Vacation Courses

course overview

Introduction

The NAFA Junior Art Department offers short-term art courses for students (4 – 17 years old) during the June and December school holidays. We offer fun and enriching courses that range from craft-making, canvas painting, clay modelling, printmaking and photography to fashion-drawing.

Learning Outcomes

Depending on the type of workshop the students enrol in, their learning outcomes will vary.

Course Schedule

Course Name Course Description Dates Timing
Matisse Inspired Still Life Painting (Ages 6-9) Students will create two paintings on canvas inspired by observing and studying Matisse’s still life paintings. 18-22/11 (Mon-Fri) 9am - 12pm (FULL)
Learn Science Make Art (Ages 8-12) Students will create beautiful science-inspired art, including lava lamps, glitter bracelet, sticky slime, marbling and shrink plastic art. 18-22/11 (Mon-Fri) 9am - 12pm (FULL)
1pm - 4pm
My Miniature Art Museum (Ages 9-12) Students will make their own ‘Miniature Art Museum’ showcasing mini paintings and sculptures by famous artists of all time. 18-22/11 (Mon-Fri) 9am - 12pm
Printing and Painting for the Festive (Ages 9-12) Students will learn printmaking and watercolour painting techniques to create artworks with Christmas themes. 18-22/11 (Mon-Fri) 1pm - 4pm (CLOSED)
Drawing and Painting (Ages 10-16) Students will learn about perspectives, values and colours through pen-rendering, charcoal drawing and acrylic painting on canvas. 18-22/11 (Mon-Fri) 9am - 12pm (FULL)
Soft Pastel Portrait (Ages 10-16) Students will learn about proportions, values and colours and create two portraits in pastels, using photographs of their choice. 18-22/11 (Mon-Fri) 9am - 12pm (CLOSED)
Christmas Painting and Craft (Ages 4-7) Students will have fun making a Christmas wreath, a canvas painting, a Christmas tree light and ornaments. 25-29/11 (Mon-Fri) 9am - 12pm (FULL)
Gardens by the Clay (Ages 5-7) Students will create useful clay art decorated photo frame, coin bank and pencil holder full of adorable garden critters and flowers. 25-29/11 (Mon-Fri) 9am - 12pm
Paint and Sculpt Dessert (Ages 6-8) Students will be inspired by Wayne Thiebaud to paint a cake on canvas, and make a log cake and a sundae using paper and clay. 25-28/11 (Mon-Thu) 9am - 12pm
Huge Canvas Painting (Ages 7-10) Students will paint on huge canvas boards with acrylic paint and learn about colour theory. 25-29/11 (Mon-Fri) 9am - 12pm (FULL)
1pm - 4pm (FULL)
Paint and Sculpt after Picasso (Ages 8-12) Students will explore the Cubism, Blue and Rose periods of Picasso to create two canvas paintings and a sculpture using found objects. 25-29/11 (Mon-Fri) 9am - 12pm (FULL)
Experimental Painting and Craft (Ages 7-10) Students will have fun painting with unusual materials and making paper collages, wind chimes, folding cranes and lanterns. 25-29/11 (Mon-Fri) 1pm - 4pm
Landscape in Water-soluble Oil Paints (Ages 12-16) Students will learn colour mixing and various oil painting techniques to create two landscape paintings using solvent-free oil paints. 25-29/11 (Mon-Fri) 9am - 12pm (FULL)
Fun with Functional Art (Ages 5-7) Students will create artworks that are fun and functional through painting, printmaking and constructing 3D work. 2-6/12 (Mon-Fri) 9am - 12pm
Starry Art Workshop (Ages 6-9) Students will create a painting, a mobile, a felt plushie, a decorated photo frame and a big Christmas decoration with the star theme. 2-6/12 (Mon-Fri) 9am - 12pm
Draw and Paint Still Life (Ages 6-8) Students will paint a plant through observation onto canvas and draw a teddy bear on paper with bamboo pen and ink wash. 3-6/12 (Tue-Fri) 9am - 12pm
Chinese Ink Painting (Ages 6-7/ 8-11) Students will learn freehand brush techniques to paint fishes, lotus/sunflower, cactus/ducks, kingfishers and a snow scene. 2-6/12 (Mon-Fri) 10am - 12pm (Ages 6-7)
1pm - 3pm (Ages 8-11)
Digital Painting from Photography (Ages 11-16) Students will learn how to digitally paint from their photo taken during this workshop to create two A3 size painting prints. 2-6/12 (Mon-Fri) 9am - 12pm (FULL)
1pm - 4pm
Christmas Clay Wreath Modelling (Ages 5-7/ 8-12) Students will create Santa, snowman, deer, gingerbreads, candies with soft clay and assemble a Christmas wreath with LED lights. 2-6/12 (Mon-Fri) 9am - 12pm (Ages 5-7)
1pm - 4pm (Ages 8-12)
Fabric Art Workshop (Ages 4-7) Students will create a fabric collage of self-portrait on canvas, a wall hanging art in batik and a fabric wrapped animal sculpture. 9-13/12 (Mon-Fri) 9am - 12pm
Imaginative Doodling & Painting (Ages 6-9) Students will be inspired to unleash their imagination to draw, print and paint their creative ideas on papers and a big canvas. 9-13/12 (Mon-Fri) 9am - 12pm (FULL)
1pm - 4pm
Christmas Clay Play Pokemon (Ages 7-10) Students will create their own collection of Pokemon with the new Sinnoh region, plus a Christmas theme creation on the last day. 9-13/12 (Mon-Fri) 1pm - 4pm (FULL)
Superhero Model Making & Painting (Ages 5-7) Students will use soft clay to create their preferred superhero model and paint the superhero on a small canvas. 16-20/12 (Mon-Fri) 9am - 12pm
Christmas Mosaic Art (Ages 7-10) Students will use colourful mosaic tiles, Lego bricks, etc. to create pictures, decorate mirror frames and boxes for Christmas. 16-20/12 (Mon-Fri) 9am - 12pm (FULL)
1pm - 4pm
Useful Christmas Clay Things (Ages 5-7/ 8-12) Students will use soft clay as a fun medium to create a functional table lamp and coin bank for the coming Christmas season. 16-20/12 (Mon-Fri) 9am - 12pm (Ages 5-7)
1pm - 4pm (Ages 8-12)

For enquiries on the above courses please contact 6512 4159 / 6512 4209.

Click here for the registration form.

Fees

Course Fees - for NAFA students

Course Fees
Matisse Inspired Still Life Painting (Ages 6-9) $320 for NAFA student
Learn Science Make Art (Ages 8-12) $320 for NAFA student
My Miniature Art Museum (Ages 9-12) $320 for NAFA student
Printing and Painting for the Festive (Ages 9-12) $300 for NAFA student
Drawing and Painting (Ages 10-16) $300 for NAFA student
Soft Pastel Portrait (Ages 10-16) $300 for NAFA student
Christmas Painting and Craft (Ages 4-7) $300 for NAFA student
Gardens by the Clay (Ages 5-7) $330 for NAFA student
Paint and Sculpt Dessert (Ages 6-8) $270 for NAFA student
Huge Canvas Painting (Ages 7-10) $330 for NAFA student
Paint and Sculpt after Picasso (Ages 8-12) $320 for NAFA student
Experimental Painting and Craft (Ages 7-10) $270 for NAFA student
Landscape in Water-soluble Oil Paints (Ages 12-16) $320 for NAFA student
Fun with Functional Art (Ages 5-7) $320 for NAFA student
Starry Art Workshop (Ages 6-9) $300 for NAFA student
Draw and Paint Still Life (Ages 6-8) $250 for NAFA student
Chinese Ink Painting (Ages 6-7/ 8-11) $200 for NAFA student
Digital Painting from Photography (Ages 11-16) $270 for NAFA student
Christmas Clay Wreath Modelling (Ages 5-7/ 8-12) $330 for NAFA student
Fabric Art Workshop (Ages 4-7) $300 for NAFA student
Imaginative Doodling & Painting (Ages 6-9) $300 for NAFA student
Christmas Clay Play Pokemon (Ages 7-10) $320 for NAFA student
Superhero Model Making & Painting (Ages 5-7) $300 for NAFA student
Christmas Mosaic Art (Ages 7-10) $300 for NAFA student
Useful Christmas Clay Things (Ages 5-7/ 8-12) $330 for NAFA student

Registration Fees

  • Registration fee is $32.10.
  • This fee is applicable to the new applicants at NAFA.

Payment Terms

  • Payment is via cheque only and cashier's order should be crossed and made payable to the "Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts". Please write your name, NRIC/passport number and contact number on the reverse side of the cheque/cashier's order.
  • Separate cheques to be issued for every course. The cheque will be returned if we are unable to form the class due to insufficient applicants.
  • Payment of fees should be made prior to the commencement of each course as stipulated in the fee structure.
  • All course fees include materials fee and GST.

Address (for payment via cheque)

  • Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts
    80 Bencoolen Street
    NAFA campus 1, Wing B, Level 3, Room 3-20
    Singapore 189655

Operating Hours

  • 9.30am to 1pm and 2pm to 5pm (Weekdays)

How to Apply

Enrolment Steps

  1. Download the registration form here or obtain it at JA Office located at NAFA campus 1, Wing B level 3, room 3-20 during office hours.
  2. Call or walk in to check class availability.
  3. Complete and submit the registration form together with cheque payment.
  4. Receive email confirmation 2 weeks before commencement of the class.
  5. Start class as scheduled.

Registration Fees

  • Registration fee is $32.10.
  • This fee is applicable to the new applicants at NAFA.

Payment Terms

  • Payment is via cheque only and cashier's order should be crossed and made payable to the "Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts". Please write your name, NRIC/passport number and contact number on the reverse side of the cheque/cashier's order.
  • Separate cheques to be issued for every course.
  • Payment of fees should be made prior to the commencement of each course as stipulated in the fee structure.

Address (for payment via cheque)

  • Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts
    80 Bencoolen Street
    NAFA campus 1, Wing B, Level 3, Room 3-20
    Singapore 189655

Operating Hours

  • 9.30am to 1pm and 2pm to 5pm (Weekdays)

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Tel: 6512 4159

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