Zeniko Creatives Art Academy runs a studio at 246 Compassvale Road in Sengkang — one of its two Singapore locations, alongside Farrer Park — offering structured art education for children and adults. More than 500 students have trained across its programmes, which span playful beginner classes for ages 5-6 through to a formal Diploma in Fine Arts from Rabindra Bharati University. Teaching spans drawing and painting in oil, acrylic, watercolour, charcoal and soft pastel, with an emphasis on creativity, technical skill and artistic confidence.
What sets the academy apart is its clearly mapped learning journey. Beginners start with proportion, shapes, colouring, blending, shading and line control in oil pastel and pencil, then progress through Junior Diploma years covering charcoal, watercolour, acrylic, soft oil pastel and ink, and on to Senior Diploma training in oil painting and rapid outdoor studies. Classes are kept small so experienced educators can give each student individual guidance, helping children develop their own style at their own pace.
Beyond the core syllabus, the studio offers a wide workshop calendar — manga and anime drawing, comic making, fashion design, crochet, botanical illustration, portrait and pet painting — plus family, birthday and corporate art jamming, dedicated DSA portfolio preparation, academic support and June holiday programmes. A 10% sibling discount applies, and trial classes can be booked by phone or WhatsApp.
Zeniko Creatives Art Academy's Sengkang studio sits at 246 Compassvale Road, serving families across Singapore's north-east. It is one of two Zeniko studios in Singapore — the other is in Farrer Park — and together they form an academy that has trained more than 500 students, from five-year-olds picking up their first oil pastel to adults working towards a formal fine arts credential. The academy sums up its approach in three words: structured, personalised and inspiring — and its programme map backs that up.
Where many art schools offer a single weekly class, Zeniko lays out a clear artistic progress timeline. Beginners start with the essentials — proportion, shapes, colouring, blending, shading and line control — using oil pastels and pencil sketches. From there, students advance through numbered levels into the Junior Diploma years, working in charcoal, watercolour, acrylic, soft oil pastel and ink. Those who complete the second year receive a Junior Diploma in Fine Arts, and the Senior Diploma years that follow focus on oil painting and rapid outdoor model studies, ending with a certificate and a merit award. For students seeking a full qualification, the academy also offers a Diploma in Fine Arts from Rabindra Bharati University.
Class size is a deliberate choice at Zeniko. Lessons are kept small so experienced art educators can give each child individual guidance, and parents notice the difference. One parent shares that the structured approach helped her daughter build strong basics while teachers still encouraged her to explore her own ideas, with confidence and patience improving tremendously along the way. Progress is personal, too: children are supported in developing their own creative style at their own pace rather than copying a template.
Programmes are grouped by age and stage. Junior Kids Art Classes welcome ages 5-6 with fun, guided creativity; the 7-9 group builds strong foundations while encouraging imagination; Senior Kids classes for ages 10-12 add structured skill development and exam readiness; and Adult Art Classes, open from age 13, are relaxed, skill-focused and portfolio-oriented for every level. Academic support rounds out the offering for school-related art needs.
For families considering the DSA route, Zeniko runs dedicated portfolio preparation for art admissions alongside its academic support. The results speak beyond the classroom: student Shruti was named Overall Winner of the Arbury Carnival Poster Competition, with her artwork selected to represent and promote the carnival across Cambridge. The academy maintains a student artwork gallery and tracks results, certifications and competition highlights — evidence that its structured roadmap translates into external recognition.
Outside the core curriculum, the workshop line-up is unusually broad. Manga and anime drawing covers sketching, character design, storyboarding and colouring, with enrolment at both the Sengkang and Farrer Park studios. Cartoon and storyboarding, comic making and fantasy illustration let storytellers build worlds panel by panel. Hands-on craft and design options include crochet, fashion design and illustration, and basic garment construction, alongside focused sessions in botanical illustration, portrait painting and pet painting.
Groups are well catered for. Family art jamming lets parents and children paint side by side, birthday art jamming turns celebrations into creative parties, and corporate art workshops serve team-building events. The academy also runs industry talks for schools and colleges, its Project Vogue Jr. showcase across two seasons, volunteer and internship opportunities, and community outreach under its create-earn-evolve ethos.
New students can book trial classes by phone or WhatsApp at +65 82185964, and a 10% sibling discount applies when enrolling more than one child. June holiday programmes run during the school break, and the academy co-organises an annual art competition with AVGMT in collaboration with AAYIRA, complete with medals, trophies and certificates — with half of all registration fees donated to AVGMT. An online shop stocks art materials for practice at home, and the academy's blog shares news and creative resources.
Whether the goal is a child's first drawing class, a competitive DSA portfolio or a leisurely weekend workshop, the Sengkang studio gathers it all into one structured, friendly place to make art.