AATA News
2021 Scholarship Application Call: Imagine Yourself as an Awardee!
April 8, 2021
The call for applications for AATA scholarships closes on May 1, 2021, so you still have time! The benefits of receiving a scholarship extend beyond dollars and cents. When you receive a national scholarship from the AATA, you experience increased networking opportunities from peers and colleagues. When you receive a national scholarship from the AATA, you experience increased networking opportunities from peers and colleagues. Read on to learn about how some of the recipients of 2020 scholarships benefitted from their award and imagine yourself as an awardee in 2021.
SURVEY: Reexamining the Impact of Coronavirus on the Art Therapy Profession
April 6, 2021
In May 2020, art therapists shared their experiences during the pandemic in the American Art Therapy Association’s (AATA) Coronavirus Impact Survey. Our report told the story of art therapists standing on the frontlines of the pandemic while coping with tremendous challenges. Now, a year into the pandemic, we are launching a follow-up survey to assess how art therapists are doing. While our last survey focused on the entire art therapy community (including students and educators), this survey is focused on clinicians’ work with clients.
Register for the 2021 National Arts Action Summit, April 5-9
March 25, 2021
AATA is proud to join Americans for the Arts as a National Partner once again for the National Arts Action Summit! This year the National Arts Action Summit (April 5-9) will be a multi-day digital event bringing together arts advocates from across the country. The following week (April 12-16) will be Arts Advocacy Week, when advocates will meet with their congressional leaders bringing their passion, knowledge, and stories to advance policy. The deadline to submit a request for full registration support is April 2, 2021.
Call for Nominations for Volunteer Officers and Directors of the Board
March 25, 2021 | Christianne Strang
The AATA is currently accepting nominations for AATA members to serve two-year terms (2021-2023) in the following positions: President-elect, Secretary, Board of Directors and Nominating Sub-Committee. Please submit Candidate Applications and Nomination Forms by May 6th, 2021. We encourage you to nominate candidates and vote in the upcoming August 2021 AATA elections!
De-Stressing Tips and Career Conversation – Atlanta University Center Consortium Students Learn About Art Therapy
March 25, 2021
Collaborating with the Atlanta University Center Art History + Curatorial Studies Collective to raise awareness about art therapy during the Spring 2021 semester, AATA was thrilled to offer programming to support and inspire the Atlanta University Center community during career week and the stressful time of midterms.
New 2021 Member Demographics Report Available Now
March 19, 2021
AATA’s new 2021 Member Demographics Report is now available online! This report is intended to be a current, shareable snapshot of the AATA membership community and contains information collected through February 9, 2021.
AATA Statement on the Georgia Shootings and Rise in Anti-Asian Violence During the Coronavirus Pandemic
March 18, 2021
Our nation was devastated by the March 16th shootings in the Atlanta area that left eight people dead. While we are still learning the details, we know that most of the victims were women of Asian descent. These horrific attacks are the latest examples of the rise in incidents of hateful rhetoric and violent crimes perpetrated against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) since the onset of the Coronavirus pandemic.
Sharing Poster Sessions from the 2020 AATA Conference
March 11, 2021 | Susan Boxer Kappel
When we pivoted our 2020 in-person conference last year to an all virtual event, there were some categories of sessions that we were not able to include in the program, so we invited the Poster Session presenters to provide us with a revised digital version of their accepted proposals. We are pleased to be able to share a collection of several of the sessions in a digital format with you. Just a reminder that if you want to submit a proposal for the AATA’s 52nd Annual Conference to be held at the San Diego, CA this fall, please do so by March 25th.
New AATA Member Benefit — Discount on Expressive Media Film Library Rentals & Subscriptions
March 11, 2021
The best of art therapist, author, and filmmaker Judy Rubin’s vast arts therapies-related film collection is now available in Expressive Media’s new online Film Library. A unique resource available to AATA members, the Film Library provides instant access to hundreds of hours of films about the arts in healing.
Mississippi Art Therapists Successfully Organized to Defeat Bill to Repeal Art Therapy and Other Licenses
March 11, 2021
The American Art Therapy Association is pleased to announce that Mississippi House Bill 1315, which would have repealed the license for art therapists as well as several other occupations, died in committee on March 2nd, 2021.