AATA News
Featured Member: Janet Sgro
My ideas are rooted in a strong spiritual foundation that surface through my artwork. I focus my attention on nature, specifically on flowers and the inner glow of their life force. It intrigues me and speaks of the power of God in all living things. This healing life energy provides us all with an innate ability to heal and is a gift that we have been given. Learning to tap into the healing process encompasses my creativity.
Join us at the AATA2024 Bookstore and Arts & Crafts Marketplace
Two exciting opportunities to showcase the talents of art therapists at AATA2024: The AATA Member Bookstore and the Arts & Crafts Marketplace! Join us Monday, Oct. 7, 6:30 – 8:00 pm
Professional Affairs Committee Works to Streamline the Advocacy Process with Sample Legislation
By Raquel Farrell-Kirk
AATA’s Professional Affairs Committee is proud to work with AATA volunteer advocates to support art therapy licensure. Today, we are sharing draft art therapy licensure legislation.
Featured Member: Mia Pierce
“In such an up-and-coming field there is so much room for new ideas, and I can’t wait to collaborate with the approaches that already exist in art therapy by adding ideas or art forms that might not have been utilized before.” — Mia Pierce, AATA Student Member
Evolving Our Culture with DEI Lenses — Free CE Event, 9/25
Transformational change expert Sharon Newport will conduct a CE-eligible virtual session, Evolving Our Culture with DEI Lenses, during the first half of AATA’s All-Member Meeting. Join us on Sept. 25!
Talking About Mental Health at the Olympics
The 2024 Olympics has moved the conversation about mental health. It also “marks a sea-change in the prioritization of, and dedication to, supporting athletes’ mental health.” Let’s continue the conversation about mental health and help reduce stigma to care even after the games are over.
The Olympics Isn’t the Only Place With World-Class Talent
At AATA, we are so proud to celebrate our members, and especially during the Olympics, we want to celebrate our international members from 43 countries! The work you do every day to advance the art therapy profession across the globe is extraordinary.
Reserve Your PRINTED Compilation of the Art Therapy Journal, Volume 41
Introducing our first ever printed annual edition of Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association! This collector’s edition compiles the four issues of the journal in Volume 41 into one printed publication.
Enter to win the 2010 or 2024 Multicultural Quilt!
The Multicultural Quilt is an annual project of the AATA Multicultural Committee. Enter the raffle to win the 2024 Multicultural Quilt, featuring art from the 2023 San Diego conference, and the 2010 Multicultural Quilt, showcasing contributions from the 2009 Dallas conference.
Belonging is Being Seen – CE Event, Aug. 27, 2024
In this virtual continuing education session, Magdalena V. Karlick, M.A., Phd-c, ATR-BC, LPCC will explore the experience of belonging and some of the factors that limit this internal and interpersonal experience.