The conference is organized into nine main subject tracks to help participants find areas of interest. During the proposal submission process, each proposal submitter selected one category to best describe their session. AATA uses these categories for the final Program Guide.
Studio & Community (SC)
Sessions that present art studio-based approach, and how artist-centered art therapy practice and community outreach programs are designed to improve our collective well-being.
Advanced Practice Courses and Workshops have limited seats and require additional registration and fees. All other sessions (e.g. panels, papers, performances, and videos) are included as part of conference registration and do not need additional registration.
| Track | Course Code | Title | Presenters | Type | Date | Time |
| Studio & Community | SC12 | Art Therapy in Stitches: Textile Repair as Relational and Sustainable Practice | Kathryn Snyder | All-Day Advanced Practice Course Separate Registration Required (Intermediate to Advanced) | 10/14 | 9 am |
| Studio & Community | SC148 | Making Worlds Through the Parable of the Snow Globe (N/NY-SC123) | Zachary Van Den Berg, Kachina Mooney, Sara Blevins-Ranes, Tamara Galinsky | All-Day Advanced Practice Course Separate Registration Required (Intermediate to Advanced) | 10/14 | 9 am |
| Studio & Community | SC54 | The Frequency of Space: Impacts of Our Immediate Environment on our Psychology | Laura Cuille | Workshop Separate Registration Required (Intermediate to Advanced) | 10/15 | 10:50 am |
| Studio & Community | SC204 | The Art Truck’s Here!: Art Without Agenda, Mobile Studios, and Community Advocacy | Bailee Roberts, Hannah White, Kristine Bella, Danielle Deal | Panel | 10/15 | 11:15 am |
| Studio & Community | SC157 | From Response to Renewal: Examining Community Arts-Engagement Post-Disaster | Sara Baicich, Heather Spooner | Paper | 10/15 | 12 pm |
| Studio & Community | SC132 | Collage, Self-Esteem, and Identity in the Menopausal Transition | Meryl Cooper | Workshop Separate Registration Required (Beginner) | 10/15 | 2: 15 pm |
| Studio & Community | SC75 | Threads of Wellness: Exploring Adlerian Five Life Tasks Through Slow Stitching | Jennifer Kotecki, Tomeka McGee-Holloway | Workshop Separate Registration Required (Beginner) | 10/15 | 4 pm |
| Studio & Community | SC122 | Community Artmaking for Ecological Grief: Imagining Climate Futures in Coastal India | Karina Donald, Evia Fleming | Paper | 10/15 | 4 pm |
| Studio & Community | SC139 | Making the Power of Mandalas Accessible: Creating Mandala Community Gatherings Online | Paige Scheinberg, Susanne Fincher | Paper | 10/15 | 4 pm |
| Studio & Community | SC176 | Making Your Mark: The Innate Need to Create | Robin Shahverdian | Workshop Separate Registration Required (Beginner) | 10/16 | 10:50 am |
| Studio & Community | SC20 | Bridging Cultures Film: Immigrant women navigating loss, uncovering wisdom, and belonging | Mary Andrus, Ashmi Sheth, Sangeeta Prasad | Video | 10/16 | 12 pm |
| Studio & Community | SC73 | The Creative Arts Café: Clinical use of Therapeutic Performance | Gioia Chilton, Peter Buotte, Andrea Blunt | Paper | 10/16 | 12 pm |
| Studio & Community | SC125 | Designing Art Experiences For Community Building & Belonging at Residency | Amy Morrison, Grace Miceli, Jodie Horton-Piggott | Paper | 10/16 | 3 pm |
| Studio & Community | SC221 | The Pale Blue Dot: Witnessing Presence and Collective Constellations through Cyanotype | Yunkyung Lee, SaeJin Lee | Workshop Separate Registration Required (Beginner) | 10/16 | 4 pm |
| Studio & Community | SC7 | Exploring Insecure Attachment and Traditional Nigerian Artwork in a Community Art Setting | Divine Ikpe | Poster | 10/16 | 4 pm |
| Studio & Community | SC238 | Community as Material: Collective Art Making as Art Therapy, Method, and Activism | Rochele Royster | Workshop Separate Registration Required (Beginner) | 10/17 | 10:50 am |
| Studio & Community | SC134 | Bibliotherapy and Art Therapy: The Power of Picture Books Across All Ages | Christine Phang, Janae Coraggio | Paper | 10/17 | 11 am |
| Studio & Community | SC228 | The Peace Flag Project: A Community Space for Healing | Bridget Pemberton-Smith | Workshop Separate Registration Required (Beginner) | 10/17 | 2:15 pm |