Reyum Art School exhibits the best of its Cambodian students' end-of-year assessments
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- Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2008 06:24:17 -0800 (PST)
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Young art students showcase their work
Written by Khoun Leakhana and Camilla Bjerrek?r
Tuesday, 09 December 2008
Reyum Art School exhibits the best of its Cambodian students' end-of-
year assessments
SELF-portraits created with buttons, rice and old pencils, as well
as traditional paintings of naval battles and Apsara dancers were
among some of the pieces on show at an exhibition at Reyum Art School
last week, enabling students to show their artwork to friends, family
and other curious visitors.
Reyum Art School is part of the Reyum Institute, which was founded 10
years ago and provides a free four-year course in Cambodian and
contemporary art for local disadvantaged children.
"We arrange an exhibition like this every year after our students
finish their end-of-year examination," said Lim Vanchan, Reyum Art
School manager.
"We select pictures from their examination by giving marks according
to criteria already set, and we show these selected pictures in a
small exhibition," he said.
The students are aged 10 years and upwards and must pass a test before
being accepted at the school. The school has about 70 students and
dedicates the first two years to teaching them traditional Cambodian
arts. The last two years offer a focus on more contemporary art.
Aspiring artists
Student Lun Raby, 16, has completed two years at the art school.
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I am happy to have a chance to study here because I can gain an extra
skill.
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"I am happy to have a chance to study here because I can gain an extra
skill in addition to the knowledge I receive from my studies at the
state school," he said, adding that the work at the art school does
not interfere at all with his other school work. "I wish to be an
excellent artist."
Lim Vanchan said he was pleased with the exhibition, despite noting
the market for art in Cambodia is not good.
"There is much support [for Cambodian art], but the problem is that
most Cambodians are not rich enough to buy pictures and paintings
which are slightly expensive," he said.
"The market must be a little narrow, but it does not mean there is no
market at all," he added.
Chim Srey Rath, a 19-year-old student at Reyum, said, "I think the art
of painting is a form of art that can help raise the profile of Khmer
culture because when we draw pictures, we draw about things which are
related to Khmer cultural and natural resources.
"Our pictures are shown through the US, so foreigners can experience
Khmer culture through our pictures," she added. "I feel very proud
when I hear that the art of Cambodia is admired by other countries."
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