This is my page for 2009.  For my 2010 Sponsored walk page, please visit http://www.justgiving.com/michelle-baharier

For 2008, please go to www.justgiving.com/michellebaharier1

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Hi My name is Michelle Baharier

I am the founder of CoolTan Arts as it is in it's current state CoolTan arts is a mental helath Arts charity in South London. I am serverly dyslxic so I ask that you take the time to cope with my home page having spelling mistakes and lern how to get to know me for who I am.

CoolTan Arts Largactyl Shuffle, has been voted one of ’s top ten walks by Time out, and attracts a wide audience to our anti-stigma campaign. This project is opening new doors for CoolTan arts and enabling us to offer a wider choice of activities. 

CoolTan Arts continues to grow in popularity our cunnet home is an old linseed oil wearhouse, with a poter-loo
yet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Our local aurioty have buildings for sale that are  sitting empty including one across the rd from were we are based called John Smith House...........it use to be the labour party head quaters...........................and it is an ideal place For CoolTan Arts.

CoolTan Arts physical space consists of three workshops, an office, reception kitchen and an amazing gallery area.

CoolTan provides a bespoke service mainly to people living in although participants and volunteers come from much further a field due to the lack of similar organisations. We provide a range of educational and social arts activities at mixed levels helping participants increase confidence in their social and personal skills. We endeavour to fill the need for accessible creative  workshops taught by professionals and leading to positive outcomes.

Our work directly impacts upon the lives of those who we come in contact with, either through

teaching, participating or being a paid member of staff. We aim to tackle the isolation and

discrimination that our participants face through the workshops, exhibitions, public events and

volunteering opportunities that we offer.

We provide a range of educational and social arts activities relevant to the needs of local people.

CoolTan s workshops are accessible to those with mental health issues. CoolTan's volunteering opportunities and events are open to all sections of the community and are all free. We try to breakdown social barriers by bringing different people together and developing art activities that celebratedifferent cultures and individuality. By creating such a multicultural space CoolTan Arts breaks down barriers and tackles discrimination and fear head on.

Our emphasis on inclusion and diversity is well demonstrated in our five web sites:

www.cooltanarts.org.uk

www.afunnyfarm.org.uk

www.poetryatyourfingertips.org.uk

www.digitalwomenmakeart.org.uk

www.thearchdevlopers.org.uk

It costs £64 per person per 2 hour workshop this pays for art materials, tea, coffee, heat light web sites phones and trips out staff to enable and much mcuh much more the avarge person who comes is dontaing £20 that is 25% of thier income can you add to it and help us do a bettter job by makeing incresd provision. 

The numbers of people wanting to attended CoolTan Arts have soared since April 2008 but due to the removal of our toilets and faculties by the landlord our numbers have been seriously affected.

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CoolTan Arts is a company limited by guarantee 3244552 and not having a share capital and is governed by its  Memorandum and Articles of Association.