MEET OUR ART MANIA FAMILY: ASHLEE
We decided it was past time to introduce our staff to you all. Many you may know, but there are several others, quietly working behind the scenes that are crucial to keeping Art Mania on track and able to run all the fantastic classes, workshops and taster days. So here is our first staff spotlight profile!
I’d like to introduce you all to Ashlee. Ashlee wears several hats here at Art Mania. Originally, around a year or so ago, she was hired as a new teacher to our team. She began by teaching our kids and teens classes. Soon after her joining our family, she became our very own Art as therapy teacher, something we all could do with, with all the crazy changes our world has gone through in the last year or so.
How did you come to be at Art Mania Studios?
Ashlee: “I was at a point in my life where change needed to be made, so I made the break and followed my intuition to where my passion lies.”
Another role that Ashlee fills, is support worker to our NDIA students. A mentor to those of us in Art Mania’s business development support program. It’s thanks to Ashlee’s hard work and contacts, that last month’s exhibition at the wetlands came about. She’s also been working hard to find us new venues and opportunities for more exhibitions.
How do you see yourself fitting in to Art Mania’s vision?
Ashlee: “I think the whole philosophy behind AMS is a beautiful thing! It is very much needed in the community.
I’m able to observe firsthand how important this safe creative space is, in the lives of many people from all walks of life.
I see the studio as an authentic space for creative flow. I also like the eclecticism in every aspect.”
As if this isn’t enough, Ash is also an artist in her own right with a large body of work and a diploma in fine arts. She is responsible for several murals around Newcastle, including at the Hunter Wetlands Centre.
Ashlee: “I love encouraging and helping people connect to their creative instincts.”
Look out for more staff spotlights to come!