Opportunity
Cambodian Living Arts Mobility Grant
The Cambodian Living Arts Mobility Grant pays for artists living in Cambodia to travel to arts events elsewhere in Asia.[1][2] Cambodian Living Arts offers it to artists and cultural practitioners from all disciplines, including film, performing arts, visual arts and writing, so they can build ideas, networks and skills.[3] The 2026 round, called the Mobility Grant for Art and Social Action, funded travel to Taiwan and the Mekong region.[1]
Sponsorship
Cambodian Living Arts runs the grant. In 2026 it offered the grant with members of the Art & Society Hubs Network Asia, and it encouraged grantees to work with three hubs in that network: Heritage Hub in Hanoi, XYZ Art Center in Vientiane and Accton Arts Foundation in Taipei.[1][4] The 2026 round aimed to strengthen ties among the network's communities and hubs, help artists in the region learn from one another and support grantees' careers.[4]
Award and support
The grant gives up to 1,000 USD per application.[4][5] It can cover visa and insurance costs, transportation, lodging, daily allowances, registration fees and other travel costs.[4] Grantees use it to attend training courses, workshops, conferences, festivals, research presentations and arts residencies.[1]
The number of places has changed from round to round. An earlier call offered two places.[6] In 2023 the grant took applications from January through December, with six places a year on a first-come, first-served basis and up to two awards a month. The 2023 call also allowed applicants to invite experts from other Asian countries to Cambodia for training or workshops.[2] The 2026 round had three places, awarded on a rolling basis, for travel from the fourth week of May to the second week of September.[4][5]
Eligibility
Applicants must live in Cambodia and hold Cambodian citizenship or a K-Visa. Cambodian Living Arts staff may not apply.[4][2] The 2026 round was for people whose work joins art and social action, which Cambodian Living Arts defines as linking art to social issues, reaching people outside the usual arts circles and serving the public good.[4] In 2026 the eligible destinations were Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam and Taiwan; the 2023 call covered activities anywhere in Asia.[4][2]
The organization says it gives priority to applicants who have not had this kind of opportunity before. It says it welcomes applicants regardless of age, disability, Indigenous identity, gender, family status, religion or income, and it especially encourages candidates from voiceless communities, offering them support suited to their needs.[6][1]
Application
Applicants use the Cambodian Living Arts form and complete every section. The 2026 form could be filled in English, and the 2023 form in Khmer or English; applicants may answer some or all questions by video or audio recording instead.[4][2] Applications should be approved at least one month before travel. A later application needs evidence such as a letter of explanation from the host, and even then approval is not guaranteed.[4]
Applicants must show a firm commitment to attending the event and explain how the program will add to their ideas, knowledge and artistic practice. Independent selection committees review the applications, and shortlisted applicants have a 20-minute interview; in 2026 results were due five working days after the interview.[4] After returning, grantees write a short report on what they learned within one month and hold an informal session to share it with their group or arts community.[4]
In the 2026 round, applications were open from May 6 to August 15, 2026.[4]
Past grantees
Earlier grantees included:[6]
- 2019: artist Chan Pisey, at the International Children's Content Right Fair in Thailand; arts manager Khuon Chanreaksmey, at The Arts for Goods Fellowship Program in Singapore; and Say Tola, at the Internal Literature Festival in Nepal.
- 2018: visual artist Chhim Sothy, at The Mekong Contemporary Art Workshop in Thailand; filmmaker Koh Rathany, at the Wathann Film Festival in Myanmar; and artist Pong Pon, at the Imagining ASEAN Workshop on puppetry in Singapore.
In August 2025 Cambodian Living Arts published a story on how the grant supported emerging arts leaders through regional exchanges at BIPAM.[7]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Cambodian Living Arts, Mobility Grant for Art and Social Action 2026
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Cambodian Living Arts, Mobility Grant announcement (2023)
- ↑ Cambodian Living Arts, home page
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 Cambodian Living Arts, Open Call for Mobility Grant for Art and Social Action 2026
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Cambodian Living Arts, Opportunities
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Cambodian Living Arts, (Closed) Open Call Mobility Grant
- ↑ Cambodian Living Arts, News