10 Best Art Supply Shops in Singapore

Shopping for art supplies in Singapore means more than one big store: the Bras Basah arts belt, Orchard-area outlets and heartland craft shops stock everything from professional paints, brushes and canvases to scrapbooking paper, markers and Chinese calligraphy sets. This guide rounds up genuine art and craft supply shops, each checked against its own website or store listing. Treat it as a browsing shortlist rather than a strict ranking, and confirm stock and opening hours before visiting.

Art Friend is one of Singapore's best-known art and craft retailers, with a large flagship on the upper floors of Bras Basah Complex and further outlets it lists at Takashimaya on Orchard Road and Clementi. Its own site groups an extensive range across paints, papers and pads, boards and canvas, inks, brushes, dry and mixed media, markers, modelling and sculpting materials, and general craft supplies. As a broad fine-art-meets-craft superstore, it suits everyone from students and hobbyists to working artists and designers.

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Overjoyed is an art and stationery retailer occupying a two-level space at The Cathay near Dhoby Ghaut, which grew from a small online shop into a physical store and webstore. Its own site organises stock into fine art, illustration, design, creative leisure, kids' craft, stationery and lifestyle, spanning oils, acrylics, watercolours, brushes and canvas through to fountain pens, markers and calligraphy tools. The mix makes it a strong stop for illustrators, fine artists and stationery enthusiasts alike.

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Spotlight is an Australian craft, fabric and homeware superstore whose Singapore outlet occupies an upper level of Plaza Singapura. Alongside sewing, haberdashery, party and home-decor departments, it carries a wide art-and-craft range from paints, brushes and canvases to drawing tools, kids' craft kits and seasonal materials. Its department-store scale and both in-store and online shopping make it a convenient one-stop for general art and craft supplies rather than specialist fine-art gear.

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Krafers' Paradise is an art-supplies retailer that lists outlets at Sim Lim Square and *SCAPE, with an online store carrying a deep catalogue of colours, brushes, canvas, printmaking and drawing materials. It is notable for a dedicated graffiti and street-art section, stocking Montana spray paints and markers alongside conventional fine-art media. That urban-art focus, plus the workshops it runs, sets it apart from more traditional art shops.

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Artmark is a compact art-supplies shop on an upper floor of Bras Basah Complex, stocking paints, canvas, easels and drawing materials alongside craft, school and office supplies. It is especially popular with illustrators and students for its markers, pens and coloured-pencil range, and keeps an online catalogue in addition to the physical store. The tight, well-stocked space makes it a handy alternative to the larger stores in the same building.

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Straits Art Co is a veteran, family-run art materials shop in the Bras Basah and Bugis arts district, often described as one of the oldest surviving art stores in Singapore. It carries a broad fine-art range including watercolours, oils and acrylics, brushes, pastels and easels, and is known for stocking Chinese calligraphy and brush-painting supplies. As a long-standing independent it is worth a visit for both Western and Chinese art media, though it is best reached in person rather than through a full online store.

Golden Dragon Store is a long-running, family-run craft shop in People's Park Centre in Chinatown, focused on needlecraft and handicraft rather than fine-art painting. Its own website organises stock into yarn and needlecraft, cotton and felt fabrics, sewing essentials, beads and jewellery findings, leather craft, needle felting and embroidery. It also runs craft workshops, making it a specialist destination for crocheters, cross-stitchers and other makers.

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Si Bao Zhai is a Chinese art specialist in Bras Basah Complex that deals in Chinese ink paintings and, of interest to practitioners, the materials to make them. It stocks Chinese calligraphy and brush-painting supplies such as brushes, ink and calligraphy paper, serving students and hobbyists of Chinese brush art. As a niche gallery-cum-supplier, it is one of the few dedicated sources for these materials in the arts precinct.

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Craft In Vogue is a Singapore papercraft and scrapbooking specialist that says it has operated since 2008, running both an online store and a retail outlet. It focuses on die-cutting machines such as Silhouette, plus scrapbooking papers, stamping and embossing tools, adhesives, embellishments and craft books. The die-cutting and paper-craft emphasis makes it more of a scrapbooking and card-making destination than a general fine-art shop.

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Sagacity Art & Crafts is a long-established Singapore art and craft supplier that sells a wide range of paints, papers, brushes, clay and modelling tools, fabric and sewing materials, and its own house-brand Saga products. It operates mainly as an online store with self-collection rather than a walk-in shop, so orders are placed online and then collected or delivered. That model makes it best suited to buyers who know what they need rather than browsers, but useful for affordable everyday supplies and school projects.

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