Meet the Volunteers of Phare Ponleu Selpak: Eliot WITHERSPOON, Communications & Marketing Intern [Video]

by Soree KIM | May 2, 2024

This past year, Phare Ponleu Selpak received two student volunteers from the United States. They have spent around seven months at Phare and will be leaving soon to start their first year of university. As a farewell, we asked a few questions about their internship...

Another Year of Shining Bright: Highlights from 2023 at Phare Ponleu Selpak

by CHIERN Piseth Samphallyka | Jan 18, 2024

With another year gone by, it’s time to reflect on everything that’s happened at Phare Ponleu Selpak in 2023. This past year, Cambodia has still been recovering from the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic, and while international tourism numbers have been...

Artist Talk: Understanding Khmer Contemporary Art [Video]

by Olivia AUDO | Sep 7, 2023

The tension between Khmer art preservation and development has been growing recently. During the 2023 S’Art Urban Art Festival, there were several discussions about arts and shared cultural heritage. This discussion with artists attempted to explain and...

UNESCO: Understanding Shared Cultural Heritage in the Mekong Region [Video]

by Bryce MERKL SASAKI | Jul 27, 2023

What is cultural heritage? And what does it mean (or not mean) to share it with other overlapping ethnicities and cultures in the region? If you didn’t attend the S’Art Urban Arts Festival in June 2023 held here in Battambang, you might have missed out on the panel...

Smashing Success: The S’Art Festival Brought Urban Arts to Life in Battambang in 2023

by Bryce MERKL SASAKI | Jul 5, 2023

That’s a wrap! The 2023 edition of the S’Art Urban Arts Festival was a remarkable success.   From 12 to 17 June, the biennial S’Art Festival drew in over 7700 attendees across a wide range of activities and who hailed from around Cambodia and across Asia.  After the...

Join Us at the S’Art Urban Arts Festival 2023!

by ppsa | Jun 8, 2023

The S’Art Urban Arts Festival is back! Join us on the streets of Battambang from 12 to 17 June 2023 for this biennial festival that introduces the public to urban art forms like hip-hop music and dance, as well as graffiti and mural painting. After cancelling the 2021...