Strengthening Lao communities

Credit:  Ny Derry, September 21, 2026

Lao artist's hommage to painter Gustav Klimt

Inspired by Gustav Klimt's Portrait of Adele.

Artist: Souvixay Sansathid, 2024

That time when Lao fashion was shown in Paris

Credit:  LNTV, December 2023

Lao women's studies started with this book

Title:  ຜູ້ຍິງລາວໃນອະດິດແລະປະຈຸບັນ Lao Women Yesterday and Today

By:  Mayoury Ngoasyvathn

Publisher, Year:  Lao State Publishing Enterprise, 1993

ISBN: ?
Cost:  Free download

Beautiful Lao temple stencil art on display

Art exhibit featuring the detailed black and gold stencil art from That Luang Temple in Luang Prabang.  The art pieces were on display as part of the 8th Lao Studies Conference 2026 in the CATS Library at  Heidelberg University in Germany.  The work was presented by Tiao Nithakhong Somsanith (on behalf of his talented team) and curated by Peter Simms and Hanno Lecher.  The exhibition will be shown September 11 - October 26, 2026Source:  Jana Igunma via Facebook, September 12, 2026

CSIS celebrates 10 years of the U.S.-Laos Comprehensive Partnership

Source:  Center for Strategic and International Studies via Youtube, June 18, 2026

No hands, no problems - how a Lao artist thrives in spite of his situation

Photo Credit: Vanh LikeDrawing via Facebook

If you ever felt your situation in life was unfair, think of Vanh - a 30 year old Lao artist who has almost no arms and no hands.