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...
July 8, 2025 We are excited to be planning AATA2025—both our In-Person Conference in Portland, and the Virtual Conference! As part of both conferences, we will be offering opportunities to showcase the many talents of our AATA members. On October 9 from 5:30–8:30pm we...
June 30, 2025 | By Dana Elmendorf, ATR-BC, LPC This FAQ sheet has been created in response to the most frequent questions about art therapy education. It addresses answers to questions about many levels of preparation and education, from undergraduate through...
June 23, 2025 This month, our nation’s capital, Washington, DC, hosted WorldPride 2025, an international festival held May 17 to June 8 that included concerts, a human rights conference, and more than 200 related events. Hundreds of thousands of people from...
June 23, 2025 | Brian Tepper, LCAT, LPAT, ATR-BC, ATCS, MPS, MSA, 2025 Conference Committee Chair On behalf of the American Art Therapy Association, I am thrilled to announce Tucker Bryant as the keynote speaker for the AATA2025 In-Person Conference to be held...
June 20, 2025 In honor of Disability Pride Month, we are hosting a 2-hour virtual Continuing Education session, Art Therapy and Disability Justice in Mental Health, July 29. We’ll learn from presenters Miki Nishida Goerdt, LCSW, LCSW-C, ATR-BC; Beth Ann (BA)...
