ARTventure

ARTVenture

Where your art journey begins!

At ARTVenture, we provide structured art programmes designed to bring out children’s interest in art as well as organising and participating in various events to promote a person with dyslexia’s talents. Whether your child has an avid drawer or just enjoys doodling around, your child will learn at his/her own pace and develop his/her skills according to each individual’s interest area. We also provide opportunities for DAS students who love art to participate in art events and competitions. 

As we drive towards helping people with dyslexia achieve through the various programmes to support them, their strengths are often not seen. ARTVenture exists to complement the wide range of academic programmes we have, to support our students, to recognise our students’ talents in art and to help them express themselves in various artistic forms. ARTVenture aspires to celebrate the uniqueness of art from the perspectives of a child with dyslexia and be an active voice of positive dyslexia through the use of art.

ARTVenture Programmes are designed especially for children with dyslexia in mind, making it suitable for all children who enjoy learning art in a structured and multisensorial way. Every child deserves an art education – ARTVenture believes that all children should be given an equal opportunity to pursue their talent regardless of socio-economic background. All DAS students in Main Literacy Programme are entitled to generous subsidies when they enrol into our ARTVenture short-term programmes.

 




Designed by Javen Ow

Winner for the ARTVenture Logo-Design Competition 2019

Structured Art Programmes

Essential Elements of Visual Arts (EEVA)

The programme aims to develop students’ range of skills and processes such as problem-solving, simple drawing, and mixed media techniques. It develops the student’s basic drawing knowledge through hands-on learning of lines, shapes and forms. Students will be exposed to a series of simple objects, animals and human subjects.

Offered as a 10-hour programme over five days, students will get to bring home a ‘masterpiece’ that they have developed with close guidance from our instructor.  Every EEVA Programme is NEVER the same.  So join all of them and let’s make art together!

Programme
(2023 Nov/Dec Holidays Intake)      

Essential Elements of Visual Arts (EEVA) – My Pet Story Book

Bringing words alive through fun craft and drawing by making their very first interactive story book! Learn to write a short funny story and watch it come to life! Basic sentence structure will be introduced and students will create stories that suit their ability.

Dates
27 Nov to 1 Dec 2023

Ages
5 to 9 years old

Time
11.00 am to 1.00 pm

Venue
DAS Bishan

Class Fee
S$277.55 (Bursary available!)

Elementary Mix Media Arts (EMMA)

Offered as a 10 hour programme over five days, EMMA explores various art techniques which are made up of dry – wet – 3D medium which vary from programme to programme. For dry and wet mediums, it can be anything from creating artwork through charcoal, oil pastels, watercolour, clay, gouache. For 3-dimensional art, some techniques we have done are wire sculpting, string art and fabric art.

In the process of learning and creating, students will build their cognitive skills and fine motor development that can contribute to school success. Students will also express ideas and originality through experiments, and create unique artworks, developing self-confidence as their creativity soars. No two EMMA Programmes are ever the same, so join us for all of them and let’s keep creating!

Programme
(2023 Nov/Dec Holidays Intake)      

Elementary Mixed Media Art (EMMA) – 3D Story Book

Infusing story writing and art this holiday! For this intake, the media used are soft pastel, poster colours and air-dry clay.  Students will be guided on how to structure their story, with option for more complex story for older students. Make your own interactive storybook this holiday!

Dates
27 Nov to 1 Dec 2023

Ages
10 to 13 years old

Time
3.00 pm to 5.00 pm

Venue
DAS Bishan

Class Fee
S$277.55 (Bursary available!)

Frequently Asked Questions

ARTVenture is part of DAS various programmes under Specialised Educational Services.

ARTVenture programme is available in term 2, Jun Holidays, Term 3 and Nov/Dec Holidays. Please click here for dates. We have weekly and 5-day/8-day block classes during the holidays.

ARTVenture programmes are conducted by DAS Educational Therapists who have been art teachers or trained in an art school to deliver our art programmes. Together with their training in dyslexia teaching, our programmes are structured and delivered in a way that is friendly for students with dyslexia, making them different from programmes that are available outside of DAS.

Not more than 5 students, should there be more than 5 children, there will be a co-instructor.

ARTVenture has been very fortunate to have a corporate funder. All our children who are on bursary (33%, 50%, 70% 90% or 100%) will get 90% off our fees ($354) valid till December 2020.

Siblings are welcome to join our programme at the full programme fee.