ODA Art Project Facilitator
Terry Brooks , holds a B.A.Hons Degree in Art and Design from Leeds Polytechnic, an Art Teacher’s Certificate from Leeds University , and a BSW Degree from Ipswich College of Further Education.
Before emigrating to Canada in 1990 , he worked in the U.K. in the fields of Education, and Social Work. After arriving in Ontario he worked for the Children’s Aid Society for twenty years and he is now retired and living in Brighton, Ontario.
He is a practising artist, photographer, and musician , and a member of the Brighton Arts and Culture Council , where he has been involved in staging musical concerts and art shows since 2010.
Terry also volunteers at the Brighton Library assisting with the Storytime and Singalong Programme for pre-school children and their parents. He can often be found in nearby Presqu’ile Provincial Park where he seeks out and photographs birds and other natural subjects.
Father of two charming daughters, and grandfather to seven delightful grandchildren, he is excited to share his knowledge and experience of the arts with children and youth under the umbrella of the Ontario Dance Academy.