Established in 2000, Java Café and Gallery is one of Phnom Penh’s leading contemporary art spaces. Run by the Java Arts Foundation, it has featured work by artists from all over the globe, including Japan, the USA, France, New Zealand, Thailand, Indonesia, England, Poland and Cambodia. This is aligned with the focus of the gallery, which is to introduce Cambodia to foreign artists and to highlight talented local artists. In 2005 the Java Arts Foundation seeks to inject new energy into the Cambodian art scene by hosting regular exhibitions, as well as initiating workshops and community art projects involving local artists. In addition to hosting exhibitions and other art projects, the Foundation is also a communication tool and resource centre. It seeks to further serve the art community enabling them to conduct dialogues amongst themselves and the general public through its bilingual (Khmer/English) website and online and printed newsletter. The website features a regularly updated directory and message board. And each month, new articles and events calendars will be published. As a group, the Java Arts Foundation is all about communication and creating energy. It seeks to do this by helping solidify a disjointed art community in Cambodia and make links between local and international artists. In addition to curating exhibitions at Java Café and Gallery, the Foundation aims to facilitate two art workshops and one community art project each year. The workshop is conducted in a manner wherein artists are asked to submit concept papers to the Foundation for evaluation on which to execute. The intent is to create a collaboration between local and international artists. Participants need to be non-amateur artists and will be required to submit a qualifying portfolio. Due to budget constraints and practicality the number of participants is limited. The timeframe and subject is determined by the project. With a budget provided by the Foundation, the workshop participants complete the project and create an exhibition in an alternative space. The purpose of the community art project is to involve established artists with small communities to create a public art event. The participants are not expected to have any previous experience in art. However, the facilitating artist/artists are expected to be professionals and are asked to submit proposals. The completed art project is then displayed in either the community or in any other location deemed suitable for it.