Art exhibition for Singapore Art Week 2026. Lotsa Mix by Kamal Dollah
Singapore Art Week 2026
Tote Bag Batik Painting for Teachers’ Retreat
We hosted this retreat session for a group of Malay language teachers from various schools in the western part of Singapore to make a batik painting tote bag. They were briefed on the different types of batik and how to identify them before proceeding to a hands-on experience making authentic batik using traditional tjanting tool... Continue Reading →
Cartooning for Sketchnoting
Sketchnoting is a successful method to improve students' note-taking skills because it engages multiple learning styles and helps students to actively process and synthesize information. When students sketchnote, they are using their visual, auditory, and kinesthetic senses to learn. They are also forced to think about the key concepts and relationships between ideas in order... Continue Reading →
Teambuilding activity at Staff Retreat – Copper Tooling team challenge.
https://videopress.com/v/h2Af6Ay1?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true View video of how the staff was able to produce a beautiful framed artwork by working together as a team. The event starts with our artist providing the instruction, on how to create a copper tooling art, an ancient art technique that dates back thousands of years. Participants then complete an individual piece for... Continue Reading →
Student Excursion to Working Artist Studio and Gallery Visit
Mrs Kamal explaining to student the batik hot wax stamping process at the studio. We hosted a group of young ladies who were very keen to learn about batik-painting process and got a tour of our working studio in-between experiencing the use of traditional tools such as the Tjanting for themselves and producing a large... Continue Reading →
In-School Caricature Drawing Class for CCA Students
Learning to observe the face for distinctive features and nailing the likeness with lightning speed. The teacher was kind enough to be the model for a 10 minute demonstration. Such a delight to be drawing with a lovely bunch post-pandemic. Comparatively, it was awkward teaching online as you don’t get depth perception when drawing from... Continue Reading →
Mother Tongue Language Fortnight Activity in Malay
Presentation in Malay language for cultural engagement. Batik is a cultural element of the Javanese embodied in the Malay community of Singapore. It is widely adapted by various ethnic groups in Singapore. The batik painting experience is a good opportunity to introduce children to the art and craft and batik from a cultural stand point.... Continue Reading →
Batik Painting Workshop for History Elective Students
These students are history major and the workshop started out with a discourse on historical events that shape the evolution in batik design and South East Asian culture. It is more than just and art class. They got to try out the Tjanting and painted lovely batiks to bring home.
3-Generation Family Bonding Through The Art Of Copper Tooling
Kamal Arts has designed a workshop for the art of copper tooling that may easily be enjoyed by people of all ages. Just like this family did. Easy does it Our copper tooling workshop is suitable for all ages. Fine motor skills exercise too.