Arts@JLG: collage

📍Entrance Pavilion, Lakeside Garden

Batik Art Cart introduces visitors to traditional batik making through interactive displays showcasing the craft's techniques and processes. Visitors can explore this cultural art form and take home activity sheets to continue their batik learning journey.

📍Entrance Pavilion, Lakeside Garden

In celebration of the theme of Crop Diversity and its significance in cultural and agricultural history, this exhibition was first shown at the Botanical Art Gallery, Singapore Botanic Gardens in May-November 2025 during Botanical Art Worldwide 2025.

Members of the Botanical Art Society (Singapore) have submitted botanical artworks exploring Heritage Crops—traditional plant cultivars not used in modern, large-scale monocultural agriculture; Crop Wild Relatives—wild species that can enhance cultivated crops or are foraged wild plants; and Ancient Crops— plants cultivated for centuries in their original form. Each piece has been carefully selected by a panel of expert botanists and botanical artists based on scientific accuracy, artistic merit, technical mastery, and overall impact.

Many of these plants hold deep personal meaning for the artists, evoking memories of home, family traditions, and cultural heritage. Some recall the familiar ingredients used in home cooking, while others are tied to crops central to traditional festivities.

Beyond their personal significance, these plants are valued for their roles in food, medicine, and textiles, representing a rich genetic diversity often overlooked in modern agriculture. By showcasing these lesser-known varieties, this exhibition underscores the importance of preserving plant biodiversity while celebrating the artistry of botanical illustration.

📍Resthouse, Japanese Garden

Uncles Love Monuments celebrates the passion of three dedicated sketch enthusiasts who capture Singapore's architectural treasures through their unique artistic lens. Discover how these monuments come alive in fresh, intimate perspectives, then create your own keepsake at the interactive embossing stamp station where you can personalise postcards featuring their beautiful artworks to take home.

📅: 24 Jan 2026 (Sat)
⏰: 9:30am - 12:30pm
📍: Water Lily Pavilion, Japanese Garden

Urban Sketchers Singapore invites you to capture the beauty of Jurong Lake Gardens through sketching. Free for all to join, no registration required.

Urban Sketchers Singapore (USkSG) is part of a global community of sketchers from all walks of life who enjoy sketching scenes of where they live and travel. Urban sketching is about drawing scenes on-location and from direct observation. It is a communal activity where we draw together and share our sketches online and offline.

The Singapore chapter was started in 2009 and has grown over the years into a lively community drawn together by their love for sketching. The group gathers every last Saturday of the month for their monthly Sketchwalk. Find out more on their Facebook group (Urban Sketchers Singapore) and Instagram (@usk.sg).

📅: 25 Jan 2026 (Sun)
⏰: 3 sessions; 9am, 9:45am, 10:30am
📍: Lakeside Field, Lakeside Garden (Gathering Point: Entrance Pavilion)

Get hands-on with botanical art! Join the Botanical Art Society Singapore (BASS) for sketching sessions in the gardens. Perfect for beginners and enthusiasts alike, learn to observe and capture the intricate details of plants while surrounded by the natural beauty of Jurong Lake Gardens.

Suitable for ages 12 and above. Participants to bring their own sketching materials, picnic mats, and water bottles. Register here:

Session 1 (9am)

Session 2 (9:45am)

Session 3 (10:30am)

Participants are advised to bring umbrellas or ponchos in the event of light rain as the activity will still proceed. However, in the case of heavy rain, the activity will not proceed.

📅: 25 Jan 2026 (Sun)
⏰: 2 sessions; 10am - 11am & 11:30am - 12:30pm
📍: Banyan Hall (Gardenhouse), Lakeside Garden

Learn the ancient craft of rope-making using natural fibres like banana leaves and water hyacinth. Discover how this forgotten heritage skill transforms humble plants into strong, useful cords.

This session is conducted by Geok Kuan (@juanherbalcuisine) who is a Friend of Jurong Lake Gardens.

Register here:

Session 1 (10am - 11am)

Session 2 (11:30am - 12:30pm)

📅⏰: 3 Sessions;

26 Jan (Mon), 4:30pm – 7:30pm |

30 Jan (Fri), 11am – 12:30pm |

31 Jan (Sat), 11am – 12:30pm
📍: Wave Plaza, Lakeside Garden

The Art Bus is coming to your neighbourhood, turning transport stops into creative spaces where everyone can make art together.

Step inside a transformed mobile bus filled with hands-on art activities. Touch sculptures, try printmaking, create images, and explore artworks through sound and movement. Artists with disabilities and established artists have created experiences that welcome everyone – whether you prefer to touch, listen, watch, or move around.

Art doesn't have to be intimidating or exclusive. The Art Bus brings creativity right to your doorstep, making art accessible and fun for all ages and abilities. Come create, connect with neighbours, and discover that art is for everyone.

Part of "Next Stop: Together!" by National Arts Council, LTA, SMRT, and ART:DIS.No registration required.