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Corporate Recreational Activity for Team Bonding
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.
Batik Art Activity for Home Based Learning (HBL)
We introduced cold wax batik technique to simulate hot wax resist method in batik painting for home based learners. A complete set of materials was individually packed in a kit and distributed to the students on the day before all school was closed for Phase 2 - Heightened Alert. For the current program, each kit... Continue Reading →
Senikita Art Exhibition
19 Dec 2020 - 3 Jan 2021 An Art Exhibition showcasing works of artists in the Malay community at Wisma Geylang Serai from 18 December to 3 January 2021. View artwork and event photos here.
New Design: Peranakan Batik Phoenix
Complete set batik painting kit for a culturally meaningful activity. Now available at http://www.batik.sg Click on this link.
Guest speaker at seminar for art educators in Jogjakarta, Indonesia
So honoured to be invited as a speaker at the International Art Festival 2016 Organised by PPPPTK Seni dan Budaya Yogjakarta
Studio visit from kindergarteners
We were visited by a class of kindergarteners who were making their way round GAC as part of their school trip. The children were introduced to our daily practices which include traditional batik painting and graffiti.
Community Batik Workshop for Syniverse Technologies
Organised a community batik workshop for the staff from Syniverse Technologies. The community batik workshop conducted at our studio in Goodman Arts Centre was part of their team-building activity. The staff were introduced to the history and culture of batik painting before starting to paint the community batik.
Batik Painting Workshop for visitors from Hong Kong.
Our studio conducted a batik painting workshop for tourists from Hong Kong. The workshop was an enriching experience as they were introduced to the history and culture of traditional batik painting. The students got to try their hand at hot waxing and painting their individual batik painting, of which they can keep and bring back... Continue Reading →