.   
More info

Romchiek 5 Art Space
Battambang contemporary art studio.  Rolling exhibitions.  Media: Le Petit Journal (FR)(June 2025)

R5 Showroom Phnom Penh
Escaping the Grid, a duo exhibition of works by watercolourist Mil Chankrim and abstract painter Nget Chanpenh.  “Together, these works reveal two conditions of contemporary existence: the external grid that confines us and the internal grid that fragments the self.  Escaping the Grid becomes both a political and psychological act — a search for wholeness in a world that surveils, divides, and dissolves human identity.” 
More info

Rosewood Phnom Penh
Tonle to Treeline, an exhibition of works by Anya Minko, Ouk Chimvichet and Hom Rith.  “A journey through Cambodia’s landscapes, from river to forest.”   Media:  KumnoohThe Better CambodiaCambodgemag
More info

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)
More info

Sra’Art
Geo-Graphic, an exhibition by Rachel Goldberg, “which pairs travel-based landscapes with precise geometric forms, exploring how human structures and natural environments intersect, collide, or quietly coexist.”  Closing night event for the exhibition, complete with live painting, will be held Friday 15 from 6 pm. 
More info
Stairwell Gallery

Tribe Cambodia (Siem Reap)
Permanent showroom for works of Nak Noy.
More info

Regular events, classes, sessions:

N o w h e r e Art Studio (relocated to Maloop) occasional workshops. 

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. 
More info

Thursdays to Sundays at K’Atelier – art classes for all levels of experience. 
More info

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.

Send a ‘subscribe’ email to fabianhipp@kumnooh.com to receive Kumnooh in your inbox every Tuesday lunchtime.

Are we missing something?  Let us know at fabianhipp@kumnooh.com.
See you about…

Fabian Hipp
Kumnooh
fabianhipp@kumnooh.com

Department of Mutual Support: Friends of LengPleng (and Kumnooh too)
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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Kumnooh: Cambodia arts for week commencing 5 May 2026 

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Greetings:

Event listings:

On Friday 8, Sra’Art holds an event for the closing of Geo-Graphic, an exhibition by Rachel Goldberg, “which pairs travel-based landscapes with precise geometric forms, exploring how human structures and natural environments intersect, collide, or quietly coexist.”   From 6 pm. 
More info

Also on Friday 8 Meta House presents the regular performance of The Next Universe featuring poetry readings by Antonio Pineda.  From 7.30 pm. 
More info

Opening Saturday 9 at Java Creative Cafe Tuol Kork is Ox Herding II, a new exhibition by Kampot-based Australian artist Georg Whelan. “Working across mono-printing, painting, drawing and text, Georg Whelan’s practice moves fluidly between high and low brow art references—drawing as much from art history, religious iconography, and traditional techniques as from memes, graffiti, and everyday visual language. His work embraces a kind of “serious play,” where experimentation, intuition, and irreverence sit alongside more formal concerns.”
More info

The River Gallery in Siem Reap has an open call for artists for their exhibition Green Season Reverie: Land and Memory in Cambodian painting, to run from June 5.  Deadline for entries is May 15. 
More info

Next weekend, May 16, at The Box Office, Comedy in Cambodia presents Adrian Minkowicz, Argentinian comedian on his first tour of Southeast Asia.  $10 advance, $15 on the door.   
More info

Comedy in Cambodia have announced their next Page to Stage stand up comedy course to take place on May 30 and 31 (Saturday and Sunday), with a graduation show on Saturday 13 June.  To be held at The Box Office.
More info

On May 30 and 31 at the French Institute, La Troupe de Theatre Francophone de Phnom Penh present Discordes, directed by Charlotte Alesi. 
More info

Coming on May 31 to Plantation is Abstract Impressions of Cambodia’s Cultural and Religious Heritage, an exhibition of paintings by DinArt. 
More info

Ongoing….

Exhibitions:  

Bossbha’s House (Battambang)
Faces of the Railway, an exhibition of photographs by Hsu Hung Chieh.  “Faces of the Railway traces Cambodia’s war-disrupted and long-abandoned railway system, using images to reflect on how the fate of a rail line becomes intertwined with the lives of those who live around it […] a long-term documentary journey from 2011 to 2023: from the stillness that followed decades of suspended operations, to the reconstruction works that slowly revived the tracks, and finally to the day the trains began to run once more.”  Until June 30. 
More info

The Gallerist
Rolling exhibitions of mostly Cambodian artists.   Currently featuring Nout Daro. 
More info

House of Jazz and More
Interludes: Act 2, an exhibition of paintings by Kari Podboy. 
More info

Kep ArtBar
Reclamations, an exhibition of new artworks by Mary Volm.
More info

Meta House
Cambodian Sohourn, an exhibition of photographs by Hersh Gutwilik.  Features live music by Habana Vieja.  “Traveling primarily by bicycle, Gutwilik approaches photography as an intuitive, exploratory process. His work moves beyond documentation, seeking painterly qualities within everyday environments. Urban structures and natural landscapes are rendered through color, rhythm, and compositional balance.” 
More info

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 Sopheap Pich: The Process of Creation.  “This exhibition gives us insight into the artist’s creative process by relating his sculptural work with his graphic work.  The show is a journey of artistic creation as both a conceptual and deeply personal act.” Media:  Cambodianess
More info

Plantation
Makaras and Motodops, an exhibition of ten years of drawings by former Phnom Penh and now Siem Reap resident Joshua Chiang.   Media:  Phnom Penh Post
More info

Raffles Grand Hotel D’Angkor (Siem Reap)
Current artist in residence is DinArt. 
More info

The River Gallery (Siem Reap)
Apsara: Off the Wall, an exhibition of paintings by American born long-time Singapore resident Bill Gentry, who has been visiting Cambodia since 1999.   
More info

Romchiek 5 Art Space
Battambang contemporary art studio.  Rolling exhibitions.  Media: Le Petit Journal (FR)(June 2025)

R5 Showroom Phnom Penh
Escaping the Grid, a duo exhibition of works by watercolourist Mil Chankrim and abstract painter Nget Chanpenh.  “Together, these works reveal two conditions of contemporary existence: the external grid that confines us and the internal grid that fragments the self.  Escaping the Grid becomes both a political and psychological act — a search for wholeness in a world that surveils, divides, and dissolves human identity.” 
More info

Rosewood Phnom Penh
Tonle to Treeline, an exhibition of works by Anya Minko, Ouk Chimvichet and Hom Rith.  “A journey through Cambodia’s landscapes, from river to forest.”   Media:  KumnoohThe Better CambodiaCambodgemag
More info

Silapak Trotchaek Pneik / YK Art House

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)
More info

Sra’Art
Geo-Graphic, an exhibition by Rachel Goldberg, “which pairs travel-based landscapes with precise geometric forms, exploring how human structures and natural environments intersect, collide, or quietly coexist.”  Closing night event for the exhibition will be held Friday 8 from 6 pm. 
More info

Tribe Cambodia (Siem Reap)
Permanent showroom for works of Nak Noy.
More info

Regular events, classes, sessions:

N o w h e r e Art Studio (relocated to Maloop) occasional workshops. 

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. 
More info

Thursdays to Sundays at K’Atelier – art classes for all levels of experience. 
More info

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.

Send a ‘subscribe’ email to fabianhipp@kumnooh.com to receive Kumnooh in your inbox every Tuesday lunchtime.

Are we missing something?  Let us know at fabianhipp@kumnooh.com.
See you about…

Fabian Hipp
Kumnooh
fabianhipp@kumnooh.com

Department of Mutual Support: Friends of LengPleng (and Kumnooh too)
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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Kumnooh: Cambodia arts for week commencing 28 April 2026

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Greetings:

Event listings:

On Wednesday 29 new Tuol Tom Pong venue Motodop presents the first in a planned literary series, featuring a number of performers reading works by American poet Charles Bukowski. 6 pm. 
More info

On Wednesday 29 and Thursday 30 French musical comedy duo Vertiges De L’Amour will perform at The Last Stage Aquation Theatre on Koh Pich.  From 7 pm. 
More info

Next Tuesday, May 5, zinemaking club Kismuth presents a release party for the May issue of Art & Copy, A Change of Air.  Advance bookings only.
More info

On May 8, Sra’Art holds an event for the closing of Geo-Graphic, an exhibition by Rachel Goldberg, “which pairs travel-based landscapes with precise geometric forms, exploring how human structures and natural environments intersect, collide, or quietly coexist.”   From 6 pm. 
More info

Also on May 8 Meta House presents the regular performance of The Next Universe featuring poetry readings by Antonio Pineda.  From 7.30 pm. 
More info

Comedy in Cambodia have announced their next Page to Stage stand up comedy course to take place on May 30 and 31 (Saturday and Sunday), with a graduation show on Saturday 13 June.  To be held at The Box Office.
More info

Ongoing….

Exhibitions:  

Bossbha’s House (Battambang)
Faces of the Railway, an exhibition of photographs by Hsu Hung Chieh.  “Faces of the Railway traces Cambodia’s war-disrupted and long-abandoned railway system, using images to reflect on how the fate of a rail line becomes intertwined with the lives of those who live around it […] a long-term documentary journey from 2011 to 2023: from the stillness that followed decades of suspended operations, to the reconstruction works that slowly revived the tracks, and finally to the day the trains began to run once more.”  Until June 30. 
More info

The Gallerist
Rolling exhibitions of mostly Cambodian artists.   Currently featuring Im Pesey. 
More info

House of Jazz and More
Interludes: Act 2, an exhibition of paintings by Kari Podboy. 
More info

Kep ArtBar
Reclamations, an exhibition of new artworks by Mary Volm.
More info

Meta House
Cambodian Sohourn, an exhibition of photographs by Hersh Gutwilik.  Features live music by Habana Vieja.  “Traveling primarily by bicycle, Gutwilik approaches photography as an intuitive, exploratory process. His work moves beyond documentation, seeking painterly qualities within everyday environments. Urban structures and natural landscapes are rendered through color, rhythm, and compositional balance.” 
More info

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 Sopheap Pich: The Process of Creation.  “This exhibition gives us insight into the artist’s creative process by relating his sculptural work with his graphic work.  The show is a journey of artistic creation as both a conceptual and deeply personal act.” 
More info

Plantation
Makaras and Motodops, an exhibition of ten years of drawings by former Phnom Penh and now Siem Reap resident Joshua Chiang.   Media:  Phnom Penh Post
More info

Raffles Grand Hotel D’Angkor (Siem Reap)
Current artist in residence is DinArt. 
More info

The River Gallery (Siem Reap)
Apsara: Off the Wall, an exhibition of paintings by American born long-time Singapore resident Bill Gentry, who has been visiting Cambodia since 1999.   
More info
More info

Romchiek 5 Art Space
Battambang contemporary art studio.  Rolling exhibitions.  Media: Le Petit Journal (FR)(June 2025)

R5 Showroom Phnom Penh
Escaping the Grid, a duo exhibition of works by watercolourist Mil Chankrim and abstract painter Nget Chanpenh.  “Together, these works reveal two conditions of contemporary existence: the external grid that confines us and the internal grid that fragments the self.  Escaping the Grid becomes both a political and psychological act — a search for wholeness in a world that surveils, divides, and dissolves human identity.” 
More info

Rosewood Phnom Penh
Tonle to Treeline, an exhibition of works by Anya Minko, Ouk Chimvichet and Hom Rith.  “A journey through Cambodia’s landscapes, from river to forest.”   Media:  KumnoohThe Better CambodiaCambodgemag
More info

Silapak Trotchaek Pneik / YK Art House
House on Fire, story and photography by V. Rattana.  Until April 30. 

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)
More info

Sra’Art
Geo-Graphic, an exhibition by Rachel Goldberg, “which pairs travel-based landscapes with precise geometric forms, exploring how human structures and natural environments intersect, collide, or quietly coexist.” 
More info

Tribe Cambodia (Siem Reap)
Permanent showroom for works of Nak Noy.
More info

Regular events, classes, sessions:

N o w h e r e Art Studio (relocated to Maloop) occasional workshops. 

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. 
More info

Thursdays to Sundays at K’Atelier – art classes for all levels of experience. 
More info

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.

Send a ‘subscribe’ email to fabianhipp@kumnooh.com to receive Kumnooh in your inbox every Tuesday lunchtime.

Are we missing something?  Let us know at fabianhipp@kumnooh.com.
See you about…

Fabian Hipp
Kumnooh
fabianhipp@kumnooh.com

Department of Mutual Support: Friends of LengPleng (and Kumnooh too)
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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Kumnooh: Cambodia arts for week commencing 21 April 2026

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Greetings:

Event listings:

On Thursday 23 Meta House celebrates World Book Day.  Participating authors: Sokunthea Hang (“I am a Daughter”); Luke Hunt (“The Punji Trap”), Thierry de Roland Peel (“Ashes from Annam”), Matthew Robinson (“My Cambodia”) and many more.  From 7 pm. 
More info

In Siem Reap on Thursday World Book Day is celebrated by Tribe Cambodia with a meet the author event at The Muffin Man with Lucas Varro, author of Apsara, Devatas of the Temples of Angkor.  From 5 pm. 
More info

Friday 24 Meta House presents the regular performance of The Next Universe featuring poetry readings by Antonio Pineda.  From 7.30 pm. 
More info

Also Saturday 25 at Meta House, the opening of Cambodian Sohourn, an exhibition of photographs by Hersh Gutwilik.  Features live music by Habana Vieja.  “Traveling primarily by bicycle, Gutwilik approaches photography as an intuitive, exploratory process. His work moves beyond documentation, seeking painterly qualities within everyday environments. Urban structures and natural landscapes are rendered through color, rhythm, and compositional balance.”  From 7 pm. 
More info

Ongoing….

Exhibitions:  

Bossbha’s House (Battambang)
Faces of the Railway, an exhibition of photographs by Hsu Hung Chieh.  “Faces of the Railway traces Cambodia’s war-disrupted and long-abandoned railway system, using images to reflect on how the fate of a rail line becomes intertwined with the lives of those who live around it […] a long-term documentary journey from 2011 to 2023: from the stillness that followed decades of suspended operations, to the reconstruction works that slowly revived the tracks, and finally to the day the trains began to run once more.”  Until June 30. 
More info

The Gallerist
Rolling exhibitions of mostly Cambodian artists. 
More info

House of Jazz and More
Interludes: Act 2, an exhibition of paintings by Kari Podboy. 
More info

Kep ArtBar
Reclamations, an exhibition of new artworks by Mary Volm.
More info

Meta House
Fragments of the Guardians, a solo exhibition by Nyan Win Maw, a Myanmar-born artist currently based in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.  “The exhibition presents works in acrylic on paper and canvas, exploring mythical creatures from both Myanmar and Khmer traditions. These guardians — dragons, lions, ogres, and hybrid beings — are rendered in luminous gold tones and adorned with intricate traditional floral motifs, echoing the grandeur of Southeast Asia’s sacred art heritage. Yet these figures are not whole.”   Until 23 April. 
More info

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 Sopheap Pich: The Process of Creation.  “This exhibition gives us insight into the artist’s creative process by relating his sculptural work with his graphic work.  The show is a journey of artistic creation as both a conceptual and deeply personal act.”  From 6 pm.
More info

Plantation
Makaras and Motodops, an exhibition of ten years of drawings by former Phnom Penh and now Siem Reap resident Joshua Chiang.   Media:  Phnom Penh Post
More info

Raffles Grand Hotel D’Angkor (Siem Reap)
Current artist in residence is DinArt. 
More info

The River Gallery (Siem Reap)
Apsara: Off the Wall, an exhibition of paintings by American born long-time Singapore resident Bill Gentry, who has been visiting Cambodia since 1999.   
More info
More info

Romchiek 5 Art Space
Battambang contemporary art studio.  Rolling exhibitions.  Media: Le Petit Journal (FR)(June 2025)

R5 Showroom Phnom Penh
Escaping the Grid, a duo exhibition of works by watercolourist Mil Chankrim and abstract painter Nget Chanpenh.  “Together, these works reveal two conditions of contemporary existence: the external grid that confines us and the internal grid that fragments the self.  Escaping the Grid becomes both a political and psychological act — a search for wholeness in a world that surveils, divides, and dissolves human identity.” 
More info

Rosewood Phnom Penh
Tonle to Treeline, an exhibition of works by Anya Minko, Ouk Chimvichet and Hom Rith.  “A journey through Cambodia’s landscapes, from river to forest.”   Media:  KumnoohThe Better CambodiaCambodgemag
More info

Silapak Trotchaek Pneik / YK Art House
House on Fire, story and photography by V. Rattana.  Until April 30. 

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)
More info

Sra’Art
Geo-Graphic, an exhibition by Rachel Goldberg, “which pairs travel-based landscapes with precise geometric forms, exploring how human structures and natural environments intersect, collide, or quietly coexist.” 
More info

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.
More info

Tribe Cambodia (Siem Reap)
Permanent showroom for works of Nak Noy.
More info

Regular events, classes, sessions:

N o w h e r e Art Studio (relocated to Maloop) occasional workshops. 
More info

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. 
More info

Thursdays to Sundays at K’Atelier – art classes for all levels of experience. 
More info

A weekly class in life drawing for kids with Anastasia at Pteah Chas Community.
More info

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.

Send a ‘subscribe’ email to fabianhipp@kumnooh.com to receive Kumnooh in your inbox every Tuesday lunchtime.

Are we missing something?  Let us know at fabianhipp@kumnooh.com.
See you about…

Fabian Hipp
Kumnooh
fabianhipp@kumnooh.com

Department of Mutual Support: Friends of LengPleng (and Kumnooh too)
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.