by Hayley | May 23, 2017 | Arts Team, Community, Epic Encounters, Epic Encounters Theatre
It’s the start of a new school year here in Cambodia. We’re still on our mission to bring art to children in local schools and to change children’s perceptions about people with disabilities as part of our ‘Arts in Schools’ Project We have two...
by Hayley | Apr 26, 2017 | Arts Team, Epic Encounters, Epic Encounters Dance, Epic Encounters Theatre
We’re back from Khmer New year, our Inclusive Arts Course has finished for the year and we’ve had a shake up of our teams. For the past two years we’ve had a professional team (Epic Encounters) and a community team (Arts Team). There are some new...
by Hayley | Oct 24, 2016 | Arts Team, WaterAid
Last week hilarity ensued when Epic Arts staff began filming around Kampot for our latest WaterAid Cambodia project. Crowds of children gathered and giggled. Loud conversations about who could make the best fake poo or whether the fake wee actually needed to be...
by Hayley | Aug 19, 2016 | Arts Team, Community
For two hours a week, these students in Kampot, Cambodia get to express themselves through the arts. I went along recently to the project and saw how much fun students were having with paint, glue and a lot of empty water bottles. “I feel very happy to join the...
by Hayley | May 24, 2016 | Arts Team, Community
After a short break for Cambodian New Year the Arts in Schools project is once again underway. Last week saw the first art class of the new term at Chumkriel Language School. For the next seven weeks Arts Team will be leading visual arts and crafts classes at three...
by Hayley | Feb 25, 2016 | Arts Team, Community
Arts Leader, Thuo, confidently takes the stage at our partner school to address 200 students and 50 parents, a feat that before joining Epic Arts, Thuo would’ve shied away from. She knows what it’s like to feel nervous and shy because of disability. she contracted...
