Ideas
Open to Sketch walk
About sketching shophouses in Joo Chiat
Sketchers and writers
Sketching walks and quiet writing sessionsSketching shophouses in Joo Chiat Saturday?
Post a card for an urban sketching walk through the shophouses, or a quiet writing session in a library or café, and meet people nearby who make things too.
Post your first cardHow it works
Free · 18+ · Area only, never your exact spot
For adults 18 and over. You confirm your age when you sign up.
Why it works
- Quiet company: you work side by side.
- Heritage streets and libraries make easy meeting points.
- Swap feedback if you want it.
- Free.
Cards you could post
Examples to start from. Change the details to suit you.
Ideas
Open to Writing session
About two hours of quiet writing, then a coffee
Ideas
Open to coffee chat
About swapping first chapters
Ideas
Open to Sketch walk
About sketching at the Botanic Gardens
Ideas
Open to Writing session
About poetry morning at the library
More ideas, ready to post
Tap one and the post form opens already filled in.
- IdeasOpen to a writing sprintLibrary@Orchard · Sat 2pm
- IdeasOpen to a writing group on videoOnline
- FriendsOpen to a watercolour sessionBotanic Gardens
- FriendsOpen to a poetry readingBras Basah
- FriendsOpen to street photographyChinatown
- FriendsOpen to a calligraphy classChinatown
- FriendsOpen to a heritage trailKampong Glam
Good places to meet
- Joo Chiat and Koon Seng Road: Colourful Peranakan shophouses.
- Chinatown and Kampong Glam: Heritage streets full of detail.
- Public libraries: Quiet writing tables and Wi-Fi.
Tips
- Bring a small stool for sketching walks. Benches fill up.
- Go early to avoid heat and crowds.
- Agree how much feedback you want before you share work.
Questions
I'm a beginner. Can I join?
Yes. Say so in the card. Plenty of people sketch for fun.
Can I post a regular writing session?
Yes. Post the next one, then repost each week.
Ideas or Friends mode?
Ideas mode suits creative sessions, but either works.
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