Daily News

Home

Daily News

Artist Talk by Srey Bandol

We would like to invite you to an event coming up at the gallery:

a
When: 6pm - Monday 30th January
Where: Romeet Gallery, 34E1 Street 178, Daun Penh (Above Blue Chilli Bar)

a
Artist Srey Bandaul recently returned from a 5 month residency in New York. During this time he was hosted by the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC), through a new partnership with the Asian Cultural Council (ACC).
In this talk, at Romeet Gallery, Bandaul will discuss his experience working in New York including the two exhibitions he presented there, Memory of Smoke at Topaz Art Gallery and Looking at Angkor at LMCC's Arts Center, Governors Island.

Happy New Year 2012!

We wish you a happy new year, acting on development, solidarity and sustainability!

We thank all our students, our staff, community members, volunteers, donors, partners, spectators and visitors for their work, their support and interest in 2011.

In 2012, more than ever, Phare Ponleu Selpak wants to put culture at the heart of Cambodians and Cambodia on the map as a regional center of culture.

2012 is the year of the completion of many social and artistic projects... Be part of us!

Hour Seyah opening and Q and A at Romeet Gallery

seyha_romeet_6 Hour Seyah is a talented former student of Phare Ponleu Selpak visual art school.

The 7^th December was the opening of its first solo exhibition at the Romeet Gallery. This exhibition, called Waiting for Sunrise presents a serie of paintings that explore a deeply personal story. The artist, working in a unique blend of abstract expressionism and figuration. This body of work explores the complexities of Hour’s experience working in Thailand as a child. Hours's chosen title for the exhibition, Waiting for Sunrise, invites a bright fuure, which sits sombrely next to the dark hues of this body of work and the period of he artist's life it is recalling.

The 17^th December, he welcomed his audience at the Romeet Gallery for a Q and A session about his exhibition, art and ideas.

The exhibition is open until the 15th of January at the Romeet Gallery, st.178 at Phnom Penh

Friendship Festival 2011: more than 5000 people during the week end!

The 9th and 10th December, Phare Ponleu Selpak hosted the 3rd edition of the Friendship Festival. Two days of entertainment for everyone: locals, expats, tourists, young as old people.

On these 2 days, recognized stars have shared the stage with rising stars as with artists from PPS.

Thanks a lot to all artists who were here: Preap Sovath, Pou Klaing, Khemara Sereymon, Dub Addiction, Mr Kroen, PPS’s artist, DJ D’Tonn, Dj Chase, Dj Matoo, Dj Edwardowski, Dj Gorimaa etc.

Thanks to all volunteers and staff members who helped us make this event possible.

See you next year for the 4th Friendship Festival!

Exhibition opening at University of Battambang

pyd

The 12th December, more than 300 students of Battambang’s University attended to the exhibition opening of 25 artworks of PPS visual art school student, with live painting, music, and sponsoring gift.

Those artworks are a part of an awareness campaign called Mascunality, violence against women and gender, ordered by PyD ( Paz y Desarollo) and producted by Phare Ponleu Selpak. .

Because this campaign is dedicated to a young audience, Paz y Desarollo choose University Battambang to encounter the student around 15 to 24. A first step of a 9 month project wich includes this exhibition in 11 diffrerent cities, Theatre performances in more than 24 provinces, and the creation of a calendar and comic books.

More Articles...