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Professional Chinese Ink Painting & Calligraphy Art Course | Art Class | Art Lesson
专业水墨画 & 书法课程
Professional Chinese Calligraphy & Ink Painting Course
专业书法与水墨课程

Professional Art Course- Calligraphy ( For KIDS from 7YO, YOUTHS/TEENS & ADULT):

Class schedules: Please click to refer for Dhoby Ghaut Studio & Chinatown Studio

2026 Art Class Schedule Professional Adult Art Class Singapore
Dhoby Ghaut studio
Chinatown - general schedules
Chinatown studio
Certificate of Completion will be provided*
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1. Professional Chinese Calligraphy & Ink Painting Art Course | Art Class | Art Lesson 专业水墨画 & 书法课程 (ongoing registration)

Every Wed 7.30pm-9.30pm | Sat 1pm-3pm at Dhoby Ghaut Art Studio or Every Sat 3.30pm-5.30pm at Chinatown Art Studio,
12sessions $768nett | 24sessions $1428nett
with all Chinese Ink Painting & Calligraphy materials are provided

Certificate of Completion will be provided*
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About this Professional Chinese Ink Painting & Calligraphy Art Course | Art Class | Art Lesson 专业水墨画 &书法课程:

Bilingual guidance, English and Mandarin speaking. Suitable for non-Mandarin speakers that is interested in Chinese Ink Painting & Calligraphy culture!

Visual Arts Centre offers a Professional Chinese Ink Painting & Calligraphy Art Course | Art Class | Art Lesson suitable for beginners and even for those with previous experience. Fully guided by our Chinese Ink Painting & Calligraphy master artist, learners from ages seven and above may join this course combining 45minutes of Chinese Calligraphy learning and 1H 15minutes of Chinese ink painting in each session. 

Learners shall acquire a foundational level of experience in the practise of Chinese Ink Painting & Calligraphy Course.

Students practising to write Chinese Calligraphy from our professional teacher during class

Students learning from our professional teacher doing demonstration on Chinese Calligraphy and Ink Painting during class

Interested to learn Chinese Ink Painting, but also keen to learn Chinese Calligraphy? Visual Arts Centre is providing The Best Professional Chinese Ink Painting & Calligraphy Art Course | Art Class | Art Lesson in Singapore!

The BEST Professional Chinese Ink Painting & Calligraphy Art Course | Art Class | Art Lesson in Singapore is here! With a combination of Calligraphy and Ink Painting, this is a fully guided art class with a fruitful programme of art learning – one hour calligraphy and one hour ink painting. Suitable for those passionate in calligraphy and ink painting, art learners and beginners would be able to accomplish an artwork and fast-forward their art learning with an appreciation and understanding of the Chinese Ink Painting & Calligraphy Course! With our professional art instructor’s step-by-step demonstration of art techniques and detailed explanation on the approach and methods, personalised instruction and advice based on individual artworks at each step, art learners will be fully guided to complete an Chinese Ink Painting & Calligraphy artwork during each session. You can learn with ease and enjoy the process of creating your very own Chinese Ink Painting & Calligraphy artwork.

At the end of the session, you can even take home your masterpiece or frame it to have it displayed!

Suitable for beginners, our professional Chinese Ink Painting & Calligraphy Art Course | Art Class | Art Lesson are held at Visual Arts Centre – Dhoby Ghaut studio / Chinatown studio

All Chinese Ink Painting & Calligraphy Course art materials provided!

Students learning Chinese Ink Painting from our professional teachers during class

Student practising Chinese Ink Painting on rice paper during class

Professional Chinese Ink Painting artist teacher sharing theory knowledge during class

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Who Should Sign Up For Chinese Calligraphy and Ink Painting Art Class | Art Course | Art Lesson and How Does it Compare with Oil Painting or Acrylic Painting?

What to expect for this Chinese Ink Painting & Calligraphy Art Course | Art Class | Art Lesson:

Chinese Ink Painting is a representation of Chinese Art. Basic ink painting features the water and ink, black and white. Delving deeper into the Chinese Ink Art, there is the meticulous paintings of flowers like peonies and birds, with its vibrant colours. The features are realistic representation close subjects, abstraction of distant subjects, subtle colours and a rich artistic conception.

With a Chinese ink brush loaded with ink and water, compose your paintings on rice paper. Chinese calligraphy involves blending and tactful composition, expressing the essence and spiritual elements of the subjects.

This Chinese Ink Painting & Calligraphy Course is suitable for anyone with a passion for Art or specifically, Chinese Ink Painting & Calligraphy. Suitable for students of 7 years and above and students that are interested in DSA Chinese Calligraphy. 
 
You’ll learn Chinese ink painting and calligraphy led by our instructor through step-by-step guidance and instruction, ensuring that you understand the principles of Chinese ink painting and calligraphy. Accomplish complete work in every lesson!
 

Students proudly displaying their Chinese Calligraphy and Ink Painting artworks 

2. Professional Chinese Calligraphy & Idioms Writing Art Course | Art Class: 成语 + 书法  (ongoing registration)

Every Thur 1pm-3pm | Thur 3.30pm-5.30pm at Dhoby Ghaut Studio or Every Sat 3.30pm-5.30pm at Chinatown Art Studio,
12sessions $768nett | 24sessions $1428nett
with all Chinese Calligraphy materials are provided

Chinese Idioms & Calligraphy Writing Art Course Art Class Visual Arts Centre

About this Professional Chinese Idioms & Calligraphy Writing Art Course | Art Class: 专业成语 + 书法课程:

Bilingual guidance, English & Mandarin speaking. Suitable for non-Mandarin speakers that is interested in Chinese Calligraphy writing culture!

Suitable for beginners (from 7YO) and even for those with previous experience. Fully guided by our Chinese Calligraphy master artist to acquire a foundational level in Chinese Calligraphy Writing.

Personalised Professional Chinese Calligraphy Writing guidance starts from the basic level and proceeds step by step, suitable for beginners and Improvement of different calligraphy writing levels. Tailored to the learners with different Chinese language and writing levels.

Learning Objectives:

  • 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
  • Learn the structural rules of Chinese character shapes, and guide students to write four-character idioms, Tang poems and Song lyrics, couplets, etc

The teacher explains and demonstrates throughout the process, allowing students to While learning calligraphy writing skills, you can also improve your ancient Chinese and Chinese language skills.

Learning Outcomes:

  1. Master the fundamentals of calligraphy and write neatly and beautifully.
  2. Be more cultured & artistic literate: Cultivate focus, sense of aesthetic appreciation, and a strong foundation in cultural knowledge.

3. Professional One-to-one Private Art Course | Art Class: Chinese Calligraphy and or Chinese Ink Painting 水墨画 &/ 书法一对一私人课

Date & Timing (2.5H) can be arranged to your schedule availability
4sessions $1200nett| 10sessions $2500nett
Suitable for beginners | All Chinese Calligraphy & Ink Painting materials are provided

About this Professional One-to-one Private Art Course | Art Class: Chinese Calligraphy and or Chinese Ink Painting 水墨画 &/ 书法 :

Bilingual guidance, English & Mandarin speaking. Suitable for non-Mandarin speakers that is interested in Chinese Calligraphy writing culture!

Suitable for anyone with date & timing can be arranged to your availability!

 Personalized Professional Chinese Calligraphy Writing guidance starts from the basic level and proceeds step by step, suitable for beginners and Improvement of different calligraphy writing levels. Tailored to the learners with different Chinese language and writing levels.

Learning Objectives:

  • 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
  • Learn the structural rules of Chinese character shapes, and guide students to write four-character idioms, Tang poems and Song lyrics, couplets, etc

The teacher explains and demonstrates throughout the process, allowing students to While learning calligraphy writing skills, you can also improve your ancient Chinese and Chinese language skills.

Learning Outcomes:

  1. Master the fundamentals of calligraphy and write neatly and beautifully.
  2. Be more cultured & artistic literate: Cultivate focus, sense of aesthetic appreciation, and a strong foundation in cultural knowledge.
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Why Should You Join Our Chinese Ink Painting & Calligraphy Art Course | Art Class | Art Lesson at Visual Arts Centre Singapore?

+ High quality, professional Chinese Ink Painting & Calligraphy style so you can accomplish one artwork per session.

+ 2 Hours per session with step by step guidance and live demonstration from our professional art instructor.

+ Suitable for beginners, kids from 6 years old to teenagers to adults of all ages.

+ Small class size 5pax-8pax with feedback and direct tips and instruction for Chinese Calligraphy and Ink Painting during the art class.

+ Learn Chinese calligraphy through the academy school approach, able to utilise these skills and enhance your Chinese ink painting ability

Professional Chinese Calligraphy & Chinese Ink Painting Art Course | Art Class | Art Lesson

Lesson Objective:

> Chinese Calligraphy and Ink Painting brush techniques, application and approaches, composition and style.

> Students will  learn the basic structure and stroke writing skills of regular script, running script and official script, the meaning of radicals of Chinese characters,
learn the structural rules of Chinese character shapes, and guide students to write four-character idioms, Tang poems and Song lyrics, couplets, etc.

> Gain a strong foundation to Chinese calligraphy techniques and calligraphy art, appreciation and understanding of Chinese Calligraphy, its approach and style(s)/school(s) of art

All art materials and free flow of beverages (hot/cold water, tea and instant coffee) is provided in the course fee.

Course Schedule, Validity & Make Up Session(s):

This course allows for ongoing registration. The course duration is 10 sessions intended for once a week attendance. In the event of any missed session(s), the make up class is Wednesday 7:30pm-9:45pm at Dhoby Ghaut.  

专业水墨画和书法课程:

书法课程内容:学习楷书、行书、隶书的基本章法结构笔画书写技巧,汉字偏旁部首的涵义,学习汉字字形的结构规律,指导学员书写四字成语、唐诗宋词、对联等,老师全程讲解和示范,让学员在学习书法书写技巧的同时,提升古汉语和华文水平。

水墨画课程内容:写意花鸟、工笔花鸟、当代水墨等

课程时间:

[Dhoby Ghaut Art Studio 星期三 7.30pm-9.30pm, 星期六1pm-3pm | Chinatown Art Studio 星期六3.30pm-5.30pm] – 学员可以随时报名加入课程。

收费: $768/12堂课| $1468/24堂课。每堂2小时

包括 所有材料笔,墨,中国画颜料和宣纸。画室免费提供基本饮品:冷热水、茶包、咖啡。

快来加入我们热爱艺术的视觉艺术中心大家庭吧!

Our Schedule

VISUAL ARTS CENTRE DHOBY GHAUT STUDIO

2026 - 2027

CLASS SCHEDULE

MON

11am -
1:15pm

5pm -
7:15pm

7:30pm -
9:45pm

TUE

3:30pm -
5:45pm

WED

11am -
1:15pm

1:30pm -
3:45pm

5pm -
7:15pm

7:30pm -
9:45pm

(Chinese Ink
Painting)

THU

1pm -
3:15pm

3:30pm -
5:45pm

FRI

11am -
1:15pm

5pm -
7:15pm

7:30pm -
9:45pm

SAT

10:30am -
12:45pm

1pm -
3:15pm

3:30pm -
5:45pm

6:30pm -
8:45pm

SUN

10:30am -
12:45pm

1pm -
3:15pm

3:30pm -
5:45pm

*TO BE ENQUIRED

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

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ART COURSE SCHEDULE

@ 20b mosque street, s059500

Art Course:

Drawing & Sketching, Acrylic Painting,
Watercolour Painting, Oil Painting,
Urban Sketching, Manga Drawing

SAT

10:30am
-
12:45pm

* 1pm
-
3:15pm

3:30pm
-
5:45pm

SUN

* 10:30am
-
12:45pm

* 1pm
-
3:15pm

* 3:30pm
-
5:45pm

*to be enquired

Art Course:

Chinese Ink Painting, Chinese Calligraphy

SAT

1 pm - 3 pm

SAT

1 pm - 3 pm

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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Registration & Fees

The art courses are only available at Dhoby Ghaut 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 Calligraphy [10sessions]
$2500
Location Visual Arts Centre Dhoby Ghaut Studio
Validity
Only valid on workshop date and schedule stated.
24 Sessions Professional Chinese Ink Painting Course 中国专业水墨课24节课
$1428
Location Dhoby Ghaut Art Studio
Validity
26 Weeks
12 Sessions Professional Chinese Ink Painting Course 中国专业水墨课12节课 (Chinatown)
$768
Location VAC Chinatown Art Gallery & Studio
Validity
14 Weeks
12 Sessions Professional Chinese Calligraphy Course 中国专业书法课程12节课 (Dhoby Ghaut)
$768
Location Dhoby Ghaut Art Studio
Validity
14 Weeks
10 Sessions Professional Chinese Calligraphy Course 中国专业书法课程10节课 (Dhoby Ghaut)
$680
Location Dhoby Ghaut Art Studio
Validity
12 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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Foundation In Digital Art

Embark on a captivating journey into the vibrant world of digital art! Our Foundation in Digital Art workshop invites budding creatives aged nine and above to unleash their imagination and hone their artistic skills in a dynamic, supportive environment. From mastering basic digital tools to crafting mesmerizing digital masterpieces, children will explore a spectrum of techniques guided by seasoned mentors. Through hands-on activities and interactive sessions, participants will discover the endless possibilities of digital expression while fostering creativity and critical thinking. Join us for an exhilarating adventure where young artists transform ideas into stunning visual realities, igniting a passion for digital art

Colour & Texture Exploration With Acrylic Painting & Collage
Prepare to unleash your inner artist in a kaleidoscope of color and creativity with ‘Colour Blast: Acrylic Painting & Collage Techniques’! Dive into a whirlwind adventure where vibrant hues and mesmerizing textures collide in a symphony of imagination. From mastering the art of seamless color blending to discovering the magic of mixed media collage, this journey is a playground for your artistic soul. With each brushstroke, explore new techniques that breathe life into your canvas, transforming it into a vibrant tapestry of expression. Join us and let your creativity run wild as you embark on this colorful escapade!”
World of Manga [Foundation & Styling]
A manga art workshop for children and teenagers sounds like a fantastic idea! Here’s how you might structure it:
Introduction to Manga: Begin by introducing what manga is, its history, and its influence on popular culture worldwide. Show examples of different manga styles and genres to give participants an overview.
Basic Drawing Techniques: Start with the fundamentals of drawing, such as line work, shapes, and proportions. Provide step-by-step instructions on how to draw basic manga characters, focusing on simple shapes that can be built upon.
Character Design: Move on to character design concepts, including creating unique characters, designing their personalities, and developing backstories. Encourage participants to get creative and think outside the box.
Expression and Emotion: Teach how to convey emotions and expressions through facial expressions, body language, and positioning of characters. This can be a fun and interactive exercise where participants practice drawing various emotions.
Storytelling and Paneling: Explore the basics of storytelling in manga, including paneling techniques, pacing, and layout. Show examples of different panel structures and discuss how they affect the flow of the story.
Inking and Coloring: Introduce participants to inking techniques using pens or markers. You can also cover digital inking for those interested. Then, demonstrate basic coloring techniques using markers, colored pencils, or digital software.
Feedback and Collaboration: Provide opportunities for participants to share their work and receive feedback from their peers and instructors. Encourage collaboration by having them work together on short manga projects or collaborative drawings.
Final Showcase: End the workshop with a showcase of participants’ work. This could be in the form of an exhibition, digital gallery, or printed booklet. Celebrate everyone’s creativity and progress throughout the workshop.
Remember to create a supportive and encouraging environment where participants feel free to express themselves and explore their creativity. And don’t forget to have fun! Manga is all about imagination and passion, so let that spirit shine through in your workshop.
Academy Drawing Traditions
The academy drawing and sketching tradition, rooted in centuries of artistic practice, emphasizes disciplined study of form, proportion, and technique. Originating from Renaissance workshops and formalized by institutions like the Royal Academy, it prioritizes meticulous observation and mastery of fundamental skills. Students progress from basic exercises to complex compositions, learning to depict still life and common objects with precision and expression. This tradition values both classical principles and innovation, encouraging artists to push boundaries while maintaining a deep respect for tradition. Through rigorous training and critique, artists within this tradition cultivate a strong foundation for creative exploration and artistic excellence.
Chinese Ink Painting and Calligraphy
This course on Chinese ink painting and calligraphy introduces young learners to the rich traditions of Chinese art. Through hands-on activities, students explore the basics of brush techniques, ink control, and the delicate art of Chinese script. They learn to appreciate the cultural significance of calligraphy and painting, developing skills in creating elegant strokes and expressive brushwork. The course fosters creativity, patience, and fine motor skills, while also providing insights into Chinese history and aesthetics. By the end, children gain confidence in their artistic abilities and a deeper understanding of Chinese cultural heritage.
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Funk With Graffiti Workshop for children is an engaging and creative program aimed at introducing young artists to the vibrant world of graffiti and funk-inspired street style art. Participants learn the basics of graffiti history, techniques, and safety. Guided by professional graffiti artists, children explore the art of designing their unique tags, emphasizing creativity, expression, and individuality. The workshop includes hands-on activities, from sketching concepts to creating final designs with spray paint on provided surfaces. By the end of the session, children gain confidence in their artistic abilities and an appreciation for graffiti and funk as legitimate forms of street art. Each child completes two original artworks, which they proudly take home, showcasing their newfound skills and personal style.
Batik Tales

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