Emma Barratt

Hi there, nice to meet you!

My name is Emma and I've been involved in the arts for the past 8 years. I love all kinds of chocolate, have a pet budgie called Reggie, and a wonderful fiancé, Michael. I've lived in over 20 homes including a caravan which my family and I travelled Australia in. I believe that teachers learn just as much from their students as they do from us.

My love for all things creative began as a child when I would put on plays for family and friends, make entire art galleries of horse and dog drawings (terribly mis-shapen, poor things!), or compose music with the aim of having an orchestra accompany me. Music has been a part of my life since birth, as the local music store in my city is in the family. I loved piano and took lessons throughout grade school, before going my own way with composing and learning. I started taking art more seriously at 14, and found that I had a knack for painting. When I graduated Grade 12 at fifteen, I immediately chose an art course as my next move. As time went on and I pursued visual arts, a lingering passion for acting rose to the forefront. I was riddled with fear and anxiety of performance ever since a theatre mishap when I was 11, but driven with determination to let peace be the umpire of my heart, I flew to Ireland to study acting at 19.

Today, I do all three passionately! I love what I do and want to share it with others, as there is a substantial gap in the arts in Tassie (especially the north).