About us
Founded in 2021, Access Art Academy is a mother and daughter team who passionately share their specialised skills with others through small group online classes.
Marianne Mettes
Marianne Mettes is the founder of Access Art Academy and PuppetOOdle, is a fully accredited and registered specialist arts teacher.
Marianne has a Masters of Teaching, Bachelor in Fine Arts (Visual Arts), a Graduate Diploma in Radio Broadcasting and has trained under master puppeteers around the world.
Marianne has taught in every level of formal education from Kindergarter through to Senior Secondary. Currently, she teaches in the arts at University of Canberra and works as an Education Designer at ANU.
She is a passionate internationally recognised puppeteer, artist, performer and has won prestigious awards, scholarships and grants for her work.
Marion Verbruggen
Marion is a passionate, native Dutch speaker and professional teacher with over 30 teaching years experience.
Marion is fluent in Dutch, French, German, English, Spanish and Italian. She studied at Alliance Française in Paris, at Bingley College in England and at Chambre de Commerce in La Rochelle, France. In the Netherlands, Marion successfully completed her studies in languages & teacher training at the Gelderse Leergangen in Nijmegen (now known as the HAN University of Applied Sciences).
Marion has taught language courses for adult education, as well as in primary and secondary schools as a qualified teacher around the world.