TESTIMONIALS
Read what people say about us
“As Arts & Events Coordinator at Bow Arts, I have worked with Facciocose on numerous professional practice events for artists, as part of our Bow Skills artist CPD programme.
We first commissioned Monika back in 2020, after learning about Faccoicose’s ‘Toolkit for Creative Entrepreneurs’, which we felt would benefit our community of artists. The Toolkit has a great selection of individual sessions, perfectly curated to support creative entrepreneurs with everything from personal statement writing, networking and financial advice, to website building, marketing and social media.
The Toolkit for Creative Entrepreneurs is a fantastic programme, and many of Bow Arts’ artists have benefitted greatly from Monika’s personalised advice and guidance.
Monika is a brilliant host – extremely engaging, knowledgeable and supportive. She makes every session fun and interactive, and participants leave with all the tools they need to develop their creative business. All of our sessions with Facciocose over the past year have been online due to the pandemic, but they all went without a hitch thanks to Monika’s preparation and expertise.
I would 100% recommend Facciocose and the Toolkit for Creative Entrepreneurs programme for any individuals looking to learn something new, or for businesses looking to support and upskill their staff. I look forward to inviting Facciocose back to run some in-person sessions with our artists as soon as it’s safe to do so, I expect they will sell out just like all the previous events!”
Saphia A. Venner, Arts & Events Coordinator, Bow Arts
“Monika is an exceptional teacher!
I was lucky enough to receive mentoring from Monika and I could not be happier. She has a massive amount of knowledge which she shares abundantly. She is extremely creative, full of innovative ideas, and she has a holistic approach to teaching / guiding. She inspired me to achieve many great things in my creative practice and for this I am very grateful!”
Eszter Andradi, Artistic Director, Opia Theatre Project
“I received fantastic guidance, help and support in building my new website natashadavis.co.uk - I couldn't have been happier with this process and most warmly recommend working with Facciocose for the knowledge, generosity and friendship through the whole process.”
Natasha Davis, Producer
“Really useful and helpful support for artists during lockdown!”
Vanessa De Michelis - Specialist Consultant - Learning and Engagement, Institute of imagination.
“I took a couple of the webinars offered by Monika of Facciocose during lockdown and they were so comprehensive, well laid-out and digestible. I would really recommend them to anyone looking to expand their understanding of marketing and social media. Monika was an enthusiastic tutor and really brought the material (even the drier bits about analytics) to life!”
Emi Del Bene, Head Of Communications - Fabula Collective
Monika/ Facciocose is a great tutor! I've done the Web Design, Marketing Strategy and Social Media workshops with her and I couldn't recommend it more! They were all very helpful, bringing me good insights on how to apply it to my practice. Thank you!
Sylvia Morgado de Queiroz - Arts Diversity & Inclusion PhD researcher
“I attended 2 of Monika's online courses and they were both very well organised, informative and useful. I would definitely recommend. Thank you! (tax returns/social media)”
Adrienne Quartly - Sound designer &composer
“Facciocose run really helpful courses for self employed creatives covering useful basics from social media to tax returns - highly recommend if you are setting up on your own.”
Miranda Prynne - Senior content curator at Times Higher Education
“I am so glad to have come across Facciocose as a company. Whilst they offer lots of support schemes for all creatives, they also share very interesting information and opportunities too.
I have joined Monika for 3 different workshops on website building/development, social media, and marketing your brand.
Each time I have felt supported, encouraged, comfortable to ask questions and always get insightful and truthful experiences and answers. The information shared is thoroughly researched and easy to follow with opportunities to speak about your own situation and/or concerns. All workshops have been great quality, professionally presented, well communicated and fun. I cannot recommend Facciocose's help enough.”
Lauren Connolly - Set & Costume Designer, English National Opera
“I have had a most peaceful "Creative Mentoring" session with Monika who helped me clarify a vast number of ideas and thoughts; this further guided me in my journey as a multidisciplinary artist. Monika is a lovely person, a great listener and mentor who has a wide range of creative ways to discover you as a person but also recommend practical or more unconventional ways of approaching your chosen career if you feel stuck or lost.”
Corina Andrian - Visual Artist and Film Director
“I enrolled in an online workshop and a creative mentoring session. The online workshop was incredible. It was packed with tons of great information and delivered in an easily understandable way.”
David K- Director, ExtendedStep
“I did Monika’s self-assessment tax workshop before doing my first ever tax return, putting me completely at-ease. She cleared up parts that would have seemed complicated, and was great at addressing questions specific to creative businesses.”
Megan Garrett-Jones, Facilitator, Kent County Council
“I have now attended a few webinars run by Monika @ Facciocose, on such subjects as improving your Social Media approach / Webpresence, etc., and I am very happy with what was delivered. I had been to similar events before, but Monika's stand out.They are well put together, with a clear focus on what's likely to be most important to attenders, and never boring. As well as professional, Monika is lively and warm, which always adds to the experience.”
Debora Mo - Health & Wellbeing Consultant, Fresh Note Health Coaching
“This global pandemic called COVID-19, otherwise known as Coronavirus has been devastating in too many ways to mention here. But one of the positive things to come out of it for me was finding these online workshops, which were set up to help creatives whose careers have been affected by it.
I attended the SEO, Marketing Strategy, Social Media and Website design workshops. Led by Monika, the three hours flew by as the information was imparted with enthusiasm, and humour, with space for questions. I now feel well equipped to make the changes needed to boost my career.
If anyone's wondering if they should attend these courses (or any other, I'm sure), just go for it. Thanks, Monika!”
Val Mondesir- Artist
“I found the website building online workshops so helpful. It was done at a really manageable pace and Monika's knowledge was extensive. Would definitely recommend it to anyone who needs some inspiration and a wide ranging overview of starting a website.”
Laura Stanfield - Set & Costume designer
“I had an extremely productive and inspiring 'Mentor Session' with Monika. She is focused and well prepared. Her intelligent and holistic approach brings out the attributes of one's personality, while the questions posed to her are dealt with diligence and professionalism. After years of stagnation I now have the confidence to act on the advice.”
Dianne Kelly- Costume designer
“I found the Website Building and SEO courses really useful. The way Monika set things out made the information easy to follow and she was always open to answering my questions when I wanted to clarify something. I know lot more now than i did and, straight after the workshop, I was able to make quick and clear decisions about things that beforehand I was completely mystified about.”
Guy Dartnell - Counsellor
“Monika's advice about how to run an art practice during lockdown was great - full of helpful ideas, and practical solutions. I highly recommend her professional support.”
Susan Aldworth - Visual Artist
“I have done a workshop on Website building with Monika (Facciocose) and I've also engaged her for some 1-2-1 help.
The workshop was terrific! Well organised, well paced, really useful and delivered in an enjoyable and dynamic way.
The 1-2-1 session helped me resolve the difficulties I was having with my website, and Monika guided me through the process really well.
I have no hesitation in recommending her and her company Facciocose. She is highly professional and knowledgeable, as well as providing an affordable service. Rare!”
Susan Kempster - Choreographer & Dancer.
“Creative Mentoring & courses: Monika is great to give you guidance and energise your projects, she has really helped me with how to strategize my social media and her courses for artists are excellent! Thank you :)”
Katie Bridget O’Brien - Performer
“My mentoring journey was part of a continuous learning process, in which Monika played an invaluable role in encouraging and supporting my artistic practice. Having previously learned from her in a group setting, I admired her approach and thus I wanted to explore and build my projects with her on a one to one level. Every step of the mentoring journey was fuelled by positivity and inspiration. Monika’s approach integrated a lot of reflections and constructive feedback. The structure of the sessions and Monika’s feedback allowed me to take ownership of my ideas, expand them and move forward in my projects, taking it one step at a time. Monika helped me to have more clarity in defining my objectives and tasks and also in identifying the resources I needed along the journey. She supported me and facilitated the process for me to create a holistic vision of what I wanted to achieve. The sessions provided me with the space and tools to reflect on, review and refine my projects, as well as to nurture my confidence in my own and the courage to explore and test more ideas. Monika’s energy and sense of humour, as well as her experience and professionalism made of the mentoring journey a combination of fun and growth. I am very grateful for all the support I received throughout the sessions!”
Sally Souraya - Performance Artist