July 30, 2020 | Louvenia Jackson, Ph.D., LMFT, ATR-BC Why do we need racial diversity, equity and inclusion? Let’s think about a muslin canvas frame. Many painting frames are created for white canvases. These muslin canvases are primed with white gesso to...
July 2, 2020 The AATA is thrilled to announce that licensure of art therapists in the District of Columbia is now official law! The art therapy licensure legislation passed congressional review, the final step of the legislative process, and was assigned Law...
June 30, 2020 | Gabrielle Cooper With hundreds of Pride celebrations around the world canceled or postponed due to COVID-19, or reimagined with Black Lives Matter protests, this Pride Month has certainly been historic. We asked Gabrielle Cooper, a graduate...
May 21, 2020 | Margaret Carlock-Russo, EdD, LCAT(NY), ATR-BC, ATCS A version of this article is also published on Faber Castell’s blog, Creativity for Life We’ve all had to adjust our lives in many ways to protect ourselves and others during the...
May 5, 2020 | AATA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee As art therapists, we value the essential need for the individuals, families, and communities we serve to have access to healthcare services and treatment no matter their ethnicity, socioeconomic...
April 28, 2020 | Barbara Robertson, LCPAT, ATR-BC In this time of “Talking Heads” teletherapy, don’t forget that you and your client both have a body, one that can be utilized in the process of making art, and perhaps more to the point, looking at art and...
