Louise Maclaren

I can teach any age and have 25 years’ industry experience as an Artist and Arts Educator, 5 years in educational settings. I also recently achieved a master’s degree in fine Art. I can also work with neurodivergent students.
I can offer you either informal lessons or structured lessons (prices may vary slightly depending how structured) and workshops (please ask for a quote), as well as; help building a portfolio of work for further or higher education applications.
I can also help you develop a variety of creative skills and or prepare for L2 and L3 GCSE’s.
I offer local face to face lessons and workshops tailored specifically to your needs or I can offer some online classes.
Here are some of the projects I have done over the years:

Workshops & Community projects

2023 Artist/Art instructor in Residence Spring and Summer term afterschool Art Club, Wymondham High school , Folly Road, Wymondham, Norwich, Norfolk.
2022 Natural Forms and Nature printmaking day. Private workshop for a small group key stage 3 students from Greshams School. Holt, Norfolk
2021 Linocut printmaking Workshop inspired by WWII Seed packets : Adults and young people, Edible East and Heritage Open Days Collaborative project, The Forum, Millennium Plane, Norwich.
2021 Re-used Polystyrene block printmaking Children's Workshop: inspired by WWII Seed packets , Edible East and Heritage Open Days Collaborative project, The Forum, Millennium Plane, Norwich.
Printmaking Workshops for Spanish Exchange Students, Burnham Deepdale back packers Youth Hostel, Norfolk
2017 Big Brain Art Workshop, Collaboration with Kate Green Artist, Headway, Norfolk & Waveney, Castle Mall shopping center, Norwich, Norfolk
2017 Printmaking workshops with Art Academy East, 2 Aldiss Court, High Street Dereham, Norfolk.
Studio based printmaking courses The Blue House, 7 Market Place, Reepham, Norfolk
2016 Printmaking demonstrations with the Slama hand press, at Various Art venues in and around east Anglia.
?2015 Collagraph Printmaking Weekend, Greyfriars Art Space, 43 St James Street, Kings Lynn, Norfolk.
2013 School Printmaking Workshops, Flight of the Spoonbill, Cley Contemporary Art Exhibition, Astley Primary School, Melton Constable, Norfolk
in 4, Community Arts and Curation Project. Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust & Greyfriar’s Art space, 43, St James Street, kings Lynn, Norfolk
Voluntary Children’s art & craft assistant, YESU, Briston road, Melton Constable, Norfolk
2010 Landmark 10: Community printmaking Workshop, Salthouse Exhibition 10, Hope & Smile, Friends Meeting house, Quaker Yard, Church Street, Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk
2009 Art Matters 09. Young carers workshop and exhibition, Action for Children, The Willows, the Old Rectory, Gayton Road, Kings Lynn and the Victoria &Albert Museum, Cromwell road, London
2008 Representing Others, Local Democracy week Arts Workshop, South Norfolk District council, Swann Lane, Long Stratton, Norfolk
2007 Spirit of the age: Community Visual Art Workshop: Identity, Salthouse Exhibition 07, First Focus, 18 Cattlemarket Street, Fakenham, Norfolk

Teaching Experience
2018 - present Instructor Various schools, Teach Ltd, 6-8 Manor Barns, Framingham Piggot, Norwich, Norfolk
Further Education Art & Print Tutor, Art Academy East, 2 & 3 Aldiss Court, High Street, Dereham, Norfolk
Art Tutor, First Focus, 18 Cattlemarket St, Fakenham, Norfolk
Art Tutor, Break Charity Cluster groups, Fakenham, Holt & Sheringham, Break Charity, 1 Montague Rd, Sheringham, Norfolk