July 25, 2025 | By the AATA Nominations Committee
The 2025 Call for Nominations will officially open August 1 for six leadership positions to serve in the 2026-2027 term! The open positions include three Directors of the Board, one President-Elect, one Secretary, and one Nominations Committee Member.
Would you (or someone you know) bring valuable experience, unique perspective, and creative thinking to the AATA Board of Directors? The Nominations Committee is looking for broad representation of AATA’s membership and the art therapy community to help propel the association and profession forward.
As art therapy gains recognition, our member-leaders are vital in charting a course toward a more sustainable, inclusive, and welcoming organization and community.
In addition, the opportunity to join the Nominations Committee will enable you to encourage others to serve. The Committee is tasked with creating a slate of candidates willing to run for elected positions in our association. The workload is structured around the nominations timeline (and the bulk of the committee work occurs in the Spring and Summer.)
What’s the Nominations Process?
The Nominations Committee is accepting nominations for AATA members to serve two-year terms (2025-2026) for three Board Directors, one President-Elect, one Secretary and one Nominations Committee Member.
To nominate yourself or a qualified candidate, please submit a nomination form by August 31. [We will share the links beginning August 1.] The form is powered by Slayte but will use your MyAATA credentials to log you in. (If you’ve used the system before, it may recognize you and auto-complete your contact information.)
To complete a nomination, you must submit a 200-word statement about why you want to join the AATA Board or Nominations Committee (or why the person you are nominating is qualified to join). If you are nominating yourself, you will also be prompted to upload your CV.
Once the Nominating Committee has reviewed all nomination forms, the 2025 elections slate will be created based on the most qualified candidates. Confirmed candidates will then have 3 weeks to provide the Committee with written responses to the 2025 candidate questionnaire.
These responses will be shared as part of the ballot when elections open in September 2025. Voting will be open to all professional members based in the United States and internationally, including Professional, New Professional, HLM, and Retired Members. Master’s and Doctoral Art Therapy Student Members are able also to vote, per a 2022 bylaws change.
Please contact us at nominations@arttherapy.org if you need assistance with the nominations process or contact Becky Corey at rcorey@arttherapy.org if you are having any problem with Slayte.