CHAPTERS OF THE AMERICAN ART THERAPY ASSOCIATION

The Alabama Art Therapy Association (ALATA), is a statewide non-profit organization, founded in 1993.

The Arizona Art Therapy Association protects the public’s ability to obtain high quality art therapy services. We clearly define the art therapy profession to legislators, organizations, artists and the general public.

The Art Therapy Association of Colorado, an affiliate of American Art Therapy Association, develops awareness of the practice and profession of art therapy throughout Colorado, maintains and improves standards of practice, and provides resources for its members and the general public.

Connecticut Art Therapy Association (CATA)   

The Connecticut Art Therapy Association’s mission is to establish statewide recognition of the art therapy profession through community outreach, education, public awareness, and disaster recovery efforts.

The Georgia Art Therapy Association (GATA), a statewide non-profit organization, was founded in 1978.

The Illinois Art Therapy Association (IATA) is an affiliate chapter of the American Art Therapy Association. IATA is an organization of professionals dedicated to the belief that the creative process involved in the making of art is healing and life enhancing.

It is the Mission of the Iowa Art Therapy Association to promote our profession throughout Iowa and provide a community of support to the practitioners of Art Therapy within the state.

KATA’s mission is to serve and educate the state of Kansas and the Kansas City Metro area. KATA was founded in 1972 and has been a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization since 1986.

The Louisiana Art Therapy Association (LATA) is a non-profit organization with the mission to promote the awareness of the use of art as a healing and life enhancing process, and to exchange information for the advancement of research and training in the field, while upholding the standards of professional competence.

We are the Maryland chapter of the American Art Therapy Association. With a membership of 80+ students and licensed art therapists, we strive to provide the residents of Maryland with quality information and services.

MAAT works to provide educational opportunities in art therapy, to promote public awareness of the field of art therapy and the therapeutic use of art by publicizing research and maintaining standards of clinical practice.

The Minnesota Art Therapy Association is a non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion and advancement of art therapy practice and profession in Minnesota. To create links to health care providers and professional organizations so as to build networks and connections to the art therapy field. While promoting and creating a greater knowledge and understanding of art therapy.

The Missouri Art Therapy Association (MATA) is an affiliate chapter of the American Art Therapy Association

The Montana Art Therapy Association is an organization of professionals dedicated to the belief that making art promotes healing and well being. Its mission is to serve its members and the general public by providing standards of professional competence, by training and education while developing and promoting knowledge in, and of, the field of art therapy in Montana.

Our mission is to provide a safe place for meaningful connections between people who share an interest in the therapeutic use of art making and creative expression in New Mexico.

The New York Art Therapy Association (NYATA) functions to unify art therapists in New York State, conducting presentations and workshops. We further enrich each other as clinicians through meetings, networking, and discussion.

Western New York Art Therapy Association (WNYATA)   

The WNYATA chapter promotes the awareness and advancement of art therapy in Western New York. Our membership includes professionals and students from the greater Niagara Falls, Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, and Southern Tier regions.

Ohio’s Buckeye Art Therapy Association (BATA) is a non-profit professional membership association dedicated to the advancement of the practice of art therapy.

Founded in 1980, and an affiliate chapter of the American Art Therapy Association (AATA), the Art Therapy Association of Oklahoma (ATAO) is made up of art therapy professionals, students, and friends. ATAO is dedicated to the continued growth, education, and public awareness of art therapy.

The Tennessee Art Therapy Association is dedicated to serving its members through networking, continuing education, and professional development opportunities for art therapists across the state. TATA also strives to serve the larger Tennessee community through education about the field of art therapy and access to qualified art therapists.

The UATA exists to bring together professional art therapists, art therapy students, and those who support the professional practice of art therapy in the state of Utah.

The Art Therapy Association of Vermont (A.T.A.V.) was formed in 1988. Although the majority of members reside in Vermont, colleagues from nearby regions (New Hampshire, New York, and Canada) have joined the association.

The Evergreen Art Therapy Association (EATA) is a chapter of the American Art Therapy Association for Washington state. It is our intention to bring together community to collaborate, inspire and educate about art therapy.

The Potomac Art Therapy Association (PATA), an affiliate chapter of the American Art Therapy Association (AATA), is a professional organization dedicated to promoting the advancement and awareness of the art therapy field in the Washington, DC metropolitan area.