Expressions - The Creativity Hub
What is ETCH?
ETCH (Expressions - The Creativity Hub) provides inclusive, small-group creative and expressive sessions designed to support confidence, connection, and wellbeing.
ETCH provides small-group NDIS-funded creative and social participation sessions on the Northern Gold Coast, supporting participants to build confidence, connection, and expressive communication skills through structured art-based activities.
Who is ETCH for?
ETCH sessions are designed for adults who enjoy creative and social activities in a supportive group environment.
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Adults with disability who enjoy creative, movement, or social-based group activities.
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Participants who are able to engage in small-group sessions with light to moderate support
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NDIS participants who are self-managed or plan-managed
ETCH is not a crisis service and does not provide 1:1 support.
Sessions are facilitated in small groups with a focus on participation, safety, and inclusion.
Our Sessions
ETCH offers inclusive, small-group creative sessions that build confidence, connection, and wellbeing.
Create &
Connect
Art, mixed media, and hands-on creative activities that support self-expression, confidence, and enjoyment.
Voice
Expressions
A supportive, expressive session focused on using voice as a tool for confidence, communication, and emotional expression.
Music & Movement
Gentle, accessible movement and music-based sessions focused on rhythm, body awareness, and participation at each person's pace.
Women's Social
Connect
A supportive, woman's only group focused on:
- reducing social isolation
building confidence & connection
- relaxed conversation with optional light activities.
How ETCH sessions work
ETCH sessions are structured, supportive, and designed to feel safe, welcoming, and enjoyable.
Small
Groups
Sessions run in small groups to support connection, safety, and meaningful participation.
Support
Intensity
All participants begin in foundation-level group sessions, with suitability reviewed over time.
Experienced
Fascilitation
Sessions are facilitated by experienced staff with a focus on inclusion, dignity, and wellbeing.
Funding &
Bookings
Sessions are available to NDIS self-managed and plan-managed participants. Enquiries are welcomed via email.
Session details, suitability, and next steps are discussed collaboratively prior to participation.
Create & Connect
Create & Connect sessions offer inclusive, supported creative arts experiences that encourage self-expression, confidence, and social connection.
Activities vary and are adapted to participant interests, abilities, and sensory preferences. The focus is always on enjoying the creative process, not on producing a “perfect” artwork.
Activities may include:
Painting
Participants explore painting using brushes, sponges, fingers, and simple tools.
Sessions focus on colour, movement, and creativity, with participants supported to work at their own pace in a calm and encouraging environment.
Paint Pouring
Paint pouring activities use participant-friendly, low-risk techniques adapted for group settings.
The focus is on watching colours flow and mix, offering a calming and engaging sensory experience with beautiful, unpredictable results.
Mixed Media Art
Mixed media combines paint with papers, textures, and a variety of creative materials.
Participants are free to experiment with layering, textures, and personal ideas, supporting creativity, confidence, and choice-making.
Clay Hand-Building
Participants explore clay through hands-on techniques such as pinch pots, slab work, and simple sculptural forms.
Clay activities offer rich sensory input and support creativity, focus, and fine motor skills.
Collage & Decoupage
Using pre-cut images, papers, and safe adhesives, participants create personalised artworks.
This activity is ideal for participants who enjoy structured creativity, visual planning, and gentle sensory input.
Tie Dye Fabric Art
Participants explore colour and pattern by creating unique tie dye designs on fabric using safe, guided techniques. This activity encourages creativity, choice-making, and sensory engagement, while offering a relaxed and enjoyable hands on experience suitable for a range of abilities
Mosaic Art
Using pre-cut tiles and safe materials, participants create mosaic designs on boards or canvas.
This activity supports concentration, pattern recognition, and creative expression in a structured and supportive way.
Textured Canvas Art
Participants create raised designs on canvas using texture mediums and tools.
Textured canvas art provides a tactile, hands-on experience that encourages creativity and sensory exploration.
Our Approach
All Create & Connect activities are delivered in a supportive, inclusive environment using participant-friendly materials. Sessions are flexible and adapted to individual support needs, sensory preferences, and group dynamics, ensuring everyone can participate comfortably and confidently.
Voice
Expressions
A supportive, expressive session focused on using voice as a tool for confidence, communication, and emotional expression
Activities may include:
Guided Vocal Warm-Ups
Call-and-response and group vocal games
Rhythm, sound, and tone exploration
Speaking or vocal expression activities (no singing abilities required)
This session is not a performance-based signing class.
Participation is always optional, and activities are adapted to suit comfort levels.
Music &
Movement
A gentle, inclusive movement session focused on light stretching, body awareness, and relaxed participartion
Activities may include:
Seated or standing stretches
Light resistance band movements
Slow, guided movement sequences
Options to participate at individual comfort levels
This session is designed to support comfort, confidence, and connection through movement.
It is not an exercise or therapy program, and all activities are optional and adaptable.
Women's Social Connect
A supportive, monthly specialised women-only group session.
This session aims to:
Reduce Social
Isolation
Build confidence through connection
Relaxed conversations with optional light activities
Make new friends in a safe and supportive environment
This session prioritises comfort, safety, and belonging in a women-only environment.
This is a not an exercise or therapy program.
Getting Started with ETCH
Getting started with ETCH is simple and supportive.
We take time to understand each participant's interests, support needs, and goals to ensure sessions are a good fit.
Step 1 - Enquiry
Contact ETCH via email to express interest in sessions or fill out the enquiry form below. We welcome enquiries from participants, families, support coordinators, and plan managers.
Step 2 - Suitability & Planning
We discuss session options, support intensity, and group suitability to ensure a safe, positive experience for everyone.
Step 3 - First Session
Participants begin in a foundation-level group session, with ongoing review and support as confidence and engagement develop.
Interested in ETCH sessions?
We welcome enquiries from participants, families, support coordinators, and plan managers.
Sessions are small, inclusive, and tailored to individual needs.
ETCH - Expressions | The Creativity Hub is a community-focused creative program currently delivering NDIS-funded supports, with a vision to expand accessible creative experiences to the wider community.
