Measures and Precautions for Safe Physical Class Resumption

On behalf of Artistori and all teachers, I want to express a heartfelt big Thank you to those working in the frontlines and essential services. For all who have stayed home and endured, it’s soon going to be over! We can finally be out to dine and socialize, in a restrictive way. I look forward to meeting everyone in person again!

Physical classes will resume from 24th June 2020 Wednesday onwards.

However, we will still need to adhere to the new norm of life, measures and precautions that ensures our hygiene. In summary, Artistori classes will adhere to safety measures and guidelines imposed by the government with SafeEntry required by everyone entering and leaving our premise.

Timeslots and allocation will have slight changes. Please check details below:

Face masks, Temperature and SafeEntry checking at our main door before entry:

1. Only students attending lessons are allowed entry to Artistori with face masks worn at all times;

2. Temperature checks will still be in place before entry to Artistori;

3. SafeEntry check-in will be checked before entry to Artistori. Parents or guardians will need to help out with this if the student cannot perform the check-in by themselves;

4. Parents or Guardians must wait outside Artistori unless there is any administration needs.Ple ase arrange an appointment with us through email or WhatsApp.

Regular Handwashing:

1. Anyone entering our premise will be required to have hands washed with soap after all checks are performed.

2. For those visiting the toilet, entry back again to our premise will require hands washed with soap.

Hygiene: All tables, chairs, doorknobs and commonly touched areas will be sanitized regularly.

Social Distancing, Grouping and Crowd Management:

1. Floor markers to manage queue lines for entry to Artistori and hand washing area must be observed at all times;

2. Students will be allocated into fixed groups of up to 5;

3. Every class will have 2 group tables to allocate each group. Tables will observe 1 metre social distancing in between;

4. Every class can only cater up to 11 people therefore, we will only allocate with a ratio of 1:10 or 2:9;

5. Teachers will manage hand washing by groups;

6. Dismissal of class will be managed individually and up to 5 leaving Artistori at 1 time. In other words, all students will need to remain in their respective class group tables;

7. Upon commencement of another class timing, Artistori common area tables will have table markings, observing social distancing, to allocate seating arrangement for those waiting for parents or guardians to fetch;

8. There will be slight changes to timeslots to stagger the entry and exit of students.

Please communicate with your children about the measures in place as well.

Thank you! 😊

Yours Sincerely,

Vernon Chen

Art is a journey, it never stops.

意言社Artistori

用艺术表达语言，让语言丰富艺术

Your Story, Your Art

Artistori Junior Artist Wynn Ern receives award from Big Love

Our junior artist Wynn Ern’s artwork from one of the Art Foundation projects, ‘Myself, Hopes and Dreams’ was submitted as an entry to a showcase of artworks by children during Give a Voice SG, an event organized by Big Love Child Protection Specialist Centre. This showcase was aimed to show the true happiness of a child through art, something which resonated through Wynn Ern’s artwork judging from the impressed reaction from the audience! Wynn Ern’s artwork was placed among the top 10 entries of this showcase.

This Art Foundation project ‘Myself, Hopes and Dreams’, was a project that took the meaning of happiness to a child as its subject and presented it through the advanced use of oil-based colour pencils and photo transfer techniques. By combining the technical skill of producing a self-portrait together with the sentimental value of photos that captured memories and moments that meant something to the students, the final outcome of this project was a whimsical yet down-to-earth art piece of a photo collage surrounding a realistically-rendered self-portrait drawing.

As part of this project, each student was to choose or create a quote of what happiness means to them. Wynn Ern’s quote, “My family is my happiness, especially seeing them smile and form memories together”, was reflected in her final artwork, which included plenty of photos of her and her family spending time together.

We got to interview Wynn Ern after she received her award. Here is what she has to say:

How did you feel when you received the award?

Wynn Ern: I was very happy that I received this award. It was a very good experience as though I knew that I did well, but this was for Big Love. My family and relatives were also very happy, and that makes me feel proud of myself.

What did you think made your artwork stand out from the rest of the entries at the Big Love event?

Wynn Ern: I think it’s because my drawing is quite good and it’s actually related to the message of, ‘Every child has the right to feel safe at all times’. I have some pictures of my family playing with me and taking care of me, which I think is related to this message.

Tell us more about your quote.

Wynn Ern: My quote is being happy and making great memories when I’m together with my family, especially when we have some bonding time. During the school holidays, my whole family will come together and do some family bonding. We play and have fun together and sometimes we go overseas to visit and learn more about other countries as a family. When we are at home and the whole family is around, we will usually play some board games together.

What was the biggest challenge of this project?

Wynn Ern: The biggest challenge was when I was drawing my face as it’s very hard to draw realistically, especially when it’s my own. I didn’t want to draw it too perfectly, so I used the colour pencils and other colouring materials to make it look nicer.

What’s your favourite part of your own artwork?

Wynn Ern: My favourite part is the part when I used the photo transfer mediums for all the photos as it’s very unique and it was my first time trying out this medium. I find it quite interesting as I can use this medium to transfer the photos and the things that I couldn’t draw onto my artwork.

If you have a friend or a classmate who does not feel happy, what would you say to them?

Wynn Ern: You can be with your family as your family will stand by you all the time and support you so you won’t feel so sad or unhappy. Don’t be sad as you can turn all the challenges you face into something good and you can turn it into an experience. It will be okay even when you face difficulties, just try to overcome them.

Artistori is an art studio that believes in creativity and originality. Our approach connects children together through Inquiry-based methods, defining projects that expresses imagination, ideas and creativity. We believe that every individual should be interested and educated in every project and to do this, we bring the world to them through story-telling and presentations that leads on excitement, interests and understanding. Their own works, their stories and their desire to create leads them to the application of art beginning with mix mediums, techniques, aesthetics and the eagerness to complete and tell the world about their very own master pieces!

Art Foundation provides an important foundation by having youths to learn multi-disciplinary types of artists’ styles, mediums and tools. Aside from fine art, young artist will have the opportunity to learn about product design, illustration, print-making, film-making, animation, architecture as well as photography and many more! With more focused technique learning through mind mapping, observation and research from a broad range of subjects, youths will be able to build up their own artistic portfolio with a collection of their works demonstrating their creativity and potential developed over time.

To understand more, please visit https://www.artistori.com/art-foundation

意言社 Artistori

用艺术表达语言，让语言丰富艺术

Your Story, Your Art

#2019 #BigLove

Artistori is proud to receive the Certificate of Appreciation from Big Love

On 9th November, Bedok Town Square was bustling with people, all gathered to learn more about a cause in need of a louder voice: awareness on child abuse. This event, Give a Voice SG, was organized by Big Love Child Protection Specialist Centre, a programme by Montfort Care focused on this very cause. Artistori was honoured to be given an opportunity to be part of this event as its sponsor.

In October, Artistori organized our own Children’s Day Carnival, where we raised $411 in donations for Big Love. We have partnered with Big Love once again in this event, sponsoring the prize money for awards and the art materials used for this event. We were even given our own booth to spread the word about our art programmes and the focus of a child’s learning experience behind them.

Artistori believes that every child has the right to feel safe at all times. Our kids at Artistori are happy and expressive children that attend our classes every week. Artistori creates a vibrant and holistic environment through topics to open up discussions amongst the kids. By discussing frequently, we value their inputs and their stories and presentations are shared among each other, learning from each other, knowing that their classmates have great ideas too. They learn to appreciate and listen to their friends, creating a socially safe environment. Artistori aligns with and strongly supports Big Love Child Protection Specialist Centre.

We would like to thank Big Love for this huge opportunity to support their cause. To find out more about Big Love, visit the following link: http://www.biglove.org.sg/

Follow us on Facebook @ Artistori to see the projects done here at Artistori!

意言社 Artistori

用艺术表达语言，让语言丰富艺术

Your Story, Your Art

#2019 #GiveAVoiceSG #Award #certificates #BigLove