When was the last time you painted? Most of the participants replied since their school days. So it was a very engaging activity as a break from a business conference for international delegates meeting in Singapore. The got to learn about our art and culture, also bring home a souvenir. Batik painting is the art... Continue Reading →
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 →
Batik Painting Workshop with Overseas Tour Groups
Our doors are always open for people in all walks of life and everywhere too! We are grateful for the various overseas groups that participates in our Batik Painting Workshop. It is definitely a great way to spread Malay Culture knowledge and it's beauty through the Art of Batik Painting.
Batik Painting on Tote Bag at Tradeshow
We were engaged to facilitate a batik painting workshop at ITB 20123, a trade show for the travel industry. The short workshop session was very popular and fully attended. Participants get an understanding of batik art practice by a local artist and painted their own tote-bag to bring home as souvenir from Singapore. Watch the... 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 →
Art Enrichment Programme for Schools with Gov Grants
Happy new year! We are happy to announce our line up of school programmes for the year 2023 approved by our National Arts Council and Ministry of Education to engage school students in the arts. We have varied programmes for different levels from preschool, primary to secondary schools as well as tertiary institution. We are... 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 →
Team Bonding Art Activity for Company Retreat
The amazing sense of achievement in creating art together from scratch. Hard to imagine at the start they would produce large batik paintings and a personal piece of authentic batik art. The team building batik painting introduces participants to what is batik fabric and batik-paintings in our multi cultural society. They will be taught by... 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 →
Art Workshop for Staff Wellness with Cold Wax Batik
A no mess art activity session where participants get to know about batik making processes, connect with local clothing culture and complete their very own batik piece in just two hours. This was for an education institution celebrating National Day.