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Visual Arts Centre’s Holiday Kids and Youth Art Course | Art Class | Art Lesson

Join us for an exciting journey into new art mediums, where your kids can learn fresh art skills and ignite your kids creativity in our HOLIDAY ART EXPLORATION COURSE!

Join Visual Arts Centre’s Holiday Kids and Youth Art Courses as a perfect programme for your child to explore new mediums and build up their foundational art techniques. Suitable for learners of different levels, this fully immersive holiday programme is suitable for children ages 5-9 and youths ages 10-18.

Allow your kids to dip their toes into learning and practising fine art. Whether it is to pick up a new hobby or to get a kick-start in building up an Art Portfolio for admission into an art school in the future, the Holiday Course for kids and youth is perfect to provide a quick and immersive experience in art!

This fully immersive holiday art programme allows your kids to learn the basics of fine arts, like painting, colour theory and sketching under our professional teacher guidance.

Holiday Creative Kids Art Immersion Course | Art Class | Art Lesson by Visual Arts Centre provides opportunities for children (aged 5-9 years) to develop artistic and practical creative knowledge and skills through a range of medium, forms and expressions. Students will be able to experience different media such as Acrylic under the guidance of our professional instructors!

Holiday Creative Kids Art Immersion Course | Art Class | Art Lesson takes on a unique learning approach that encourages children to think out of the box. The course takes the kids through a fun learning journey of discovery and creativity with a wide variety of themes being covered – from the arts to the sciences to geography to anything under their imagination – the world is their oyster to explore!

At Visual Arts Centre, we believe that is important to provide all students with the freedom to explore their interest, making art lessons enjoyable for our little ones!

Visual Arts Centre’s Holiday Kids and Youth Art Courses | Art Class | Art Lesson                         

Professional Kids and Youth Holiday Bootcamp

1. Kids Acrylic Painting – Art Immersion Holiday Course | Art Class | Art Lesson

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Student using different painting techniques to create her final acylic painting artwork

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Lesson Highlights

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What can you expect?
  • Beginner-friendly painting lessons on simple colour theory and paintbrush techniques
  • Subject matters that you will engage in during the sessions
  • Painting simple graphic designs (animals, landscape, character)
  • Gradient background in landscape painting (sunset, twilight, sunset)
  • Still life observation painting (an arrangement of fruits – 1 to 3 items)
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During the course, students will:
  • Practice blending techniques
  • Gain observational skills on composition, proportions and perspectives of drawing
  • Understand colour theory and mixing using primary and secondary colours

All art materials are provided for FREE. After the 8 weeks, students will take home 2 of their artworks and a small acrylic study to help them further improve their skills.

Our child students are creating their wonderful acrylic paintings

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2. Kids Manga & Coloured Illustration – Art Immersion Holiday Course | Art Class | Art Lesson

Children who start to draw at a young age are prone to draw humans in cartoon forms. Why not allow them to try our professional Manga Drawing course in Singapore? We cater to all beginners and children looking for improvement in their manga drawings – especially for those interested in character building.

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Lesson Highlights

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What can you expect?
  • Beginner friendly sketching lessons on anime characters, cartoons or animals
  • Subject matters that you will engage in during the sessions
  • Sketching Anatomy (character – facial, body, male/female)
  • Stylization of characters (male/ female and costume)
  • Creating storyboards – drawing interesting scenes for your characters
kids holiday art explorations course at visualartscentre singapore
During the course, students will:
  • Practice blending techniques
  • Gain observational skills on composition, proportions and perspectives of drawing
  • Understand colour theory and mixing using primary and secondary colours

All art materials are provided for FREE. After the 8 weeks, students will take home 2 of their artworks and a small acrylic study to help them further improve their skills.

With the demand in ever-changing skills required in the art industry, Visual Arts Centre Singapore introduces a Holiday Professional Manga Drawing Art Course | Art Class | Art Lesson where students would learn manga foundation, manga drawing skills with digital drawing and painting techniques. Character drawing is crucial foundation for manga drawing. This includes portrayal of head proportion, facial expressions and hairstyle to head-body proportion, character body motion and more. Learn to observe and depict a character’s choice of fashion and its presentations. Learn to present perspectives through different situations and backgrounds.

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3. Kids Introduction To Digital Drawing & Painting - Art Immersion Holiday Course | Art Class | Art Lesson

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Children who start to draw at a young age are prone to draw humans in cartoon forms. Why not allow them to try our Introduction To Digital Drawing & Painting (from 8 Years Old) Art Course | Art Class | Art Lesson in Singapore? We cater to all beginners and children from 8 YO and above that are looking for introduction about digital drawing and painting.

Lesson Highlights

best holiday art course for kids
What can you expect?
  • Beginner friendly introduction to different digital drawing software and tools
  • Subject matters that you will engage in during the sessions
  • Fundamental Digital Sketching of Anatomy (character – facial, body, male/female)
  • Stylization of characters (male/ female and costume)
  • Creating simple storyboards – drawing and painting interesting backgrounds or landscape
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During the course, students will:
  • Learn to understand digital drawing software tools and painting techniques
  • Gain observational skills on composition, correct proportions and perspectives on digital tools
  • Understand colour theory and mixing on digital drawing and painting tool

Students are advised to bring their own digital painting and drawing software and tools. After the 5 weeks, students will complete 2-3 of their independent art projects.

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4. Kids Line Drawing with Colour Art Course | Art Class | Art Lesson

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During this course, students will: 

  • Improve their concentration 
  • Be better on hand-eye coordination & creativity

All art materials are provided!

What can you expect?

  • Beginner-friendly introduction starts with the fundamentals of drawing & sketching like light, texture, perspective, composition etc!
  • Enhance kids’ understanding about surrounding subjects like animals, plants, still life etc
  • Explore kids’ 
  • Train the kids’ imagination skills with colours through colour pencils, line markers
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4. Kids Line Drawing with Colour Art Course | Art Class | Art Lesson

holiday kid art course kid line drawing with colour course

During this course, students will: 

  • Improve their concentration 
  • Be better on hand-eye coordination & creativity

All art materials are provided!

What can you expect?

  • Beginner-friendly introduction starts with the fundamentals of drawing & sketching like light, texture, perspective, composition etc!
  • Enhance kids’ understanding about surrounding subjects like animals, plants, still life etc
  • Explore kids’ 
  • Train the kids’ imagination skills with colours through colour pencils, line markers
holiday kid art course kid line drawing with colour course

4. Kids Line Drawing with Colour Art Course | Art Class | Art Lesson

holiday kid art course kid line drawing with colour course

During this course, students will: 

  • Improve their concentration 
  • Be better on hand-eye coordination & creativity

All art materials are provided!

What can you expect?

  • Beginner-friendly introduction starts with the fundamentals of drawing & sketching like light, texture, perspective, composition etc!
  • Enhance kids’ understanding about surrounding subjects like animals, plants, still life etc
  • Explore kids’ 
  • Train the kids’ imagination skills with colours through colour pencils, line markers
holiday kid art course kid line drawing with colour course

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5. Traditional Drawing & AI Art Creation Art Course | Art Class | Art Lesson

Traditional Drawing and. AI Art Creation Course

During this course, students will: 

Unlocking Creativity & Power of AI: The Art of Creating Art with Professional Drawing and Sketching & A.I.

use drawing fundamentals together with AI-assisted tools to produce colourful and imaginative artworks. 

What can you expect?

  • Introduction to AI Art Tools: Understanding basic AI art concepts and how AI image tools work.
  • Traditional Drawing × AI Assistance: Students begin with hand-drawn character line art, then use AI tools for colouring and background generation—solving common challenges such as “colouring difficulty” and “plain backgrounds.”
  • Thematic Creative Projects:
  • Anime character design
  • School scene illustration
  • Holiday/seasonal themed posters

6. 1 Day Art Camp
- Chinese Calligraphy on Fan/ Watercolour Painting/ Song Brocade Collage Artwork/ Cloisonné Enamel Coaster
[$156nett]

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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: info@visualartscentre.sg

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MacPherson Art Studio

Call/WhatsApp: +65-6255-0711

E: info@visualartscentre.sg

CLASS SCHEDULE

140 Paya Lebar Rd, 03-04 AZ @Paya Lebar Building, S(409015)

Contact us for any enquiries!

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Our Location

Dhoby Ghaut Art Studio

Event space & venue for hire in Singapore for Art exhibition

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 Art Gallery & Studio

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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). Make a right turn at Bee Cheng Hiang store to go to Mosque Street. Finally, take a right at Mosque Street to walk to 20B Mosque Street.

Registration & Fees

The art courses are available at both our Dhoby Ghaut Art Studio and MacPherson Art Studio, please choose your preferred location.

Kid (5-9YO) Acrylic Painting Art Immersion Course (8 Sessions)
$698
Location Dhoby Ghaut Studio
Validity
10 Weeks
Kid (5-9YO) Manga & Coloured Illustration Course (8 Sessions)
$580
Location Dhoby Ghaut Studio
Validity
10 Weeks
Kid (5-9YO) Introduction To Digital Drawing & Painting (from 8 Years Old) (5 Sessions)
$698
Location Dhoby Ghaut Studio
Validity
7 Weeks
Kid (5-9YO) Line Drawing with Colour Course (8 Sessions)
$798
Location Dhoby Ghaut Studio
Validity
10 Weeks
Teens and Youths Professional Intensive Drawing and Sketching Bootcamp – 2026 Holidays (8 sessions)
$698
Location Visual Arts Centre Dhoby Ghaut Art Studio
Validity
8 Weeks
Kids’ Manga & Coloured Illustration Course – 2026 Holidays (8 sessions)
$580
Location Visual Arts Centre MacPherson Art Studio
Validity
8 Weeks
Teens and Youths Professional Acrylic and Watercolour Bootcamp – 2026 Holidays (8 sessions)
$798
Location Visual Arts Centre Dhoby Ghaut Art Studio
Validity
8 Weeks
Children & Youth: Traditional Drawing + AI Art Creation Course
$580
Location Visual Arts Centre Dhoby Ghaut Art Studio
Validity
5 weeks
1 Day Art Camp
$156
Location Visual Arts Centre Chinatown Studio
Validity
March - Dec 2026
  • No refunds are provided for any course/workshop/lesson purchased.
  • The classes/sessions for the stated course is/are valid only within the stated validity period of the course, which begins from the commencement of the first class and no further extension is provided. The attendee should plan his/her schedule to attend the classes/sessions regularly (once per week).
  • Extension for course validity may be provided for medical/travel reasons with provided MC/travel itinerary for up to one month only.
  • Each session under the adult course package is 2 hours and 15 minutes and VAC 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 with or 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 indemnities and hold Visual Arts Centre and/or its staff or third-party staff/service providers harmless from any losses sustained from any activity within the premises of Visual Arts Centre, including personal injury/loss or damages to property.

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