December 8, 2020 Dear art therapy colleagues and community: We are very excited to make our first Annual Impact Report available to you, highlighting this year for the American Art Therapy Association as we continue our work as the leading voice for art therapists and...
December 3, 2020 | Susan Boxer Kappel, MA, ATR-BC, LCAT, CGP, Conference Chair We are excited to announce a brand-new virtual conference, Resilience, Learning & Growth to be held on Saturday, December 19th. This conference will provide exceptional education...
December 1, 2020 | Susan Ainlay Anand, ATR-BC, ATCS, LPAT, and Gretchen Miller, ATR-BC, ACTP It is with deep sorrow that we mourn the sudden death of art therapist, puppetmaker, artist, and author Lani Gerity Glanville, DA, ATR. At 67, after recently being diagnosed...
December 1, 2020 | Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee The AATA DEI Committee is gathering information about the culture and climate of the American Art Therapy Association (AATA) related to DEI. We invite everyone in the art therapy community to...
Updated November 22, 2022 National Native American Heritage Month is a reminder each year to celebrate Native American people, arts, culture, and heritage. There are 3 million indigenous people in the United States, belonging to 574 federally recognized Indian Nations...
November 19, 2020 We are deeply saddened to have learned of the passing of Cliff Joseph, ATR, art therapy pioneer, artist, and activist. He died on November 8, 2020 at the age of 98 in Chicago. We invite colleagues, friends, and students of Mr. Joseph to share...