Apsara Creative Studio

09/29/2026

Sousdei!

Calling Khmer youth ages 16-26 in Minnesota! And Khmer professionals and artists too!

We are looking for a few more students to join our collective and cohort of Koun Khmer volume 2. If you are interested in joining please contact Sara Gregor at [email protected] via email or Apsara Creative on Facebook.

Additionally we are looking for a few more guest collaborators for our youth. Let us know if you have a workshop idea! A big part of this group is building relationships across different generations and identities of Khmer Americans.

Arkun Soksabye

05/27/2026

05/03/2026

For The Culture. 🇰🇭

Had fun dressing these ones up for an event at the in downtown Saint Paul.

01/31/2026

1/30/2026
Today I am inspired, empowered , and energized by community.
Tomorrow is a full moon. So may you find peace, rest and good health. I wish you all good luck. Keep Walking Koun Khmer❤️Keep Walking Minnesota.

Thanks for the books.

More to come soon. Fire Horse 2026 loading…

01/05/2026

Resharing a lecture I did for an ethnic studies project with RIDGS UMN. In this lecture I talk about my experience as a Cambodian-American and how that plays in to the art I have created an education I have pursued.

Sara Gregor of Apsara Creative LLC joins the University of Minnesota’s RIDGS program and the Cambodian Partnership of Minnesota to share her perspective on “...

12/14/2025

Now Presenting… The Reamker at the Minneapolis Institute of the Arts 🎭

I had the pleasure of introducing at the this afternoon for family day. We also did a mini lesson on some foundational hand gestures in Khmer dance that symbolize the cycles of life.

Here’s a little information about the dance performed today:

“The Reamker, Cambodia’s version of the Ramayana, is an epic tale that reflects themes of loyalty, devotion, and the triumph of good over evil…In the Reamker, Vishnu appears in human form as Prince Rama, who leaves the palace and enters the forest with his wife Sita and brother Lakshmana. When the demon king Ravana hears of Sita’s beauty, he sends a magical golden deer to distract Rama. In their absence, Ravana disguises himself and abducts Sita. Grief-stricken, Rama turns to Hanuman, the monkey general, and sends him across the sea to find her.” -

09/24/2025

“Apsara in Mni Sota Makoce” Mural is going to be on display this weekend and we are officially announcing that it is on the market for sale!

Description: អប្សរា (Apsara) in Mni Sota Makoce, the title of this piece, weaves together Cambodian mythology and Indigenous Dakota land acknowledgment.
“Mni Sota Makoce,” meaning “the land where the waters reflect the sky” in the Dakota language, honors the ancestral homeland of the Dakota people. By placing the Apsara—a celestial dancer and cultural icon of Cambodia—within this landscape, the work becomes a meditation on migration, memory, and sacred femininity across place and time. It celebrates both the resilience of Southeast Asian communities in Minnesota and the Indigenous roots of the land they now call home.

Apsaras in Mni Sota Makoce is a three-panel painted mural honoring 50 years of Khmer cultural presence and resilience in Minnesota. Each of the  three panels features a radiant Apsara dancer set against a meaningful Minnesotan landmark:
● One dances before the Minnesota State Capitol, symbolizing civic visibility and belonging.
● One stands in front of Watt Munisotaram, Minnesota’s largest Cambodian Buddhist temple, representing spiritual and cultural continuity.
● One moves gracefully beside Minnehaha Falls, evoking nature, healing, and rootedness in the native land.

4ft x 8ft acrylic on birchwood starts at $2000 and will be available for purchase this Saturday September 27th at Cambodian Heritage Day 2025.