{"id":4733,"date":"2015-09-20T01:11:10","date_gmt":"2015-09-19T18:11:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pharecircus.org\/?p=4733"},"modified":"2025-11-28T11:29:02","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T04:29:02","slug":"new-visual-and-applied-arts-building","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pharecircus.org\/new-visual-and-applied-arts-building\/","title":{"rendered":"New Visual and Applied Arts Building"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"western\">New Visual and Applied Arts Building, Stronger Start For Students<\/h2>\n<p class=\"western\"><span lang=\"en-CA\">When Phare Ponleu Selpak Association (PPSA) was founded 20 years ago the school looked completely different than its current form. Just one little wooden building was used for visual arts, normal lessons and circus skills when they started\u2026 children would even eat lunch at one of the founder\u2019s houses!<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><span lang=\"en-CA\">Over the years the school has expanded because of support from the community and abroad. There\u2019s now a public school with multiple classrooms, kindergarten, library, circus training building, performing arts building, big top, music room, offices, gallery and now a brand new building for the <a href=\"https:\/\/phareps.org\/about-us-vaas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visual and Applied Arts School<\/a> (VAAS).<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-4733 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pharecircus.org\/dsc_0003\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/pharecircus.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/DSC_0003-e1442670371152-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Phare Ponleu Selpak students making street art on a building wall\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pharecircus.org\/dsc_0011\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/pharecircus.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/DSC_0011-e1442670353142-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Phare Ponleu Selpak visual arts and graphics design students in class with teacher\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pharecircus.org\/dsc_0015\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/pharecircus.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/DSC_0015-e1442670333721-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Artwork by Phare Ponleu Selpak visual arts students\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pharecircus.org\/dsc_0019\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/pharecircus.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/DSC_0019-e1442670314405-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Phare Ponleu Selpak Open Day\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pharecircus.org\/dsc_0622\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/pharecircus.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/DSC_0622-e1442670296163-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Phare Ponleu Selpak Open Day - outdoor artwork\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pharecircus.org\/dsc_0628\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/pharecircus.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/DSC_0628-e1442670269972-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Phare Ponleu Selpak Open Day - graphic design display\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p class=\"western\"><span lang=\"en-CA\">The visual arts building was the original wooden \u2018house\u2019 \u2013 but the new VAAS building provides an even better learning environment better space and resources along with a revamped programme to train students better for entering the work force.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><span lang=\"en-CA\">Srey Bandaul, co-founder of Phare Ponleu Selpak and a Director of VAAS.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">\u201c<span lang=\"en-CA\">Now we have space to work and everyone is happier. It will develop the capacity of students and teachers. We (the teachers) have our own office and students have time and space to research for themselves.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><span lang=\"en-CA\">The curriculum has undergone a shift in focus to compliment the new building, and the higher standards of education and job opportunities following graduation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><a name=\"_GoBack\"><\/a> \u201c<span lang=\"en-CA\">Before we worked really closely with the social support program, we accepted everyone and anyone. Now we focus on the education program, now we jump to the step in professional training. We&#8217;re not forgetting our original mission though and so we are still keeping the social program aspects.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">\u201c<span lang=\"en-CA\">Before we really wanted students to work after they graduated, but most of them did not make it because they studied for fun and didn&#8217;t take it seriously, only one or two per year took it seriously and pursued a professional artist career. Now we hope that everyone when they graduate school can have a job.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><span lang=\"en-CA\">As production of the arts returns and thrives in Cambodia so does the demand for staff like the graduates from Phare. There are more and more companies looking for creative minds to expand their businesses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">\u201c<span lang=\"en-CA\">In Cambodia there are very few people who work in graphic design and animation, it\u2019s very new in Cambodia, people are starting to think about this kind of work, it\u2019s a new career in Cambodia, you can find more and more.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-CA\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Visual and Applied Arts Building, Stronger Start For Students When Phare Ponleu Selpak Association (PPSA) was founded 20 years ago the school looked completely different than its current form. 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