We help raise Small Art School funds. Also, we try our best to encourage our young artists to make a living using their abilities and art education. Thus, we employ local artists to assist our art program and work at the gallery. We provide students opportunities to improve their technical abilities and gain experience in the “business-side” of art.

SAS collaborates with fellow artists and those who give art education worldwide to provide enriching workshops and encourage a broader, global understanding of the visual arts. We help the artist to be able to make a living through their artwork.

Thus, we employ local artists to assist our art program and work at the gallery. We provide students opportunities to improve their technical abilities and gain experience in the “business-side” of art.

We are very proud that our free art classes have deepened and broadened their knowledge and creative abilities through Small Art School’s programs and activities. Eventually, the school realized the need for more art education and funds to support the Khmer children in the best possible way. To help us realize our vision, we established a venue for more people to recognize the talents and abilities of Khmer Children.

How are the profits from the artworks shared?

50%: The individual artist or organization where the student belongs to.

30%: Operating cost for this gallery.

20%: Operating cost for Small Art School’s educational activities such as art supplies, teaching materials, scholarships and student support.

Siem Reap in Cambodia is the home of Angkor Wat, and also a free art school. Former Japanese art teacher Kasahara Tomoko set it up in 2008, and it now has around 100 pupils. Many teachers were killed under Pol Pot and there are still no school art classes. Kasahara believes that drawing freely as a child is deeply important to personal growth. Six of her former students now teach at the school themselves. Follow their efforts to revitalize the spirit of art among Cambodia’s children.