Special Watercolour Painting Workshop by Ong Kim Seng
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‘Black Cat’ Watercolour Painting Workshop

Participants painting a black cat using watercolour techniques at Visual Arts Centre, Singapore.

Introducing to you ‘Black Cat’ a Watercolour Painting Workshop by Visual Arts Centre & Gold-D!

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For any enquiry, please Call/WhatsApp us at : 6255 0711 Or Email us at info@visualartscentre.sg!

Calling All Cat Lovers!

We have just the perfect workshop for you this month! With the month of October designated as Black Cat Awareness month, we have collaborated with Gold-D to promote the adoption of black cats who unfortunately have lower adoption rates than other coloured cats. We are launching “Black Cat” – a Watercolour Painting Workshop as an awareness campaign to help promote appreciation for these fur kids! Cats of darker fur are less popular than their lighter furred counterparts due to the myths and superstitions surrounding them, but they are just as cuddly and lovable!

Through this workshop, learn how to work around with watercolour paints and promote appreciation of black cats!

Learning Objectives:

(1) Learn how to draw and paint black cats during this one session watercolour painting workshop suitable for beginners

  • Gain materials knowledge and understanding of watercolour painting, methods and techniques of watercolour painting, application and innovation of special expression techniques used in watercolour painting!

(2) Explore and create several watercolour painting cards and a main art piece during this season

  • Bring your very own masterpiece home at the end of the session, gift them to a loved one or frame it up to decorate your home!

(3) Learn the issues that black cats have been and currently facing, often overlooked and less likely to be adopted

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Duration: 1 Session of 2.5 hours

Venue: Visual Arts Centre Dhoby Ghaut Art Studio
Date/Time: Saturday, 30 October 3pm – 5.30pm
Cost: $85nett / pax

This workshop includes all art materials and participants will take home a new set of watercolour painting materials worth $20!

By attending this workshop, a carton of Gold-D cat food will be sponsored to a local rescue group!

Come join us to show your love and support for all the black cats in our community!

 

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For any enquiry, Call/WhatsApp us at 62550711

Register today or make the purchase on EventBrite!

This workshop is conducted at Visual Arts Centre’s Dhoby Ghaut Art Studio, with all safe distancing measures in place and observed.

How to get here: We are right above Dhoby Ghaut MRT Station, turn left after exiting from Exit B, we are a minute’s walk away!

Art Course | Art Class | Art Lesson Description

Learning Objectives:

(1) Learn how to draw and paint black cats during this one session watercolour painting workshop suitable for beginners

(2) Explore and create several watercolour painting cards and a main art piece during this season

(3) Learn the issues that black cats have been and currently facing, often overlooked and less likely to be adopted

Special Watercolour Painting Workshop by Ong Kim Seng

[15 March, 9am-12pm, Chinatown, $180nett/pax]

Art Masterclass Series: Watercolour Landscape Painting with Artist Ong Kim Seng - Upcoming Workshop
 
About the Watercolour Painting Workshop by Ong Kim Seng:

Join us for an exclusive plein air watercolour painting workshop led by renowned master painter Ong Kim Seng, one of Singapore’s most respected watercolour artists. Taking place on 15 March 2026, from 9:00am to 12:00pm, this immersive outdoor session will be held in the historic surroundings of Chinatown, offering participants a rich urban landscape to paint from life.

Participants will meet at 20B Mosque Street, before moving on-site for the plein air session. Under Ong Kim Seng’s guidance, participants will learn how to observe and interpret real environments through watercolour—focusing on light, atmosphere, composition, and expressive brushwork. The workshop includes live demonstrations, practical techniques, and personalised guidance drawn from the artist’s decades of professional experience.

Designed for watercolour enthusiasts, art students, and practising artists, this workshop offers a rare opportunity to study plein air painting directly with a master. Participants will gain deeper insight into translating everyday urban scenes into confident, atmospheric watercolour works.

The workshop fee is $180 nett per participant, inclusive of all art materials, making it a fully guided and accessible learning experience in one of Singapore’s most culturally vibrant districts.

 

Programme:

8.40am-9am: Participants will meet at 20B Mosque Street, Visual Arts Centre’s newest studio!

9am-9.50am: Participants will engage in plein air sketching at Chinatown!

9.50am-10am: Participants will return to Visual Arts Centre’s studio at 20B Mosque Street.

10am-12pm: Watercolour in Action! Participants will learn watercolour painting techniques and apply them to create their masterpieces!

* Please note that there will be a tea break allocated during the session. Refreshments will be provided!

About Artist Ong Kim Seng:

Ong Kim Seng Watercolour Art Master Class

Born in 1945 in Singapore, Ong Kim Seng is an internationally renowned watercolorist and one of Singapore’s most prominent artistic icons. Notable solo and group exhibition he has held/participated:

  • Featured in Shanghai Art Fair and Guangzhou Art Fair in 2005;
  • International Travel Solo exhibitions in Shanghai, Beijing, Canberra, Washington, Yangon starting in April 2006, each exhibition lasted from 4 – 6 weeks;
  • Retrospective exhibition “The Art of Ong Kim Seng” at Malaysia, 2005;
  • Solo Exhibition “Home and Nation in the art of Ong Kim Seng” at Singapore Art Museum, 2008;
  • Solo Exhibition with Quanhua Watercolour Museum, Shanghai, China, 2013
  • Joined Group Exhibition “Follow the Masters, Shanghai Joint Exhibition of International Watercolour Masters and workshops”, Shanghai, China, 2016, 2017, 2018.
  • He has won a multitude of awards including six awards from the American Watercolor Society, and the coveted Cultural Medallion in 1999.
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Schedule & Location

Venue: Visual Arts Centre Dhoby Ghaut Art Studio
Date/Time: Saturday, 30 October 3pm – 5.30pm

Registration & Fees

This workshop is only available at our Dhoby Ghaut Art Studio

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