Do you know someone who has talent, but lacks the means to pursue an artistic career ? Applications for 2020 scholarships are still open until the end of the month.

OUR WORK: Arn Chorn-Pond Livng Arts Scholarship
PROGRAM: Arts Development
AIMED AT: People studying or working in the arts sector

The Arn Chorn-Pond Living Arts Scholarship helps talented people to pursue careers in the arts. The program helps students to develop skills in leadership, financial management, and career planning, and provides bursaries to help cover training fees and expenses.

Scholarships are open to arts students and artists who show talent and motivation to increase their expertise – with priority given to applicants from disadvantaged backgrounds.

In September 2018, we awarded 10 new scholarships and renewed 13 existing ones. In 2019 the students are learning art forms from Pin harp to circus, Smot chanting, and more.

Applications for 2020 scholarships open now, and the closing date for applications is 31 May 2019. Following the selection process, new scholarships will be awarded in September 2019. Download the information sheet and application form here and submit to [email protected].

Women, people with disabilities, people from ethnic minority groups and other underrepresented groups or communities are strongly encouraged to apply. For further assistance, please contact our team at 077 757 190 / 010 941 224 or [email protected] from Mon-Fri (8am-5.30pm).

Application forms (in Khmer) are available for download on their website:
https://www.cambodianlivingarts.org/arn ... holarship/

Cambodia Living Arts to celebrate 20 years with Arts4Peace Festival
By Phnom Penh Post -
August 21, 2019

After decades as a catalyst for the Kingdom’s vibrant arts sector, Cambodian Living Arts (CLA), founded by genocide survivor and musician Arn Chorn-Pond, will host the 10-day Arts4Peace Festival in Phnom Penh to celebrate the Kingdom’s arts and culture since the fall of Khmer Rouge.

The festival, which runs from November 14-24, marks the 20th anniversary of CLA and the 40th anniversary of the fall of Khmer Rouge.

The high-profile festival will bring local and international attention to the impact of the arts in Cambodia by presenting the work of artists from three generations who have helped to preserve, revive and develop the sector – including CLA founder Chorn-Pond.

In full: https://www.phnompenhpost.com/lifestyle ... e-festival

Embassy of Sweden supports arts and culture through Cambodian Living Arts
September 24, 2021 - by Gregers Møller
The Embassy of Sweden in Cambodia has entered into an agreement to support arts and culture through Cambodian Living Arts, according to this announcement.

The Embassy states that the mission of CLA is to be a catalyst in a vibrant arts sector, inspiring new generations.

The first phase of the support is a three-year agreement with the key intention to support artists to explore the potential of civic participation via the arts in Cambodia and to create, share, and discuss diverse narratives and perspectives on Cambodia’s social, political, and cultural contexts using a variety of cultural and artistic expressions.

Cambodian Living Arts is the main arts and culture organization in Cambodia, promoting individual artists and groups in all fields, music, dance, visual arts, film, and literature. Through exhibitions, performances, workshops, and seminars CLA has a wide outreach and influence.

The Swedish financial support is US 1 million, the Embassy states.
https://scandasia.com/embassy-of-sweden ... ving-arts/

UPDATE: 2023 Applications for Grants Now Open

Cambodian Living Arts 2023 grant applications now open
Pann Rethea | Publication date 04 September 2022 | 19:39 ICT

A Cambodian Living Arts (CLA) working group has been conducting live broadcasts in community areas of four target provinces – Kampong Chhnang, Kampong Cham, Tbong Khmum and Kratie – to help develop the arts in Cambodia. They will focus on innovation and creativity and leadership of artists, writers and people working in the art and culture sectors through the provision of three different funds for 2023.

The three-day broadcast was aimed at artists and those involved in the arts scene who may not have access to specific information about the announcement, Suos Sinath, CLA grant manager of Cambodian Living Arts (CLA), told The Post on August 29, the first day of the campaign.

She said the campaign is promoting “Dam Dos grant”, which is one of three CLA grants (Dam Dos grant, New Creations grant and Mobility grant) for an upcoming 2023 project.

“We advertised in Kampong Chhnang province on August 29, Kampong Cham and Tbong Khmum on August 30 and on August 31 in Kratie province,” she said.

“The live broadcast aims to provide information to artists who might not have heard of our operations in the past. It’s a good opportunity for them to secure support for their various art projects. More specifically, we want to provide opportunities for those who have never received support from CLA.”

“The deadline for applications is October 30, and the projects will run for the whole of next year,” she said.

Sinath told The Post about the purpose of the three grants: “The Dam Dos grant was established in 2017 to help artists and people works in the art and culture sector in Cambodia. From 2018 to 2022, we provided each of the 25 winners of the grant with $2,500. For the 2023 project, we plan to accept four to six applications, with the amount of the grants depending on their requirements.”

“We want to help in developing the arts sector in Cambodia, through a focus mainly on innovation and leadership. We provide support for creative art projects, community art projects – such as art classes or other community activities – community-based music research projects, or research on art history, anthropology, culture and cultural policy,” she added.

In particular, the new creations grant, which was established in 2021, offers a budget of up to $5,000 to support the development of independent artists and cultural professionals who have original ideas.

“The grant has a deep focus on developing innovative projects to another level. We encourage candidates to think deeply about techniques that take risks and employ new mediums to draw in new audiences,” she said.

“Applicants should include all details of their project, including the duration of the project, the time it will take to create new masterpieces, the direct costs of production, any travel requires (including overseas trips), networking and mentoring. We will select two nominees for 2023,” she added.

The Mobility grant is worth up to $1,000 and was launched in 2017 to support artists’ travel.
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/lifestyle ... s-now-open