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 The 2006 Angkor Photography Festival Flickr Contest
PHOTOGRAPHY FOR CHANGE
Siem Reap, Cambodia. Nov. 25th – Dec. 1st, 2006

As part of the 2006 Angkor Photography Festival we are holding a Flickr contest. Winners' work will be shown alongside the work of professionals during one of the evening projections in the Cambodian town of Siem Reap, near the famed Angkor Temples, and prizes will be awarded by a panel of judges.

The title for this year's Flickr contest is "Asia in the World". The Angkor Photography Festival is a center for Asian photographers as well as photographers with an interest in Asia, so for this year's contest we want you to submit photographs that are about Asia—the people, culture, arts, politics etc. The photographs do not have to be taken in Asia but must be connected in some way with the region.
 
The contest is only open to non-professional photographers. If you are a professional photographer and wish to submit work to show at one of the festival’s exhibits and projections, please contact: angkorphoto@gmail.com

CONTEST RULES:

1). Work can be submitted in one of two categories: 'singles' or 'sets'. A set of images (or photo essay) can contain up to 20 images and should be organized into a single Flickr set.

Images entered into the singles category must be tagged 'angkorsingle' and images in a set should be tagged 'angkorset'.

2). There is a limit of 10 images per poster total (if your images are part of a photo essay be sure to put them together in a set and we will review all the images). We suggest you edit tightly and post only your very best images.

3) All images must be available on your Flickr page  at a minimum 1024 x 768 points (horizontal or vertical) at 72 dpi, suitable for projection. Any images that are too small will be rejected.

4). If possible, please be sure photographs have caption information: who, what, where, when & why. There are no restrictions on when the photographs were taken.

5). Photographs will be judged by a panel of judges including professional photographers, editors and journalists. Contestants will be notified before the festival if their work has been accepted. Prize winners will be announced the night of the projection in Siem Reap and  the winners from both the singles and sets categories will receive copies of signed photography books by well known photographers (to be announced).

6). All photographs will remain the copyright of the photographer. However, if your work is selected for projection, you give permission to the Angkor Photography Festival to use your images for non-commercial promotional use, including both print media and internet/digital use by the Angkor Photography Festival.

This year's festival will be held in Siem Reap, from November 25th to December 1st, 2006. If you are interested in joining the festival this year please email us at angkorphotofestival@yahoo.com.

Thank you and good luck!

Stuart Isett
Angkor Photography Festival
PHOTOGRAPHY FOR CHANGE
http://angkorphotofestival.com/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/angkorphotographyfestival/

After a few weeks break over the exam period, we are starting the new season with a popular itinerary:

The tours will visit three locations:

• The well-known '100 Houses' development, designed by Vann Molyvann and commissioned in the 1965 by the National Bank of Cambodia for its staff; these 100 or so identical houses are a thoughtful reinterpretation of the traditional Khmer house - some are still (just) in their original state.

• Doctor's House: A remarkable villa of the same period which has an exuberant, three-storey high entrance hall which dominates the design; now a Health Centre.

• Split House: This family villa - a rich blend of materials, form, light and air which creates a delightful residence - seems to have been built to divide into two, for reasons we have not yet determined.

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There will be morning and afternoon tours, guided by architecture students Suon Ratana and Sim Sitho.

Morning tour: Start at 8.30am, end around 11.30am

Afternoon tour: Start at 2.30pm, end around 5.30pm

The tours are available in English and Khmer; please indicate which you prefer.

Cost: Cambodians: $1, Others: $8, including transport by coach.

As usual, booking is essential. Children over 12 are welcome.

Please contact us by replying to this email (contact@ka-tours.org) with your request for places; please don't forget to include names and mobile telephone numbers and which tour you would like, otherwise sorry but we can't accept the booking. We will email you back with joining details and contact numbers.

Hoping to see you.

With thanks and best wishes.

The art house

 

Mixed Media Exhibition by Graduates of

The Royal University of Fine Arts in Phnom Penh

Aug 11 – Nov 9   2006

Kindly sponsored by Bangkok Airways

 

The Art House gallery opened in May 2006 with an objective to nurture and promote young Khmer contemporary artists and exhibit work by local international artists. This dynamic new show spotlights paintings and sculptures by fifteen talented young Cambodian artists, all graduates from the Royal University of Fine Arts (RUFA). This will be the first strictly professional showing of these artists’ work and has been made possible by the generous support of Bangkok Airways.

 

There are a significant number of talented Khmer artists in Cambodia but their ability to become full time professional artists is hindered by a lack of exhibition venues and a lack of understanding of how to approach existing galleries with their work. The Art House actively seeks new talent and aims to be a platform for the artists to exhibit and sell their work to a wider local and international audience.

 

Artists exhibiting at The Art House are:

Choup Sopheak, Chhouk Rithy, Khem Sambo, Kim Samdy, Mao Makara, Ou Vanndy, Ouk Im Vichet, Pok Seila, Proueng Moulin, Ray Reasay, Sophon Samkhan, Tan Vanno, Thorn Tourneakea, Vong Daravy and Yen Entareak

 

While studying at RUFA these artists were selected to work with the Peace Art Project Cambodia (PAPC) which was co-founded and coordinated by British artist Sasha Constable. PAPC was a training project turning de-commissioned weapons (small arms, mainly AK-47’s) into sculptures as expressions of peace. The project was a tremendous success and appealed to the present global mentality sending a strong message of peace from a country finding its way through its post conflict reality.

 

There are many more examples of work by PAPC artists throughout Cambodia. While in the capital Phnom Penh visit the Bird of Peace situated in Sanderson Park near Wat Phnom. This sculpture was commissioned by the Australian Embassy and created by two artists - Sophon Samkhan and Chhay Bunna - out of approximately 140 AK-47’s.

 

The Art House is devoted to supporting Khmer artists in their development across many mediums. In a country with a booming tourist trade, The Art House believes that expansion of fine arts will be a viable way for Khmers to provide for their needs as well as those of their families. The gallery is committed to helping these artists sell their work in a fair, profitable way. To give the artists further opportunities working with different materials and learning new artistic techniques, The Art House is seeking to actively promote contemporary art workshops for Khmer artists and will be working in conjunction with the Cambodian Arts Network (CAN). CAN is a Cambodian Arts NGO based in Phnom Penh which will coordinate workshops, exhibitions and artists in residence placements in Phnom Penh, Siem Reap and Battambang.

 

The Art House gallery is currently gathering funding for a series of modern stone carving workshops focused on expanding stone carving in Cambodia beyond the current Khmer lexicon. A teacher is ready to instruct and space is available, but we are still in need of donations for materials and living expenses for students

 

This exhibition is curated by Sasha Constable.

For sale inquiries or contributions please contact Sasha or staff at Warehouse.

 

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