AATA News
Join the Fall 2026 Mentor Match Cohort
Registration is open for the Fall 2026 Mentor Match Cohort. Register as a mentor, mentee, or both!
AATA Undergraduate Education Committee Summer 2026 Updates
Welcome to the 2026 Summer Edition of the Undergraduate Art Therapy Educators Newsletter.
Join us at the AATA2026 Author Meet-and-Greet and Arts & Crafts Marketplace
We are excited to be planning AATA2026—both our In-Person Conference in Charlotte, and the Virtual Conference! As part of both conferences, we will be offering opportunities to showcase the many talents of our AATA members.
Supervision Across the Professional Lifespan: Learning, Growing, and Contributing
By AATA Board Member Dr. Kathryn Snyder
Being the moderator for the AATA 2026 three-part Supervision Series offered me a lot to sit with. Across each workshop, I kept returning to one through line: supervision is not a phase we pass through on the way to becoming a clinician. It is a practice that grows with us.
Pride Community Event: A Conversation of Identities in Queer Community
June 23, 2026 | 1 CE Credit
Join us for a member event honoring Pride Month! Explore identity, intersectionality, and belonging through collage and zine-making in community.
Honoring Pride Month in Yet Another Challenging Year
Executive Orders have targeted the trans community—from defunding gender-affirming health care of transgender youth to banning trans people from serving in the military. More than 350 LGBTQ+ pages, policies, and guides have been removed from federal government websites. And already, 588 anti-LGBTQ bills have been introduced in state legislatures across the country.
This Pride Month is an opportunity to support the LGBTQ+ community’s ongoing fight for safety, inclusivity, equality, and justice. Together, I hope that we can show support, share resources, and advocate for the clients and communities art therapists serve.
Passing the Torch: A Conversation with Irene Rosner David on Medical Art Therapy and the Scholarship That Carries Her Legacy Foward
“I wanted to convey the ongoing and significant existence of art therapy in the medical milieu, recognize that expansion, and inspire the next generation”
— Irene Rosner David,
We Asked Board Members about their Favorite Conference Memories
Our volunteer Board Members not only play a pivotal role in planning the annual conference, but they love attending! So we asked them what makes AATA conferences so special. We’re sharing some of their answers with you.
AAPI Heritage Month Virtual CE Session, Honoring Our Roots: Asian Heritage in Art Therapy Practice
This session weaves together personal narratives and professional insights to create a welcoming space for learning and reflection. Designed to resonate with individuals at all stages of their journey, it offers accessible yet thought-provoking perspectives. Reflections from practitioners and students in the U.S. and abroad will deepen understanding of oneself as an Asian-identified art therapist and support continued personal and professional growth.
Sessions at AATA2026: Research/Evaluation (RE) Track
AATA2024 Art Therapy Conference Sessions: Research/Evaluation (RE) – presents theory and practice of clinical evaluation, the use of standardized assessments, systematic case studies, outcome studies, and all forms of inquiry, using or exploring various research methodologies.