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Certificate in Chinese Calligraphy (Basic)

12 sessions x 3 hours (Revamped)

理论
中国书法史概况,书家著名作品及風格特点,学术著作以助学员了解书法进展過程。

实践方面
楷书入门永字八法, 掌握毛笔的使用方法及书写姿势。学习基础笔画和简单汉字结构等以及实际的书写技法訓练。

Learning Outcomes:
在本课程结束时,学习者将能够:
  • 传承和弘扬中华文化遗产。
  • 掌握汉字书法艺术并提高语言技能。
  • 通过书法练习提升个人修养和身心健康。
课程前提
  • 课程中涵盖的技术适合右撇子学习者。
Note:
  • A digital certificate and transcript will be issued upon successful course completion, which requires a minimum attendance rate of 75% and passing the necessary assessment.
  • Please note that no replacement classes are offered for missed lessons.
  • Once the course has commenced, no refunds will be issued for any withdrawal requests.
For any enquiries, please contact CLE at Tel: 6512 1388 or email [email protected]


Our Trainers

 

Chay Weng Yee 谢永怡

谢永怡毕业于新加坡国立大学物理系。曾在跨国硬盘及芯片制造业从事工程营运工作三十余年并担任管理职务。2018年卸下工作后开始从事书法教学工作。

永怡擅长行楷篆隶各体书法兼篆刻。曾获奖项包括全国书画比赛公开组毛笔书法首奖(1983),陈之初博士艺术奖书法组首奖(2017),第22回世界书法文化艺术大展大奖(2018)。

2018年永怡受中国大众文化学会书画专委会之邀参与中国改革开放40周年庆祝活动并出版个人收藏邮册,作品被印制成邮票、一卡通及明信片发行全国(中国)。其后又三度受中国大众文化学会书画专委会之邀参与了 2020“文化复兴·砥砺前行-中华文化复兴践行者走进迪拜”,2021“庆祝中国共产党成立100周年”及 2022“奋进新征程·建功新时代-喜庆中国共产党第20次全国代表大会“的庆祝活动并出版个人收藏邮册。近年,他亦多次受邀为新传媒《星期二特写》系列节目主题题字。2019年他又受邀为新加坡开埠200周年制作特备节目《一座山一条河》主题题字。

永怡的作品曾参加无数的展览,例如国庆美展、国家博物院一百周年美展、新加坡现代书家作品展、世界书法文化艺术大展、第十三届国际书法交流新加坡大展、日中星书法交流展(日本),及百胜楼艺术周-“扇面上的艺术“四人联展等。



Sonas Lim Sia Kwoon


Sonas Lim is a distinguished alumnus of Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA) and a local Arts Practitioner specialising in Chinese art.  He studied Chinese calligraphy, Chinese painting and Chinese seal engraving under the tutelage of renowned local multi-disciplinary artist, Mr Wee Beng Chong. 

Sonas achieved NAFA’s Fine Art Best Drawing Award and was conferred a distinction in his Diploma in Fine Arts studies in 2003. In that same year and the following, he participated in numerous art competitions and achieved the Merit award for Overseas Category in the International Cultural Exchange Jill Sackler Cup Chinese Calligraphy Competition held in China. Additionally, he received the Della Butcher (Merit) Award, the Open Category Merit award in the Southeast District Project Search Arts Competition Painting, and the Open Category Merit award in Tan Tze Chor Art Competition.  In 2017, Sonas was awarded a Master’s Degree in Teaching Chinese as an International Language from Fudan University, Shanghai.



Mabel Lee

陳培福,號弘庵,祖籍廣東澄海,新加坡公民,退休中學與高中語文教師,曾兼課新躍大學中文系。現爲自由撰稿人,業餘亦協助美術館或文物館釋讀館藏書畫之文字。陈氏師事新加坡第一代金石書畫家施香沱先生習書畫篆刻。先后年畢業於澳門東亞大學(UNIVERSITY OF EAST ASIA, MACAU)文史系,獲文學士;新加坡國立大學(NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGARPORE)中文碩士。書法作品曾参加下列展覽:新加坡國慶美展、1985年中國書法協會於鄭州舉辦之國際書法展、2008年新加坡潮人書畫汕頭展、2021年天猛公藝術基金會(Temenggong Artists-in-Residence)策展之《雲心臨水‒‒潘受詩選、南音與書法篆刻展》。篆刻作品入選1984年第一屆漢城國際篆刻藝術大展。此外,亦刊登於中國篆刻藝術館出版之2008年第一期《篆刻》雜誌。2016年編輯出版《藏脩書屋友朋書札》,2022年出版《夏蟲語冰集》。

Tan Puay Hock (courtesy name Hong An), is an educator and a freelance writer and editor. He is a Singaporean citizen with ancestral roots from Guangdong, Chenghai. He was a part-time lecturer at the Chinese department of Singapore University of Social Sciences in 2012.

Puay Hock studied calligraphy, painting and seal carving under the tutelage of Singapore’s first generation jinshi calligrapher and painter, See Hiang To. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts from the department of Literature and History at the University of East Asia, Macau (now University of Macau). Puay Hock also obtained a Masters of Arts (Chinese Studies) from the National University of Singapore.

Puay Hock’s calligraphy works have often been selected for both local and overseas exhibitions, including, on several occasions, for Singapore’s National Day Art Exhibition. In 1985, his works were also selected for an international calligraphy exhibition in Zhengzhou, China, organized by the Chinese Calligraphy Society. In 2008, he participated in the Singapore Teochew Artists Calligraphy and Painting Exhibition at Shantou. And the 2021 Idle Clouds Upon Refection Selected Poems of Pan Shou in Nanyin, Chinese Calligraphy and Seal Carving, curated by the Temengong Artists-in-Residence. His seal-carvings were selected for the 1984 inaugural International Seal-Carving Art Exhibition in Seoul, South Korea, and which were featured in a seal-carving magazine published by the Seal-Carving Art Museum, China. He was the editor of “Cang xiu shu wu you peng shu zha “(Letters from Cang Xiu Studio) published in 2016. On 2022, he published a book “Xia Chong Yu Bing Ji”. He also assists galleries and museums with the reading of calligraphy and colophons on artefacts on a freelance basis.



Course Information


Course Schedule
[September 2025 intake]
General Study Period: 1 September – 30 November 2025

• Every Tuesday, 7pm – 10pm (Conducted in Mandarin)
• Every Wednesday, 9.30am – 12.30pm (Conducted in Mandarin) (No lesson on 26 November 2025. Replace on 15 October 2025)
• Every Sunday, 9.30am – 12.30pm (Conducted in Mandarin)

[January 2026 intake]
General Study Period: 5 January – 5 April 2026
TBC



Course Fee
S$1140.00
S$640.00 (After NSA Subsidy)

Course fee does not include materials required for this course

Application Fee
S$48.00

Aid Schemes SkillsFuture Mid-Career Credits of $4000 is not applicable to the course.

Application Information
September 2025 intake
Applications are accepted from 3 July till 3 weeks before the course commences or when the course is full whichever is earlier.


Customised Programmes

Transform and energise your organisation with us! Whether it is infographics or art therapy, we can work with your budget to create a programme that suits your needs.

Donors

Do you believe in the power of creativity to transform lives? You can make a difference by sponsoring art, design or media programmes for people in need. Your generosity will leave a lasting impact on the lives you touch and the art they create.


Get in touch with us at [email protected] to find out how you can create your own programmes today! 

Information for Learners

CLE Office is located at NAFA Campus 1, Tower Block (Level 9).

We are open from Monday to Friday (excluding Public Holidays).

Operating hours:
9.30am - 12.30pm; 2.00pm - 5.00pm.

Available Subsidies:
SkillsFuture Credit
*SkillsFuture Mid-Career Enhanced Subsidy Credits are not applicable for all courses offered by our Centre
National Silver Academy (NSA)
NTUC Union Training Assistance Programme (UTAP)


For any enquiries or assistance, please contact us:
Email: [email protected]
Hotline: 6512 1388