Events / Communities / Creative Action

Culture grows
when people
gather.

We create spaces to meet, exchange perspectives, make something together,
and leave with a possibility that did not exist before.

01 / itonami Night

A night with
no fixed script.

itonami Night is our recurring gathering where open mics, shared meals, music, unexpected conversations, and ideas still finding their shape can meet.

Each edition begins with a different question, host, or creative energy. Come without a finished answer. Leave with a conversation, an idea, or someone new to keep walking with.

People participating together at an evening eventA lively community gatheringA night gathering beneath a city roof
02 / Exhibitions

Stories change when
they enter a room.

Collective photo and art exhibitions bring people together around what deserves more attention.

They can reveal overlooked stories, raise support for a shared cause, and turn looking into participation. The exhibition is never the end point. It is where another conversation begins.

Visitors viewing the SAMAKI art exhibitionPhotography displayed at the Slaprea exhibitionA community exhibition at Sundown Social Club
03 / Open Labs

Bring the question
before the brief.

Open Labs are self-initiated spaces where creators, citizens, and communities think, design, test, and prototype together before a client or funder is involved.

We begin with what matters. Good ideas do not need permission to start. They need purpose, energy, and people willing to explore.

Scam Me Not creative lab conceptDon’t Block the Future creative lab conceptStill Standing creative lab concept
04 / Photo Walk

Walk slowly.
Look again.

Through Phnom Penh Photography Collective, photographers move through the city without a fixed destination.

The camera becomes a reason to notice everyday life, learn from one another, and build community. Sometimes we also mobilize that shared way of seeing around causes that matter.

A large Phnom Penh Photography Collective night walkA Phnom Penh Photography Collective group walkPhotographers making images together in Phnom PenhA Phnom Penh Photography Collective conversation and exhibition
05 / Conversations

Make room for another
way of seeing.

Sontanea means “conversation” in Khmer. It began as a platform for creatives who inspire change and continues to shape how we gather around unfinished ideas.

We invite people to share what they are learning while it is still unfolding, so one person’s story can open a new possibility for someone else.

Sontanea, a platform for conversations with creatives
An open invitation

You do not need
a finished idea.

Only curiosity, a question, or something that feels worth exploring.

Tell us what you are thinking →