Sammaki

06/05/2016

Photographs from our latest workshop in Lvea where we discussed the recent heat wave, which, together with deforestation and other human impacts, is causing many animals to die throughout Cambodia. The kids drew a monkey and wrote about why it is important to protect our wildlife.

Of course, to have some fun too, we made paper flowers!

28/03/2016

Artists need to pick up their artwork from sammaki by the end of the month! please call Pheary (069858376) and Ben (087428075)

22/03/2016

សិល្បករទាំងអស់ថាមានសិល្បៈនៅ Sammaki សូមទូរស័ព្ទបិ៍នឬភារ៊ីនិងយកវាឡើងបានឆាប់តាមដែលអាចធ្វើទៅបាន។
All artists that have art at Sammaki please call pheary or ben and pick it up as soon as possible.

22/03/2016

Although Sammaki is now closed, the workshops continue! Thanks Lvea high school for coming out and beginning another art installation about plastic waste in Cambodia!

22/03/2016

Thanks everyone for coming to the closing party to celebrate a great five years! We hope you stay tuned for the next version of Sammaki :)

13/03/2016

Important Announcement:

After a great community meeting yesterday, we (some of the founders, staff, board, and community members) have decided to pass the space off to Romcheik 5's team, for a new art gallery and animation/design studio, managed by Phal Sopheak. We are very excited to see this next phase of the Battambang art and once again want thank everyone for supporting Sammaki over the five years.

Please come to our CLOSING PARTY! Saturday the 19th. 1-4pm where anyone can paint, reminisce, and fun at the gallery - all artists and community members are invited to paint on the walls. From 4-8pm we will have a goodbye party, celebrating the five years of Sammaki's great work in Battambang. We hope to see you all there!

12/03/2016

Reminder!
Meeting today at 1pm at Sammaki to discuss the future of the space.
Hope to see you all there.

03/03/2016

Sammaki will have a transition meeting on Saturday, March 12th at 1pm. Hope to see you all there.

24/02/2016

Sorry everyone: Sammaki Gallery will be closed for a few days. Reopening March 2nd.

19/02/2016

It's start at 4 pm to 8pm

19/02/2016

សូមជំរាបសួរមិត្តភិក្កទាំងអស់គ្នា! នឹងសិល្បះករគ្រប់រូបជាទីគោរពរាប់អាន។
នៅថ្ញៃទី 21 ខែ កុម្ភះ ឆ្នាំ 2016 ខាងមុខនេះនៅក្នុងវិចិត្រសាលសាមគ្គី មានការបង្ហាញគម្រាងរបស់សិល្បះករជនជាតិអាឡឺម៉ង់ លោក Alfred Banze បង្ហាញ ការដំឡើងប្រពន្ធ័ផ្សព្វផ្សាយមួយក្នុងអំឡុងពេលដែលគាត់ធ្វើកាស្នាក់នៅក្នុងវិចិត្រសាលសាមគ្គី" ស្ដីអំពីការកើនឡើងនិងការដួលរលំនៃសិល្បះ" ក្នុងកិច្ចសហប្រតិបត្តិកាជាមួយ សាមគ្គី ក្រុម Bayman, Meta House រាជធានីភ្នំពេញ លោក Camping Akademie e.v ។
គាំទ្រដោយក្រសួងកិច្ចការវប្បាធម៌ ទីក្រុង ប៊ែកឡាំង ព្រឹត្តសភា និង ស្ថានទូតអាឡឺម៉ង់នៅប្រទេសកម្ពុជា ផងដែល។
ខ្ញុំសង្ឃឹមថានឹងមានវត្តមានបង ប្អូនយ៉ាងច្រើនកោះក! សូមអរគុណ!
ហៀក ភារី

19/02/2016

07/02/2016

Here's where it all started!!!

07/02/2016

Important announcement. English below:
សាមគ្គីជាវិចិត្រសាលបានចាប់បើកដំបូងគេនៅខេត្តបាត់ដំបង ហើយជាសហគមន៌សិល្បៈដែលដំណើរការដោយសិល្បះករ តែមួយគត់នៅក្នុងប្រទេស។ អស់រយះពេល ប្រាំឆ្នាំកន្លងមកនេះ សាមគ្គីបានជួយផ្តួចផ្តើមគំនិតសិល្បះជាច្រើន។ ពួកយើងបានរៀបចំធ្វើ ពិព័រណ៌រូបភាពសិក្ខាសាលាជាច្រើនហើយថែមទាំងបានផ្តល់ទីកន្លែងសហគមន៌ សម្រាប់សិល្បះ ករ រួមគ្នាបង្កើតគម្រោងសិល្បៈដ៏គួរអោយភ្ញាក់ផ្អើលដូចជា Our City, Angkor Art Expo, និង Cambodian Mask Project។ មិនតែប៉ុណ្ណោះយើងក៏មានទទួលឲ្យសិល្បៈករខ្មែរ និងសិល្បៈករបទេសដែលមកពីតំបន់ជាច្រើនជុំវិញពិភពលោកមកធ្វើការស្នាក់អាស្រ័យ និងផ្លាស់ប្តូរបទពិសោធន៍។ បន្ទាប់ពីមានសាមគ្កីមានវិចិត្រសាលបាត់ដំបងក៏មានវិចិត្រសាលដ៏ល្អៗដូចជា Sanker, Tep Kao Sol, និង Rom Cheik Pram បានបើកវិចិត្រសាល ក៏ដូចជាកន្លែងសិល្បះចំរុះជាច្រើនផ្សេងៗទៀតដូចជា Coco L’Art Café, Lotus, Marine Ky’s Studio, Kinyei និងកន្លែងជាច្រើនទៀត។
សាមគ្គីមានមោទនភាពចំពោះតួនាទីដ៏សំខាន់ដែលសាមគ្គីបាន ដើរតួរក្នុង ការបង្កើនកេរ្តិ៍ឈ្មោះខេត្តបាត់ដំបង ក្នុងឆាកសិល្បះជាតិ និងអន្តរជាតិប៉ុន្តែពេលនេះជាពេលដែលត្រូវផ្លាស់ប្តូរ ។ សាមគ្គីអាចនិងបន្តរៀបចំ សិក្ខាសាលា នានា និងព្រឹត្តិការណ៌ជាច្រើនក្នុងថ្ងៃអនាគត ប៉ុន្តែទីតាំងសាមគ្កី នឹងត្រូវបញ្ចប់គម្រោង។ ពួកយើងសូមអញ្ញើញសិល្បៈករក្នុងសហគមន៌សិល្បះខេត្តបាត់ដំបង មកសាមគ្គីនៅថ្ងៃទី១៣ ខែកុម្ភៈ វេលា ម៉ោង១១ព្រឹក ដើម្បីជួបជុំនិងពិភាក្សាពីការផ្លាស់ប្តូររបស់សាមគ្គី និង អគារសាមគ្គី និងសិល្បះ ខេត្តបាត់ដំបងផង។ អ្នកទាំងអស់គ្នាគឺជាសហគមន៌ដែលសាមគ្គីបានថែរក្សា និងធ្វើការជាមួយអស់ រយះពេល៥ឆ្នាំមកនេះ ហើយសាមគ្គីចង់ផ្ទេរអគារដល់អ្នកដើម្បីបន្តគម្រោងសិល្បះថ្មីនិងបង្កើតគម្រោងសិល្បៈ ផ្ទាល់ខ្លួនសម្រាប់អ្នក។ វាគឺជាទំនួលខុសត្រូវខាងហិរញ្ញវត្ថុដ៏ធំមួយដើម្បីដំណើរការកន្លែងមួយ ប៉ុន្តែយើងសង្ឃឹមយ៉ាងមុតមាំថានឹង មានអ្នកជំនួសកន្លែងរបស់សាមគ្គី ។ ពួកយើងសូមអរគុណអ្នកគ្រប់គ្នាដែលបានចូលរួមជួយជ្រោមជ្រែងសាមគ្គីជាច្រើនឆ្នាំមកនេះ។
បើគ្មានអ្នកទាំងអស់គ្នា គ្មានអ្វីនៅទីនេះអាចកើតឡើងបាននោះឡើយ។ ពួកយើងសង្ឃឹមនិងជឿ ជាក់ថាផ្នត់គំនិតរបស់សាមគ្គី និងការរួបរួមសម្រាប់ សិល្បះដែលយើងបានថែរក្សា នឹងទទួលបានលទ្ធផលជាផ្លែផ្កា។
ពួកយើងទន្ទឹងចាំមើលនូវការបង្កើតច្នៃប្រឌិតស្នាដៃទាំងអស់របស់សហគមន៌សិល្បៈ បាត់ដំបងតាម រយៈកន្លែងសិល្បៈថ្មីៗ ដែលបានកំពុងដំណើរការ។ អរគុណអ្នកទាំងអស់គ្នាសម្រាប់ការចូលរួមគាំទ្រ។

Bandaul
Ben
Darren
Jam
Male
Pheary
Theanly
Touch

When Sammaki opened it’s door 5 years we were the first art gallery in Battambang and one of the only artist-run art spaces in the country. Over the past five years Sammaki has helped kickstart a lot art initiatives - we have housed over 30 artist workshops, 40 exhibitions, and provided a community space for artists to converge for exciting projects like Our City, Angkor Art Explo, and Cambodian Mask Project. Since our opening, and in part because of our work, fantastic new galleries like Sangker, Tep Kao Sol, and Romcheik Pram have opened their doors, as well as many mixed-art spaces like Choco L'Art Cafe, Lotus, Marine Ky's studio, Kinyei, and more. We are proud of the important role Sammaki has played in growing Battambang's reputation in the national and international art scene, but it's time to move on. Sammaki may continue to host workshops and events in the future, but the doors and space as such, will close. We wish to invite any and all members of the Battambang arts community to come to Sammaki February 13th at 11am to meet and discuss the transition as well as the future of the building, and Battambang's arts scene. You are the community Sammaki has nurtured and worked with for five years, and Sammaki wants to offer you the building, to continue your own exciting and new art projects. It is a large financial responsibility to run a space, but we know new spaces will undoubtedly take Sammaki's place. We wish to thank everyone who has been involved in Sammaki over the years, you know who you are! Without you none of this could have happened. We hope and believe that the idea of Sammaki, the unity for the arts we nurtured, has come to fruition. We can see that looking at all the new spaces that have popped up since. We look forward to seeing all that the Battambang arts community has in store. Thanks everyone for your support, work, and participation.

Sincerely:
Bandaul
Ben
Darren
Jam
Male
Pheary
Theanly
Touch

24/01/2016

Happy to see Sin Rithy in the Cambodia Daily!
See his great work on display at Romcheik Pram!

“Portrait 2,” is part of a retrospective of his work currently on display at Romcheik 5 Gallery in Battambang City.

22/01/2016

Battambang Artists! This is an amazing residency program you all must apply to! If you have any questions, ask Ben!

17/01/2016

We are so thankful to all of you who showed up, what a great turn out! The artists had a great time visiting Battambang, and are still here today for a special workshop on painting at 2pm at Sammaki!

14/01/2016

We're in The Cambodian Daily!!
Just as we finished installing today, we we're so honored to see Pesey Im's work and our next exhibition featured! Show opens TOMORROW, FRIDAY the 15th (6-8pm)/
See you there!

13/01/2016

Tomorrow, Thursday the 14th, Sammaki will be closed for installation of our new show. The art looks really exceptional, and we hope to see you all there for the opening, Friday the 15th, 6-8pm

12/01/2016

THE BOAT is really exciting project in Phnom Penh, but they need your support!

One big boat. One big project. One big dream. | Crowdfunding is a democratic way to support the fundraising needs of your community. Make a contribution today!

10/01/2016

Sammaki Community Arts proudly presents, Artists from Yamada School of Art. The show features work by seven artists who have studied at the Phnom Penh art school, as well as their teacher, Takakazu Yamada. Artists included are painters Sopheap Nhem, Horn Samon, Dina Thun, Seng Visal, Pesey Im, and Kimsan Sou, all of whom are currently based in Phnom Penh. Additionally, the show will feature a collaborative installation by Sammaki gallery manager Heak Pheary, and students from Battambang province.

The show opens on Friday, January 15th, from 6-8pm, with refreshments and snacks provided. There will also be a workshop at 2pm led by Yamada at Sammaki the following day, Saturday the 16th. All artists are welcome to attend.

10/01/2016

We had such a fun day painting with kids from Lvea!

09/01/2016

We are excitedly unwrapping the art for our new show opening this Friday, featuring 6 artists from Yamada Art School in Phnom Penh!

Do you know who this artist is? So beautiful!

08/01/2016

Our next show opens in one week! The show opens on January 15th, (Friday) 6 - 8 pm. The exhibition will feature artists living in Phnom Penh and Japan, all from the Yamada School of Art! Hope to see you all there!

05/01/2016

Thanks so much to Marie Gayatri for helping Sammaki learn more about best practices for teaching art, and for leading a great two day workshop on making art in nature with kids from Salvation Centre Cambodia Battambong Branch!

**Photo credit Anders Jiras

02/01/2016

We had a great time today making art in nature with kids from Salvation Centre Cambodia Battambong Branch! See you all tomorrow!

02/01/2016

This weekend Sammaki will be closed.
We have partnered with Salvation Centre Cambodia to offer free workshops to ten children Saturday and Sunday, creating art outside to discuss the environment.

Pictures soon!

24/12/2015

A few photos from our most recent Lvea workshop
:) :)

20/12/2015

Beautiful