A bit about Lisa - Face Painting, Hippy Art

I am currently working in three roles within the local community of Basildon. I am the Playweb coordinator at a local leisure centre, working for Basildon District Council. My role here involves programme planning, training staff, ensuring legislation is maintained, writing policies and procedures, applying for funding, administration, budgeting and finance, networking with other agencies creating equal opportunities and involving the local community and parents in the events. My role at the centre also involves running the art programmes which have involved workshops with schools, mural project, exhibitions and outdoor sculptures.

I have recently been employed as a Holiday Activity Coordinator for The Local Development Group - my role involves liasing with 23 schools and 3 children's centres, planning trips, activities and events throughout the holiday period. I create workshops within the school, raise awareness of activities plus many other responsibilities.

I teach Advanced Art and Drawing for Beginners at the Adult Community College working with Essex County Council, and have a City and Guilds 7407 Certificate in Teaching.
I completed my BA and MA in fine arts at the University of East London, which has given me the opportunity to develop and evolve as an artist through professional practice and group exhibitions.

Over the last two years I have also been working independently as a community artist within the local community creating inclusive and diverse art programmes, art projects and workshops. This has included the 'Sculpture Park' at Wat Tyler, the 'Mural Project' at Eversley and promoting 'developing arts' through workshops held with Studio's 2 to name but a few.

In addition to my extensive involvement on visual arts development I am also well aware of the other artistic disciplines including theatre, dance and music. I have liased with Paul Nagle through drama workshops for Studio 2, I have toured with the English National Opera (ENO) and have a full repertoire of theatre skills including lighting, sounds, costume, set design and performance. All of these skills give me a very broad foundation, which I believe will assist Lisa in her goals within community arts. Lisa invites the local community to become physically engaged and involved with a diverse programme from Speakers Corner, art trails, art workshops to animation, puppet and mask making workshops.