Armed Art

Armed Art is a project of the Don Bosco Technical School Phnom Penh implemented in cooperation with the CNVLD and the Royal Government of Cambodia.

Armed Art provides engineering and fabrication training to welding department students of Don Bosco utilising destroyed weapons donated from the Cambodian government’s public destruction programme (1999-2006) to create the world’s most unique sports trophies, furniture and sculpture. 

Armed Art has produced the trophies for the Cellcard National Volleyball League since 2005 and has produced trophies for international sports events including two Volleyball World Cups.

The sculptures featured in 'to be deter-mined' were specially created for the exhbition by the students of Don Bosco and sculptor George Friml.

Watch the manufacture of Armed Art trophies and scultpures on CNVLD YouTube channel.

George Friml

George Friml studied at the Polygraphic School of Prague in the 1960s. He has displayed his sculptures and drawings at the Fitzroy Gallery Melbourne and was commissioned for a large bronze wall sculpture commemorating Strezleczi at Melbourne University.

George's renowned mint has produced medals including The Francis Ormand Medal for RMIT University, the William Cooper Medal, Centre for Aboriginal Studies by Monash University. He has participated as an exhibitor at the International Group Exhibition of Art Medals in New Zealand and the Fifth International Biennial Exhibition of Art Medals in Portugal.

George produced the 2007 and 2009 Cambodia WOVD Volleyball World Cup Championship Medals. He joined Armed Art in 2009 and also produced the 2009 Cambodia WOVD Volleyball World Cup trophy. 

Neil Wilford

Neil Wilford established Cambodia's weapon art project, now known as Armed Art, in 2003 while working for the European Union Assistance on Curbing Small Arms and Light Weapons in Cambodia (EU ASAC). Since 2005, he has worked for the CNVLD.