Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)
Announcing AATA’s Collaboration with the Atlanta University Center Art History + Curatorial Studies Collective
March 9, 2021
The American Art Therapy Association (AATA) is proud to collaborate with the Atlanta University Center Art History + Curatorial Studies Collective (AUC Art Collective) to raise awareness about art therapy! Working with Spelman College and the Morehouse School of Medicine, the AUC Art Collective’s goal is to introduce the Atlanta University Center community to the art therapy profession over the course of the Spring 2021 semester.
Join AATA and the AUC Art Collective March 11 for an Art Therapy Career Conversation
March 9, 2021
Curious about becoming an art therapist? Know someone interested in a career in art therapy? Join us (it’s free!) Thursday, March 11, 2021 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM EST for Career Conversation: The Profession of Art Therapy with Cheryl Doby-Copeland, PhD, ATR-BC, LPC, LMFT and Deanna Barton, MA, ATR-BC. The American Art Therapy Association (AATA) is proud to collaborate with the Atlanta University Center Art History + Curatorial Studies Collective and the Morehouse School of Medicine to introduce the Atlanta University Center community to the art therapy profession over the course of this Spring 2021 semester!
February DEI Committee Update
February 25, 2021 | Gretchen M. Miller
With the closing of the AATA’s DEI Organizational Questionnaire earlier this month, the DEI Committee wanted to extend a thank you to everyone who contributed to this survey. Almost 100 responses were received about the culture and climate of the AATA.
January Update on the AATA’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Listening Sessions
January 28, 2021 | Gretchen M. Miller
Thank you to everyone who participated in and helped promote the DEI Committee’s Listening Session series over the last couple of months! Twelve groups were facilitated by The Ivy Planning Group. Throughout this series over 100 art therapists, art therapy students, AATA members, and non-members participated, contributing feedback about their experiences and views related to DEI in the art therapy field and within the AATA.
My Perspectives as a BIPOC Art Therapist
December 3, 2020 | Miki Goerdt
As a first-time facilitator of a networking event, I experienced some difficulties, which I took personally at first, telling myself that I was not experienced enough to lead it. Several days later, after processing my experience with colleagues, I realized that my difficulties were systemic rather than something attached to myself or any participants of the event. They were related to the racial dynamics of the American society and within our profession.
AATA DEI Organizational Questionnaire
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 complete this questionnaire to help us in this process. Your responses are anonymous.
Honoring Native American Heritage Month
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 (variously called tribes, nations, bands, pueblos, communities and native villages) in the United States.
We Invite You to Participate in a DEI Listening Session
October 20, 2020 | Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee
The American Art Therapy Association (AATA) has opened registration for the first three of twelve Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Listening Sessions. Similar to focus groups, these listening sessions are facilitated discussions with groups of art therapists, students, and other stakeholders in the art therapy community. Our goal is to learn through hearing diverse experiences, views, and responses to questions about DEI in the field.
AATA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committee Progress Report
October 8, 2020
We want to update our members about AATA’s Strategic Priority of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and share some upcoming next steps—and how to get more involved.
Leading with Intention to Promote Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
September 8, 2020 | Margaret Carlock-Russo
After July’s virtual member meeting, members told us they wanted to learn more about AATA’s next steps in promoting diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I)—and hear more from Gary Smith, our DE&I consultant. In response, we are excited to share with you this webinar, “Leading with Intention to Promote Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.” Gary put our conversation into this current reality, referring to the Coronavirus pandemic and the unprecedented activism after George Floyd’s horrific killing. While we are defining diversity broadly, he posited in this moment, we may consider focusing on race.