Children/Kids Art Class | Art Course (Professional) – Chinese Ink Painting & Calligraphy (7-9YO) 

(Beginners friendly | All art materials are provided | Full professional teachers guidance)

This Children/Kids Professional Chinese Ink Painting & Calligraphy is run in both English & Chinese! Suitable for non-Chinese speaking students!

Our student – kid doing chinese ink painting of different subjects. Your child will learn different brush techniques and tones in our Children/Kids Art Course | Art Lesson (Chinese Ink Painting & Calligraphy Course)

 

What are the benefits of learning Chinese Ink Painting & Calligraphy?

Professional Chinese Calligraphy and Ink Painting Course for kid专业水墨画和书法课程 Visual Arts Centre
Our student - kid practising his calligraphy stroke order and brush technique

Learning Chinese calligraphy benefits children a lot, with the most significant being their exposure to traditional Chinese culture. Calligraphy is an essential part of Chinese traditional culture. By learning calligraphy, children understand the evolution and development of Chinese characters, experience the charm of traditional Chinese culture, and thus promote the inheritance and development of traditional culture.

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Your child will be able to achieve energetic expressive chinese ink paintings and bring home a beautifuk piece of work every lesson!

For children’s self-development, learning chinese ink painting & calligraphy can enhance their concentration. Chinese ink painting & calligraphy require meticulous movements and a focused attitude. Through practising painting & calligraphy, children cultivate concentration and patience, improving their ability to focus attention. Furthermore, practising painting & calligraphy can also promote children’s hand-eye coordination. Calligraphy is an art form that requires fine hand movements. By writing Chinese characters and practising strokes, children can promote the development of their hand-eye coordination skills. Children learning painting & calligraphy can also stimulate their interest and creativity. Children’s interest and enthusiasm for painting & calligraphy can be sparked while being encouraged to create their own painting & calligraphy works with their imagination and creativity.

Our student - kid practising her flower petal brush technique! Your child will learn different brush strokes and how to apply them into their paintings!

Learning chinese ink painting & calligraphy can also help children develop artistry and appreciation. Through learning painting & calligraphy, children cultivate their perception of beauty, enhance their aesthetic level, and strengthen their appreciation and understanding of art. Additionally, learning painting & calligraphy can enhance their emotional regulation abilities. Painting & calligraphy are processes of creation. Through writing and brushwork, children can express their emotions and feelings, thereby achieving emotional regulation and release. Finally, painting & calligraphy learning can boost children’s confidence. Through continuous practice and improvement, children can gradually master painting & calligraphy skills, enhance their writing proficiency, abstract painting skills and thus strengthen their confidence and self-esteem.

So if your child is interested in painting and you want to let them learn a new, unique skill? Sign them up for our Children/Kid Professional Chinese Ink Painting & Calligraphy Art Course today!

Develop your child's writing confidence and fine motor skills through chinese calligraphy!

Your child will explore subjects like:

Chinese Ink Painting

  1. Four gentlemen – plum blossoms, chrysanthemum, bamboo, orchids
  2. Birds and flowers
  3. Landscape painting
  4. Abstract/semi-abstract Chinese landscape painting

Chinese Ink Calligraphy

  1. Four-character idioms
  2. Tang poems, couplets
  3. Song lyrics
  4. Couplets
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Our students - kids with their finished plum blossom chinese ink paintings! Your child will learn how to use different ink tones to create expressive paintings!

Learning Outcomes:

  1. Materials knowledge, brief history of Chinese Ink Painting & Calligraphy
  2. Compositional skills, brushworks and techniques
  3. How to paint in abstract
  4. Master the fundamentals of calligraphy and write neatly and beautifully
  5. Correct stroke order and writing brush techniques
  6. Be more cultured & artistic literate: Cultivate focus, sense of aesthetic appreciation, and a strong foundation in cultural knowledge
  7. Learn the basic structure and stroke writing skills of regular script, running script and official script, the meaning of radicals of Chinese characters. 篆书、隶书、草书、楷书、行书

Our Schedule

VISUAL ARTS CENTRE DHOBY GHAUT STUDIO

CREATIVE KIDS (5 - 8 YO)

CLASS SCHEDULE

MON

11am - 12:30pm

TUE

3:30pm - 5pm

4:30pm - 6pm

WED

11am - 12:30pm

1:30pm - 3pm

THU

1pm - 2:30pm

FRI

11am - 12:30pm

SAT

10:30am - 12pm

SUN

11:15am - 12:45pm

1pm - 2:30pm

MON

11am - 12:30pm

TUE

3:30pm - 5pm

4:30pm - 6pm

WED

11am - 12:30pm

1:30pm - 3pm

THU

1pm - 2:30pm

FRI

11am - 12:30pm

SAT

10:30am - 12pm

SUN

11:15am - 12:45pm

1pm - 2:30pm

*TO BE ENQUIRED

Call/WhatsApp: +65-6255-0711
E: [email protected]

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ART COURSE SCHEDULE

@ 20b mosque street, s059500

Art Course:

Kids (5-8YO)

SAT

10:30am
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12pm

* 1pm
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2:30pm

3:30pm
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5pm

SUN

* 10:30am
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12pm

* 1pm
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2:30pm

* 3:30pm
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5pm

*to be enquired

Contact Us:

Our Location

Dhoby Ghaut Art Studio

Address:

10 Penang Road, #01-02 Dhoby Ghaut Green,
Singapore (238469)

Exit from Dhoby Ghaut MRT Station Exit B and turn left, we are there in 30m!

VAC Chinatown Art Gallery & Studio

Address:

20B Mosque Street, Singapore (059500)
*2 minutes walk from Chinatown MRT Station Exit A

Take a left turn upon exiting the Chinatown MRT Station Exit A (Pagoda Street). Turn right to go to Mosque Street. Finally, walk towards 20B, we’re on the 3rd floor of the shophouse.

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Join us for the Children/Kids Art Class | Art Course (Professional) – Chinese Ink Painting & Calligraphy

Registration & Fees

The art courses are available at our Dhoby Ghaut and Chinatown Art Studio.

Certificate of completion will be provided for 96 sessions Art Course or 48 sessions & 10 sessions one-to-one Private Lesson.

One-to-one Private Art Course – Chinese Ink Painting [10sessions]
$2500
Location Visual Arts Centre Dhoby Ghaut Studio
Validity
Only valid on workshop date and schedule stated.
One-to-one Private Art Course – Chinese Calligraphy [10sessions]
$2500
Location Visual Arts Centre Dhoby Ghaut Studio
Validity
Only valid on workshop date and schedule stated.
Kids Art Class | Art Course (7-9YO): Chinese Ink Painting & Calligraphy 12sessions (Dhoby Ghaut)
$768
Location Dhoby Ghaut Art Studio
Validity
14 Weeks
Kids Art Class | Art Course (7-9YO): Chinese Ink Painting & Calligraphy 12sessions (Chinatown)
$768
Location VAC Chinatown Art Gallery & Studio
Validity
14 Weeks
Kids Art Class | Art Course (7-9YO): Chinese Ink Painting & Calligraphy 24sessions (Dhoby Ghaut)
$1468
Location Dhoby Ghaut Art Studio
Validity
26 Weeks
Kids Art Class | Art Course (7-9YO): Chinese Ink Painting & Calligraphy 24sessions (Chinatown)
$1468
Location VAC Chinatown Art Gallery & Studio
Validity
26 Weeks
Children Art Class | Art Course (10-12YO): Chinese Ink Painting & Chinese Calligraphy 24 Sessions
$1468
Location Visual Arts Centre
Validity
26 Weeks
Children Art Class | Art Course (10-12YO): Chinese Ink Painting & Chinese Calligraphy 48 Sessions
$2698
Location Visual Arts Centre
Validity
50 Weeks

All sessions are to be completed within the course duration stated. No refunds are provided for any courses/workshops/lesson purchased. Further extension of course validity of up to one month only may be provided with proof of overseas travel, hospitalization/medical certificate.

The course package(s) is/are valid within the stated date of registration. Each session under the adult and teenager course package is 2 hours 15 minutes. Visual Arts Centre reserves the right to reject/reschedule your lesson if you are late. Visual Arts Centre reserves the right to cancel/reschedule/postpone any course/session without prior notice. In the event that the course is unable to proceed due to unforeseen circumstances, a full refund of the fees will be provided. The registrant/guardian of the registrant indemnifies and holds Visual Arts Centre and/or its staff harmless from any losses sustained from any activity within the premises of Visual Arts Centre, including personal injury/loss or damages to property.

You will be redirected to the workshop registration page to fill in your enrolment details after you make payment. By clicking “Buy This Package”, you agree with our terms and conditions. Do note that there is no refund for signups.

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