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Espression - Interactive Art Studio & CafƩ

espression - interactive art studio & cafć©

Kent

Welcome to our Espression Arts Family, make yourself at home whilst I pop the kettle on. How are you today? Espression Arts is a creative community led by Me, Catherine, the founder, the glue behind our special, arty enterprise. I live in a small village partner to a very patient Daddy Jean who puts up with the hours of work and energy we give to projects and our clients. I am Mummy to my two beautiful children, Melodie 7, and Jerome 11, who are often with me on projects and at events, along with Daisy Dog who sometimes comes along too! I grew up with a creative and hard-working family, My dedication, work ethic, and focus for things I believe in, I get from them. My Mum who now lives with Parkinson’s in an annex in our garden spends her spare time when she isn’t bowling in the village as one of Espression Arts many creative volunteers. If I am not working I am found snuggling on the sofa watching films with a gin and tonic! Whilst studying Visual Arts at Goldsmiths University London I enjoyed spending my spare time getting to know the local community, working in pubs, and helping with play schemes. Since then, I spent 25 years developing my community facilitation and project management skills starting in youth work management working for an environmental charity in Southeast London. In 2009 we left the big city and started our Pottery Painting Community Journey in the historic town of Canterbury, opening our interactive arts café. This is where our family grew with everyone who loved pottery painting as much as we did! Sadly, the interactive arts café, closed at the end of 2020 during the Covid19 Pandemic, but we are still going strong! We continue sharing arts and wellbeing experiences with others! Happily our Espression Arts Family is just getting bigger and bigger as a result. In 2017, our family business became not for profit and became a Social Enterprise which has helped us to take profits from sales of our ceramic products, parties, and workshops, combined with successful grant applications, and deliver some of the best community projects in Kent. I am proud of our position in the local community feel respected for both business and charitable, endeavours, before the pandemic we were awarded Kent Messenger Best Creative Volunteer Project for both Canterbury and all of Kent, we were even finalists for Kent Dementia Friendly Awards. We under-promise and over-deliver with passion for people and give everyone the opportunity to experience art. There are many ways you could support our creative family! Community Arts In Kent If you would like us to chat with you more about what we can deliver for your community, group, or organisation please get in touch, to read more about the benefits of Arts and Wellbeing click here. Apply to be a Creative Volunteer If you would like to become one of our creative family by applying to become a Creative Volunteer we have many different roles which are flexible to you, your interests, skills or needs, then please get in touch here. Buy a Kit, a workshop, a party or invite us to your event! Have you heard the saying that when someone buys from a small business the owner does a happy dance? This also works for small social enterprise businesses like ours we want to reach as many people with creativity as possible. We also want our volunteers to have as many different experiences as possible! Contact Catherine@espression.co.uk for more details or jump over to our shop!

City of Westminster College

city of westminster college

London

We provide hundreds of courses to thousands of students every year and are conveniently located minutes from Edgware Road, Paddington, Marylebone and Maida Vale underground stations. We are proud to be the first choice for students from all over the Greater London area. Here are just some of the reasons why we think you should make us your first choice: We offer a wide range of courses to suit all needs - there's got to be one for you! We're committed to supporting and guiding you though your journey with us and we care about getting you ready for further study and the world of work. This year, we were named Central London's Top Vocational College - for the 3rd year running! We are also Central London's Top College for Results and have achieved the best results for Apprenticeships in the UK. Our students take part in annual national competitions and events, such as WorldSkills, National Theatre Connections and London Citizens. We have an amazing team of supportive and dedicated advisors who will help you with career guidance, financial support and mentoring while you're studying with us. Our Paddington Green Campus offers an award winning learning environment, with state of the art facilities, including photography studios, recording studio, TV studio, motor vehicle workshop, dance studio, theatre, science labs, Sport England standard sports hall and an airplane cabin training room. Our newly refurbished Maida Vale Campus offers a mix of informal and formal teaching spaces, including a multi-sensory room for our students with learning difficulties and disabilities and an employability centre offering advice and support for those seeking employment. We have a dedicated Work Experience (WEX) hub and team who are committed to getting you the best work placements available. Come and visit us! Our Open Days are a great way for you to find out more about us and get a feel for what it's like to be a student at City of Westminster College. You'll meet teachers, students, course and student advisors, find out about our courses and get a chance to see our great facilities. All centres are wheelchair accessible.