I’m Debbi Gomel, Creative Director and Founder of ART ‘N’ MOVE. I have always had a passion for working with and stimulating the creativity of children. After completing my Bachelor of Education and Diploma of Teaching at Sydney University, I taught for over 13 years in the infant and primary departments at a private school in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs. With a long list of fun ideas and projects waiting for busy hands and inquiring minds, I also ran Art and Craft workshops in the school holidays.

As my first child began to explore and enjoy art and craft at home with me, I found that there was nowhere to take him on a regular basis. My friends with toddlers also wanted their children to do art and craft and asked me to run my holiday workshops all year round.

While all parents saw the importance of art and craft in their child’s development, many preferred not to focus on it at home. For some it was just too messy, while others preferred an experienced Art and Craft teacher to guide and stimulate their children.

Aware of what parents were looking for, I developed ART ‘N’ MOVE. Combining Drama, Music, Movement and Storytelling, with Art and Craft, all arranged around a weekly theme, I created and launched this unique program in January 2003. It is a great joy to watch ART ‘N’ MOVE enrolments grow as parents bring their children back and recommend our classes to friends. In line with our promise to keep class sizes small, we’ve continued to add extra classes to meet the demand.

Many parents travelled to Bondi from as far north as St Ives and Manly and as far south as Sans Souci, and the need for classes in the north and south soon became apparent. In late 2006 and term 1, 2007 ART ‘N’ MOVE opened 3 new centres - Willoughby, Brookvale and Maroubra. In 2007 we opened in the Hills District and in 2008 opened in Homebush.

As I worked with the younger age groups I became aware of yet another need. Many parents wanted expert guidance stimulating their infant children. In 2004 I set to work developing PLAY ‘N’ MOVE – classes with interactive play and movement for babies 6-14 months. PLAY 'N' MOVE classes commenced in February, 2005 and have met with great response.

For more information and a copy of our brochures,

please contact me on 02 9371 6773
Or email info@artnmove.com.au

I look forward to seeing you and your children at ART ‘N’ MOVE and PLAY ‘N’ MOVE.