Drawn to the Wild

06/08/2026

23/07/2026

Art & E is honored to serve as the Official Community & Submission Partner for Drawn to the Wild 2026, organized by Shinta Mani Foundation

We warmly invite artists and students across Cambodia to participate in this inspiring wildlife art festival and competition.

🏆 Total Prize Fund: USD 15,000

📅 Submission Deadline: 21st July - 1st September 2026

For official competition details and rules, Please click the link below for the full competition brief in KHM & ENG:

https://we.tl/t-pmJKH77VOhHFSa7W

For more information of the Art festival & Competition:

👨‍💻 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1E9zHtFT7W/

🌐 www.drawntothewild.org

We wish all participants the very best and look forward to seeing your creativity shine.

21/07/2026

សិល្ប:ដើម្បីសត្វព្រៃ - Drawn to the Wild
ការប្រកួតប្រជែង​ និងការតាំងពិរពណ៌ស្នាដៃគំនូរសិល្ប:

«Drawn to the Wild»​​ គឺជាការអបអរសាទរចំពោះសត្វព្រៃដ៏អស្ចារ្យរបស់ប្រទេសកម្ពុជាព្រមទាំងបង្ហាញពីស្នាដៃរបស់សិល្បករប្រកបដោយទេពកោសល្យដែលជម្រុញឱ្យយើងមើលឃើញធម្មជាតិតាមរយៈកែវភ្នែកថ្មីប្លែកពីមុន។ តាមរយៈសិល្បៈ​ យើងសង្ឃឹមថានឹងជួយឱ្យកុមារ សិស្សនិស្សិត និងសហគមន៍ទូទៅ យល់ដឹង កោតសរសើរ និងឱ្យតម្លៃកាន់តែច្រើនចំពោះសត្វព្រៃ និងធម្មជាតិរបស់កម្ពុជា។

កាលបរិច្ឆេទប្រមូលការងារ:
ថ្ងៃទី២១​ ខែកក្កដា​ រហូតដល់ ថ្ងៃទី១ ខែកញ្ញា ឆ្នាំ២០២៦

សូមចូលទៅកាន់តំណភ្ជាប់នេះ ដើម្បីទាញយកឯកសារ Competition Brief (ฺភាសាខ្មែរ+អង់គ្លេស)៖
https://we.tl/t-mxS6ktZEgN7yRUw1

សម្រាប់ព័ត៌មានលម្អិតបន្ថែម សូមចូលទៅកាន់គេហទំព័រ៖
www.drawntothewild.org

Drawn to the Wild
Art Competition​ & Festival

Drawn to the Wild is a celebration of Cambodia's extraordinary wildlife and the artists who help us see it with fresh eyes. Through art, we hope to help children, students, and communities to understand and appreciate wildlife.

Submission Deadline:
21st July - 1st September 2026

Please click the link below for the full competition brief in KHM & ENG:
https://we.tl/t-pmJKH77VOhHFSa7W

For more information of the Art festival & Competition:
www.drawntothewild.org See less

08/07/2026

Meet BILLY the Binturong 🧡🩷
High in the canopy of the Cardamom Rainforest lives one of Southeast Asia’s most unusual mammals the binturong, often called the “bearcat.” With its prehensile tail, gentle nature, and a scent surprisingly similar to buttered popcorn, it’s a quiet guardian of the forest
As an important seed disperser, the binturong helps regenerate the rainforest simply by moving through it.
Yet habitat loss and illegal wildlife trade continue to threaten its future
For Bill Bensley, creatures like the binturong are more than wildlife they’re characters with stories, personalities, and a reminder that every species has a role to play in keeping the forest alive
Every painting begins with a wild inspiration 🤩

07/07/2026

The kouprey is one of the world's rarest wild cattle and a symbol of Southeast Asia's extraordinary biodiversity.

In Bill Bensley's world, Keith transforms from an elusive animal into a proud guardian of the forest reminding us that every species has a story worth protecting.

What story will you tell through your art?

01/07/2026

Some animals roar 🐆
Some sing 🎶
And some leave nothing behind but quiet footprints.
Cecilia, Bill Bensley’s clouded leopard, reminds us that strength doesn’t always need to be loud. Hidden among the trees, she watches, protects, and quietly keeps the forest alive
Let the wild inspire your imagination and perhaps your next masterpiece.
🌿🐆🎨

30/06/2026

Meet Ella 🐘🤍
Wise. Gentle. Unshakable
Every wild animal has a unique personality, and every artwork has a story waiting to be told
Let Bill Bensley’s colorful characters inspire your own creation for Drawn to the Wild
What’s the personality of your wild animal?

23/06/2026

សិល្ប:ដើម្បីសត្វព្រៃ - Drawn to the Wild
ការប្រកួតប្រជែង​ និងការតាំងពិរពណ៌ស្នាដៃគំនូរសិល្ប:
[English Below]

«Drawn to the Wild»​​ គឺជាការអបអរសាទរចំពោះសត្វព្រៃដ៏អស្ចារ្យរបស់ប្រទេសកម្ពុជាព្រមទាំងបង្ហាញពីស្នាដៃរបស់សិល្បករប្រកបដោយទេពកោសល្យដែលជម្រុញឱ្យយើងមើលឃើញធម្មជាតិតាមរយៈកែវភ្នែកថ្មីប្លែកពីមុន។ តាមរយៈសិល្បៈ​ យើងសង្ឃឹមថានឹងជួយឱ្យកុមារ សិស្សនិស្សិត និងសហគមន៍ទូទៅ យល់ដឹង កោតសរសើរ និងឱ្យតម្លៃកាន់តែច្រើនចំពោះសត្វព្រៃ និងធម្មជាតិរបស់កម្ពុជា។

នៅពេលកុមារម្នាក់គូររូបសត្វពង្រូល ស្វាភេឬខ្លារខិន ពួកគេមិនមែនគ្រាន់តែកំពុងដាក់ទឹកថ្នាំលើក្រដាសប៉ុណ្ណោះទេ ប៉ុន្តែកំពុងបង្កើតចំណងផ្សារភ្ជាប់ជាមួយសត្វទាំងនោះ។ តាមរយៈកម្មវិធីនេះ យើងជឿជាក់ថា ការលើកកម្ពស់សិល្បៈ អាចជួយបណ្តុះស្មារតីស្រឡាញ់ និងយល់ពីបរិស្ថាន និងសត្វព្រៃ។ អ្វីដែលយើងអោយតម្លៃ និងស្រឡាញ់ យើងមិនងាយបំផ្លាញឡើយ។

«Drawn to the Wild» មិនមែនត្រឹមតែជាការប្រកួតគំនូរអំពីសត្វនោះទេ។​​ វាជាសេចក្តីស្រលាញ់របស់ទីក្រុងទាំងមូលដែលសរសេរជូនសត្វព្រៃកម្ពុជា តាមរយៈខ្មៅដៃ ពណ៌ ទឹកថ្នាំ ធ្យូង ភក់ ភាពច្នៃប្រឌិត និងក្តីសង្ឃឹម។

លក្ខខណ្ឌនៃការចូលរួម — បេក្ខជនគ្រប់រូប

រង្វាន់សរុបប្រភេទក្មេង (៦-១២) — ១,៧៥០ ដុល្លារ
រង្វាន់សរុបប្រភេទសិស្សវិទ្យាល័យ (១៣-១៨) — ៣,០០០ ដុល្លារ
រង្វាន់សរុបប្រភេទសិស្សមហាវិទ្យាល័យ (១៩-២៥) — ៣,៥០០ ដុល្លារ
រង្វាន់សរុបប្រភេទមនុស្សពេញវ័យ និង​ ទូទៅ (២៥+) — ៤,៧៥០ ដុល្លារ
រង្វាន់ប្រជាប្រិយភាព — ២,០០០ ដុល្លារ

កាលបរិច្ឆេទប្រមូលការងារ:
ថ្ងៃអង្គារ ទី១ ខែកញ្ញា ឆ្នាំ២០២៦ វេលាម៉ោង ៥ ល្ងាច

សូមចូលទៅកាន់តំណភ្ជាប់នេះ ដើម្បីទាញយកឯកសារ Competition Brief (ฺភាសាខ្មែរ+អង់គ្លេស)៖
https://we.tl/t-mxS6ktZEgN7yRUw1

សម្រាប់ព័ត៌មានលម្អិតបន្ថែម សូមចូលទៅកាន់គេហទំព័រ៖
www.drawntothewild.org

Drawn to the Wild
Art Competition​ & Festival

Drawn to the Wild is a celebration of Cambodia's extraordinary wildlife and the artists who help us see it with fresh eyes. Through art, we hope to help children, students, and communities to understand and appreciate wildlife.

Art possesses a unique magic: it transforms the abstract into the unforgettable. When a child sits down to draw a pangolin, a gibbon, or a clouded leopard, they are not just putting ink to paper they are forming a lifelong bond with that creature. Through this festival, we believe that by nurturing artistic expression, we can foster environmental empathy. Ultimately, what we truly understand and cherish, we are far less likely to destroy.

Drawn to the Wild is not an art contest about animals. It is a city-wide love letter to Cambodian wildlife, written in pencil, paint, ink, charcoal, mud, mischief and hope.

Who can enter? EVERYONE in Cambodia !

Total prize of Young Children (Ages 6–12) — USD 1,750
Total prize of High School Students (Ages 13–18) — USD 3,000
Total prize of College & University Students (Ages 19–25) — USD 3,500
Total prize of Adults & Open Categories (25+) — USD 4,750
People’s Choice Award — USD 2,000

Submission Deadline:
1st September 2026

Please click the link below for the full competition brief in KHM & ENG:
https://we.tl/t-pmJKH77VOhHFSa7W

For more information of the Art festival & Competition:
www.drawntothewild.org

Please feel free to contact us via the website if you have questions.