5 Places to get your Art Materials in Town!

Feeling bored during the summer break? Why not put your artistic skills to use and start creating art this vacation! Here are 5 places where you can get your art supplies in central Singapore.

1. Art Friend

Possibly in one of the most well-known and central locations, Art Friend is situated in Plaza Singapura. Art Friend offers a wide variety of art materials suitable for sketching, painting and craft-making. You can also find canvases and boards here at affordable prices. Check out this article for more information on what to get at Art Friend! Art Friend has 4 outlets around Singapore including Bras Basah, Clementi and Plaza Singapura.

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Art Friend

Outlet: Plaza Singapura

Address: 8 Orchard Road, B1-10/13, Singapore 238839

Opens Daily from 10am - 7.30pm

2. Overjoyed

Offering a wide variety of art supplies for ceramics, graffiti, papercraft and woodcraft, Overjoyed is situated in The Cathay, another one of Singapore's central locations! Overjoyed also conducts art tutorial Youtube videos on their channel which you can find here. They also conduct workshops that all art enthusiasts can sign up for online! How cool is that~

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Overjoyed

Outlet: The Cathay

Address: 2 Handy Road B1-11 Singapore 229233

Everyday from 10AM to 9PM

3. Krafer's Paradise

Krafer's Paradise started out as a small scrapbooking shop but has now become a store that offers a variety of art supplies including canvases and paint, as well as an art studio and gallery! You can get a glimpse of their artists' artworks in their gallery. They also offer trial lessons, which you can find more information on their Facebook here.

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Krafer's Paradise

Outlet: City Square Mall

180 Kitchener Rd, #04 - 19 / 20 / 21, Singapore 208539

Mon-Fri:11am-9.30pm, Sat & Sun 11am-10pm

4. Umistrong Sunshine Plaza (Bugis)

With 3 outlets situated in Bugis, Suntec City and Seletar Mall, Umistrong offers a range of art supplies at affordable rates, including Acrylic bottles for $8.60 and Gouache Sets for $13.80. Similar to Overjoyed and Krafer's Paradise, they also offer workshops which you can find on their website. Only available at Suntec City Mall, visit their retail, studio and gallery to get a taste of Umistrong's strong art presence in Singapore!

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Umistrong

Outlet: Sunshine Plaza

Bencoolen St, #01-72/79 91, 189652

Monday to Friday: 9am - 9pm

Saturday, Sundays & PHs: 10am - 8pm

5. Straits Arts Company

Located near the National Library of Singapore, Straits Arts is a central arts store featuring works from first-generation artists including Cheong Soo Pieng and Chen Wen Hsi. It was set up by Mr. Tay Long, a first-generation Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA) student who did sign painting for a living. Straits Arts offers brushes, palette knives and canvases, specializing in watercolour and paint and carrying products such as ArtGraf, Daniel Smith, Davinci, Escoda and Faber-Castell to name a few.

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Straits Arts Company

Outlet: North Bridge Centre

420 North Bridge Road #01-27 North Bridge Centre, Singapore 188727

Mon-Fri: 9am - 7pm

Sat: 9am - 5pm

Sun: 1pm - 5pm

If you were unsure where to get art materials, we hope this article helped you. Comment below which art shop you would patronize and share with us the art mediums you use!

Till next time,

Arttero