Art for Kep and the Association of Conservation and Development of Khmer Kites invite students, parents and families to spend a day making a traditional khleng ek. The workshop is free, and lunch is provided.

Platinum certification under the Green Growth 2050 standard requires a score above 90 percent across more than 400 indicators. It is held by a short list of global names: thirty properties in the Minor Hotels group, the St. Regis Bangkok, Niyama in the Maldives. Nearly all belong to groups with sustainability departments and budgets to match.

From 18 to 20 September 2026, Kep West Wellness turns the pier, the garden and the dining rooms of Knai Bang Chatt into a single, unhurried invitation: come and remember what it feels like to have nothing to do but breathe, move and eat well by the sea.

By the sea, three old villas built for a governor, a relative of the king and a senior customs official tell, between them, the whole fate of Kep: colonial splendour, the war that swallowed everything, then a patient rebirth carried by lovers of Khmer heritage. This is the story of Knai Bang Chatt.

A few dozen minutes off the coast of Kep, a former wartime outpost is being reborn as a sanctuary for Cambodia's marine life. Marine Conservation Cambodia, a partner of Kep West's Art for Kep programme, runs its research base here — and Kep West organises trips out to the island for guests curious to see the work firsthand.

From 22 August to 22 October 2026, Australian visual artist Julia Higgs will take up residence at Art for Kep, spending two months responding to Kep's rainforest and shoreline through drawing, sculpture, installation, and performance.

Art for Kep has opened "Ten Boats+," an international call inviting artists, collectives, organizations, and communities to transform ten or more retired wooden fishing boats from Kep into contemporary artworks, ahead of Kep International Art Week — Edition 01, taking place 11–14 December 2026 on Cambodia's southern coast.

At the end of a wooden pier battered by winds off the gulf, under sun-bleached parasols, a handful of families have kept up the same routine for a century: sorting, tying, cooking and selling Kep's blue crab. Psar Kdam, the “crab market,” is not simply a tasty stop on the road to Kampot. It is the living memory of a town that lost almost everything — except its bond with the sea.

A small, jewel-toned fish has just made a formal entrance into Cambodia's marine biodiversity records. The blackspot razorfish (Iniistius evides) has been officially recorded in Cambodian waters for the first time, the result of a collaboration between Marine Conservation Cambodia (MCC) and the Royal University of Agriculture.

À Kep, deux passionnés posent les jalons d’une communauté de kitesurf autour du Sailing – Discovery Center de Kep West. Frédéric Seynaeve et Gérard Vann nous racontent leur aventure.

A “Hope Spot” at the edge of the world — Recognized by legendary oceanographer Sylvia Earle, the marine area of the Kep archipelago now represents one of the most remarkable conservation success stories in Southeast Asia.

Koh Tonsay (កោះទន្សាយ) is a charming little Cambodian island off the country's southern coast in the Gulf of Thailand

Beneath the Sea is a short documentary born from a specific commission and a sincere sense of urgency. The film was created for Art for Kep, an initiative that combines artistic creation, territorial promotion, and the protection of a fragile ecosystem. This dual mandate — aesthetic and activist — permeates every shot.

Along the southern shores of Cambodia, a quiet but profound transformation is underway. The Sustainable Coastal and Marine Fisheries (SCMF) project has just reached a symbolic milestone: 1,250 Fish Productivity Structures (FPS) have been deployed, representing 25% of the total target.

Actress, producer, activist — meeting with an essential voice of Cambodian cinema: Sarita Reth. A familiar face on Khmer screens, she today embodies a new generation of professionals who no longer content themselves with playing the game, but intend to rewrite the rules. In front of the camera as much as behind it, on stage as much as in industry forums, Sarita carries a rare demand: that of a Cambodian cinema finally structured, fair, and recognized at its true value on the

Scénariste, réalisatrice, proScreenwriter, director, producer — this Cambodian filmmaker has been weaving a singular body of work for nearly twenty years, between metaphorical silences and hard-won freedoms. Portrait of a voice that matters.

Nearly a hundred guests gathered at Knai Bang Chatt to celebrate the launch of the CIFF 360 film festival, with a screening of the emblematic La Joie de Vivre by King Norodom Sihanouk, which set the perfect tone for the evening.

Thursday afternoon, around fifty spectators gathered at Kep West, in the premises of the former Sailin Club, as part of CIFF 360 for a rare and precious screening: The Time to Cry (Pel Del Trov Zum), directed by Uong Kan Thouk, one of the pioneering figures of Cambodian cinema in the 1970s.

CIFF 360 — Kampot & Kep, May 13–17, 2026. The evening breeze drifted gently over the Kampot river as the first silhouettes began settling onto the beach, not far from the old colonial bridge. No darkened theatre, no cushioned seats — just the Cambodian sky, the murmur of the water, and a screen stretched out to face History.

In Kep's Waters, a Millennial Creature Reclaims Its Seagrass Meadows — and Restores Hope to an Entire Sea.

From 13 to 17 May 2026, the Cambodia International Film Festival sets up in Kampot and Kep for an exceptional edition, blending Khmer heritage, emerging voices, and a dialogue about the future of Cambodian cinema.

There are encounters that change everything. In 2003, a Belgian entrepreneur named Jef Moons found himself riding through the jungles of Kep, a forgotten little port on Cambodia's southern coast. At a bend in a dirt path, three modernist villas emerge from the vegetation — silent remnants of Khmer golden age, abandoned since the dark years of Cambodian history.

On the afternoon of April 13, Kep province pulsed to the rhythm of the traditional Khmer New Year. In front of the iconic "I Love Kep" garden, the provincial administration unveiled a food fair and traditional games—a flagship initiative to honor ancestral customs.

The Art for Kep association, active in cultural promotion in Cambodia, is opening applications for the Cinematic Artist Challenge 2026. Under the evocative theme “Kep in 3 Minutes – Our People, Our Culture, Our Ocean,” this call invites local and international creators to produce original works exactly three minutes long.