Workshops and Teaching Experience (for related Images see Gallery)

January 2022 - Present - Arts Award Discover Adviser
2007 – Present - Mixed Media Artist & Art Workshop Facilitator

Collaborated on a number of projects with various galleries in North Wales, including Mostyn, Royal Cambrian Academy, Llandrillo College, Rydal Prepatory School and several other educational establishments and local government authorities.

Gained experience of working with a wide range of students including Key Skills 1 & 2,
GCSE, A-level, Masterclass and Community groups, within gallery, museum, schools and college environments. Worked closely with galleries and schools to generate ideas to improve their education programmes, i.e. 2007 – 2010 “Saturday Art Club” Family workshop sessions at the Royal Cambrian Academy, Conwy, generating ideas and facilitating sessions for age groups 4 – 7 years and 7 – 11 years.

Facilitated workshops and projects within various areas of Arts & Health.

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]Workshops/ Teaching Experience & Workshop Images

Arts Award Discover projects -

April 2023 Ysgol Penmachno ' Penmachno Mixed Media Landscape Roman Bridge' Artwork Year 3,4,5 & 6 (Wild Escapes Project)
February - March 2023 Ysgol Pen - Y - Bryn ' Dino - Dragons' Arts Award Project Year 3
November - December 2022 Ysgol Morfa Rhianedd ' Alice in Wonderland' Arts Award Project Year 5 & 6
November 2022 - Ysgol Bro Cerynw ' Sir Henry Jones Museum' Arts Award Project Year 3 & 4 and Year 5 & 6
October 2022 - 'Nant Y Bryniau Centre' Arts Award Discover Mixed Media Collage Project
August 2022 - Kinmel Bay Youth Shedz Arts Award Discover Project
June 2022 - Ysgol San Sior ' Migrations' Arts Award Project Year 5
May 2022 - Ysgol Porth Y Felin ' Conwy - My town' Arts Award Project Year 4
March 2022 - Ysgol Ffordd Dyffryn 'Hokusai - Great Wave Year 5 Arts Award Project
March 2022 - Ysgol Deganwy 'Rainforest' year 3 Arts Award Project
February 2022 - Llandudno Junction Youth Shedz Arts Award Project
February 2022 - Llysfaen Youth Shedz Arts Award Project


Projects & Collaborations

April 2023 - Criw Celf Session Ysgol Glan Clwyd - Mixed Media Self Portrait Collage Session

January - March 2023 Mini Art Explorer 22 x Sessions - Family Art Sessions for children aged 2 - 5 years old

January - February 2023 - Agored Art Taster Sessions Conwy Connect - Mixed Media & Printing Sessions

October - November 2022 - Museums Festival ' Roman Coins' - Fusion

August 2022 - September 2022 - Summer Of Fun Project Co- coordinator in partnership with Conwy Borough Council

May - June 2022 - Criw Celf Masterclasses Mixed Media Collage - 'World in a Box' Debighshire County Council

April 2022 - Enviromental Mandala Art workshop Session - Ysgol Tundo

August 2021 - September 2021 - Mural Concept design Sessions for the Underpass project in partnership with Imagine Bae Colwyn.

August 2021 - Summer of Fun, Outdoor Family sessions, Conwy County Borough Council

March 2021 - July 2021 - Outdoor Criw Celf Assistant

March 2020 - Mixed Media Sessions, Ty Hapus Youth Centre, Llandudno.

March 2020 - Mixed Media Collage sessions, Norfolk House, Fusion project

February 2020 - Patient Wellbeing Sessions, Conwy Community Wellbeing Team

January 2020 - Blodeuwedd the Giant Sculpture building sessions, TakepART, Venue Cymru

October 2019 - Whizz Kidz Workshop, Ty Llwelyn Youth Centre

May 2019 - World in a Box’ Joseph Cornell, Criw Celf Session, Conwy County

February – March 2019 - Urdd Art club sessions, Ysgol Deganwy

January – February 2019 - Patient Wellbeing Hostipal Sessions, Conwy Community
Wellbeing Team

September – October 2018 - Mixed Media Sessions, ‘Confident You’ group, Creative
taster sessions, Conwy Culture Centre

September - December 2017 - Creations2Generations Intergenerational Project, in partnership with Graffiti Artist Andy Birch & Venue Cymru, Llandudno


November – December 2016 - 3D Pantomime Puppet Workshop Sessions with 9 Primary Schools in partnership with Communities First, Fusion & Venue Cymru.

April 2015 – October 2016 - Artist in Residence, Secondary School Social Inclusion, Bryn –y – Maen Education Centre.

May 2016 - Visual Art Public Consultation Sessions with specific groups: Ysgol Gogarth, Crest, Ty Hapus, Llandudno Museum, Chardon Trust.
February – March 2016 - Monoprinting & Mixed Media Sessions, Wellbeing Community Activities; Colwyn Leisure Centre.

June – July 2015 - Arteffact Project; Conwy Archives, Gwynedd & Conwy Arts & Museum Services.

October 2013 - Bran the Giant & the Cauldron of Plenty, Giant puppet Building project & Parade; Royal Cambrian Academy.

July 2012 - Trails of Thread installation into the fuselage of Adain Avion, Cultural Olympiad; Conwy Arts & Museum Services.

July 2012 - Trails of Thread Exhibition, Adain Avion, Mostyn Gallery, Cultural Olympiad; Conwy Arts & Museum Services.

November 2011 - July 2012 - Trails of Thread Project, Adain Avion, Cultural Olympiad; Conwy Arts & Museum Services, Arts Council of Wales.


Art Workshop Sessions / Teaching Experience


May 2019 ‘World in a Box’ Joseph Cornell, Criw Celf Session,
Conwy County


January 2019 Bran the Giant Sculpture building sessions, TakepART,
Venue Cymru

October 2018 Family Drop in Session, Creative Taster Sessions, Conwy
Culture Centre

March 2018. Creative Conwy Young Artists Sessions, Conwy Arts &
Museum Services, Mostyn Gallery

March 2018 Family Fun Day Session ‘Easter in the Park’, Venue Cymru

January 2018 Worked in Collaboration with Tim Iliffe on the project ‘In
Our Minds are Many Rooms’ Venue Cymru, TakepART 9

March 2017 Creative Cultures Family Sessions, Llandudno Museum; partnership with Conwy Arts Services & Fusion ‘ Communities First’.

September 2016 Criw Celf @ Helfa Gelf, Collaboration Sessions; Mono-printing and Screen printing.

June 2016 Ysgol Craig y Don, 3D Mixed Media Sculpture Project, Expressive Arts Service.

May 2016 Prom Xtra, Cheshire Cat Smiles, Venue Cymru.

March 2016 3D Mother Goose Workshop Session, Venue Cymru.

March 2016 Creative Over 50’s Mixed Media Sessions, Venue Cymru in partnership with Conwy Arts & Museum Services.

February 2016 Mixed Media session - Hafal group, Colwyn Bay (Arts & Health)

January 2016 Criw Celf Bach – TakePart 2016, Venue Cymru

March 2015 Sketchbook & Portfolio development Sessions, Mostyn Gallery; Conwy Arts & Museum Services.

July 2014 Visual Arts day ‘Set in a Box’ Workshop Session, Venue Cymru.

May 2014 Criw Celf Bach workshop, Mono–printing; Conwy Arts & Museum Services

February 2014 Professional Development & Mentoring Programme for Conwy Artists; CASC Studios, Llandudno, Conwy Arts & Museum Services.

September 2013 Llawn 01 Arts Festival ‘Cabinet of Curiosities’ workshop; CASC Studios, Llandudno.

November 2012 – June 2013 Artist in Residence , Bryn –y – Maen Education Centre, Mixed Media School workshops.

October 2012 Castle Collage & 3D Self Portrait Workshop, Ysgol Deganwy.

September 2012 Wil Catlin Collage Workshop, Family Fun Day, Venue Cymru.

August 2012 Criw Celf Mixed Media Workshop; Conwy Arts & Museum Services, Mostyn Gallery.

March – June 2012 Trails of Thread Project, Adain Avion; Conwy Arts & Museum Services, Llandudno.

August 2011 Wendy Couling Mixed Media Master Class Teacher Training Sessions, Mostyn Gallery.

March 2011 Criw Celf Mono-printing Workshop; Gwynedd Arts & Museum Services, Gwynedd Museum & Art Gallery, Bangor.

March 2011 A-Level and GCSE Sketchbook Workshops, Rydal School.

March 2011 Wendy Couling Mixed Media & Mono-printing Master Class; Conwy Arts & Museum Services, Colwyn Bay Library

February 2011 Criw Celf Mono-printing Workshop; Conwy Arts & Museum Services, Mostyn Gallery.

November 2010 Alex Katz Landscape Workshops, Mostyn Gallery.

October 2010 Criw Celf Mixed Media Workshop, Conwy Arts & Museum Services, Mostyn Gallery.

September 2010 Helfa Gelf Mono-Printing Workshop, CASC.

August 2010 Summer Art Club Workshop, 3D Underwater Scene, Royal Cambrian Academy.

July 2010 Giant Colouring Book Masterclass (Chapman Brothers); Conwy Arts & Museum Services.

March 2010 Ysgol Bryn –y-Maen, Series of Mixed Media Workshops (3D Mask Making, Landscape Painting, Printing, School Shield).

January 2010 Senses Workshops Oriel Mostyn & DeafBlind UK Creative Workshops.

November – December 2009 Peter Blake Master Class Workshops; Conwy Arts & Museum Services.

November 2009 Landscapes and your Environment KS2 School workshop, Bodelwyddan Castle.

November 2009 GCSE Art Club 2009 Workshops, Royal Cambrian Academy.
November 2009 Richard Wilson Landscape School Workshops, Royal Cambrian Academy.
October 2009 GCSE Sketchbook Workshops, Rydal School.
October 2009 Gwledd Plant Conwy (Children’s Feast School Workshops), Oriel Mostyn.
October 2009 Peter Prendergast ‘Drawing the Landscape’ School Workshops, Royal Cambrian Academy.
August 2009 Buzzing Bugs Workshop, Conwy Arts Festival.
June 2009 Recycled Fish Sculpture, Royal Cambrian Academy.
June 2009 Helfa Gelf 09, Brownies Bug Workshop, Felin Bach
May 2009 Gilly Thomas Drawing Workshop, Royal Cambrian Academy.
May 2009 Mixed Media Life Drawing, Royal Cambrian Academy, Conwy.
May 2009 Elfyn Jones Mark Making Workshop, Royal Cambrian Academy.
April 2009 Masterclass Workshop, Betws y Coed Arts Festival.
March 2009 Recycled Robots Workshop, Royal Cambrian Academy, Conwy.
February 2009 GCSE, Contemporary Architecture, Royal Cambrian Academy.
February 2009 GCSE, CD Cover Design, Royal Cambrian Academy, Conwy.
January 2009 3D Welsh Cottages Workshop, Royal Cambrian Academy, Conwy.
January 2009 A-level Sketchbook Workshops, Rydal School, Colwyn Bay.
December 2008 Portrait Sculpture Workshop, Colwyn Youth Committee.
November 2008 Mixed Media Masterclass, Royal Cambrian Academy, Conwy.
November 2008 3D Bug Art Workshop (Precious Things Project), Local Brownies Group, Llandudno Museum.
November 2008 A-Level Sketchbook Workshops, Rydal School, Colwyn Bay.
November 2008 3D Portrait Sculpture Workshops (Ysgol Hen Golwyn & Ysgol San Sior), Oriel Mostyn, Llandudno
November 2008 3D Portrait Sculpture Workshops, (BTEC Art & Design, Llandrillo College), Oriel Mostyn, Llandudno
November 2008 3D Double Portrait Workshop (Ysgol San Sior), Oriel Mostyn, Llandudno.
October 2008 A-level Sketchbook Workshops, Royal Cambrian Academy, Conwy
October 2008 3D Bug Art Workshop (Precious Things Project), Local Brownies Group, Llandudno Museum, Llandudno.
October 2008 Pixel Workshop Painting & Printing , Oriel Mostyn, Llandudno.
September 2008 3D Treasure Island Sculpture, Royal Cambrian Academy, Conwy
September 2008 Window Project (Precious Things Project), Llandudno Museum, Llandudno
August 2008 Masterclass Mixed Media Workshop (Precious Things Project), Llandudno Museum, Llandudno
May 2008 Kandinsky Abstract Painting Workshops (Ysgol Faenol & Ysgol Craig y Don), Oriel Mostyn.
February 2008 Woodland Masks, Royal Cambrian Academy, Conwy.
January 2008 Family Portrait ( Recycled Materials), Royal Cambrian Academy, Conwy.
November 2007 A-level Sketchbook Workshops, Royal Cambrian Academy, Conwy.
November 2007 Helfa Gelf Workshops (KS 1), Royal Cambrian Academy, Conwy.