AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS CELEBRATES ARTS IN EDUCATION WEEK
Visit Our Arts in Education Week Website
Resolution Cosponsors
On July 26, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution authored by Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA) that would designate the week following the second Sunday of September as Arts in Education Week each year. Speier was joined by 101 of her colleagues in sponsoring this positive expression by Congress highlighting the important role that arts education plays as an “essential element of a complete and balanced education for all students,” said Speier. “Studies have shown that an arts education improves math and verbal SAT scores . . . we cannot leave our students at a competitive disadvantage.” Join us in marking September 12–18 as Arts in Education Week by learning more about arts education and what you can do in your community on our website. For more information on Arts in Education Week please contact Associate Director for Federal Affairs Gladstone Payton at gpayton@artsusa.org.

6th Latin American Congress of Art & Rehabilitation
September 15, 16 & 17, 2010, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Who should attend? Health and culture professionals, students and general audience

Objectives: Expand knowledge, understanding and appreciation of artistic activities in rehabilitation processes.  Recognize and emphasize the therapeutic and inclusion of the arts. Encourage the acquisition of strategies and techniques to foster new creative resources. Generate a space for exchange of knowledge and experience with professionals from different institutions.

Free activity-Limited Vacancies
Papers Proposals:  March 1st through May 30, 2010
Papers:  30 minutes including round of questions
Workshops:  90 minutes
Posters:  70 x 100 cm., rigid and ready to be hanged
Shows:  15 minutes of artistic performances.

General Cordinator:   Prof. Daniel Gerbiño,  dager@arnet.com.ar
More information:  http://www.arteyrehabilitacion.com.ar
To Register: http://www.arteyrehabilitacion.com.ar/form.php?IDM=2&IDSM=8&IDFM=3

Resonating in the Presence of Nature
Ghost Ranch Retreat Center near Abiquiu, New Mexico

Approved for 24 Continuing Education Units

Basic rate for workshop is $660.00 for Thursday through Saturday nights/double occupancy. Fee covers room/board, studio space and tuition This workshop is approved for 24 continuing education units. 

For more information contact Jane Shoenfeld at 505-986-1108 or go to Jane Shoenfeld's website: www.skyfields.net or email Jane at jane@skyfields.net

Association des art-thérapeutes du Québec Conference – Full Circle: the Arts in/of Therapy -- EARLY BIRD REMINDER!
The AATQ (Association des art-thérapeutes du Québec), invites you to attend a conference entitled, Full Circle: the Arts in/of Therapy. This timely conference will look at the scientific aspect of creativity and arts within the specific context of therapy. Our keynote speaker Amber Elizabeth Gray will lead us in exploring the unique contribution of arts therapies within the interdisciplinary practices in the field of mental health. Through the application of somatic psychology and creative arts psychotherapies she has developed a wide range of community based, culturally congruent treatment models for trauma recovery that reinforce individual and communal resilience.
This conference will be held in Montreal, September 24 and 25th, 2010.
Visit the AATQ website for full program and early bird registration www.aatq.org  or call 514 990-5415

EXCITING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR THERAPISTS, COUNSELORS, ART THERAPISTS AND OTHERS  IN THE HELPING PROFESSIONS

Using Art for Professional Self Processing
Saturday, October 9, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Fee: $65
The fee includes lunch and use of art materials. Participants who want CEC's through NBCC will be charged an additional $10 processing fee for the 6 CEC's

Eastern Virginia Medical Center, Norfolk, Virginia

RSVP to Kiera Dorsey: dorseyks@evms.edu or 757-446-5895 by September 27

WELCOMING SHADOW - MAKING HEALING SPACE FOR RECLAIMING THE CREATIVE 
with Shaun McNiff, author of ART HEALS: HOW CREATIVITY CURES THE SOUL and ART AS MEDICINE: CREATING A THERAPY OF THE IMAGINATION
  
An exploration of what leaders do to create safe spaces where participants can practice letting go of inhibitions, cultivating responsiveness to the creative force, and learning how to witness and support the expression of others. Learn how to accept the threats and fears of expression as vital partners in remaking and revitalizing ourselves and our communities through infusions of imagination.
 
Sponsored by the Georgia Art Therapy Association and the Office of Student Programming at Candler School of Theology, Emory University

Lecture:  October 14, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Location:  Candler School of Theology, Emory University    
2 CEU’S for LPC’s (approval # 2241-10) and LCSW’s (applied for)
Workshop:  October 15, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Location:  East Lake Commons
5 CEU’S for LPC’s (approval # 2241-10) and LCSW’s (applied for)

Sign up Information: Make checks payable to GATA and mail it along with the registration sheet below to Hertencer Sheppard at 4662 Garden Hills Dr, Stone Mountain, GA 30083.

Email questions to Tori Tinsley, the GATA program chair.
To learn more about Georgia Art Therapy Assoc, please visit www.georgiaarttherapy.org. 

2010 Expressive Arts and Addiction Conference
October 15th-17th, 2010
Historic Middleton Plantation ~ Charleston, SC

Internationally known keynote speaker, Art Therapist Lynn McKnight, ATR-BC, MAC, CCS, LPC/S

**Register by August 20th, 2010 and save 20% off the regular price!**

The South Carolina Art Therapy Association, in partnership with the Art Therapy Association of North Carolina invites you to join us at Middleton Plantation, a National Historic Landmark, for the 2010 Expressive Arts and Addiction Conference. Our focus will be on the use of the expressive arts therapies in the treatment of addictions for expressive art therapists and educators, addictions counselors and other healthcare and arts professionals. Just minutes from historic downtown Charleston, we offer a unique opportunity to immerse yourself in the richness of the landscape around you as you collaborate. Presentations Friday October 15th, 2010 1pm-5pm, Saturday & Sunday October 16th & 17th, 2010 9am-12pm

For more detailed information on the conference, schedule, presenters and their presentations, as well as further lodging, restaurant, and special event info please see our events section and navigate through our photos on our facebook page at : www.facebook.com/SCArtTherapy

Art Therapy & Raku Ceramics Painting with Fire

Presenter: Diana Muhs
Saturday, October 16, 2010, 4 CEU’s for MFT’s and LCSW’s

Where: Diana Ware Designs in Clay, 21889 Hwy 18,  Apple Valley, CA 92307
When: Saturday, October 16, 9:30--4:00  

In this hands-on workshop each for participant will experience glazing, brushwork and the Raku firing process by creating their own design on a provided piece of bisque fired pottery.  The art directives will encourage “joy and spontaneity” which is the translation of “Raku” promoting stress reduction and encouraging a non-judgmental approach to the creative process.  There will be the opportunity to work with clay and discover simple techniques that can be utilized with clients to heal psychological trauma. Examples will be presented.

Questions or to Register: info@socalarttherapy.org or ba.mescher@att.net or call 310.592.9584

National Veterans Creative Arts Festival

October 18 - 24, 2010
La Crosse, Wisconsin

This annual program is the culmination of talent competitions in art, creative writing, dance, drama and music for Veterans treated in the VA’s national health care system. Each year, approximately 130 Veterans exhibit their artwork or perform musical, dance, dramatic or original writing selections in a gala variety show. A professional orchestra accompanies the performance. All Veterans invited to participate are selected winners of year-long, national fine arts talent competitions in which thousands of Veterans enter, from VA medical facilities across the nation.

Amy Kimbler
(320) 255-6486
Amy.Kimbler@va.gov
or
Elizabeth Mackey, National Director
(320) 255-6351
Elizabeth.Mackey@va.gov

The American Art Therapy Association's Annual Conference

Sacramento, CA

Please visit our Conference web site for details!

The National Association for Drama Therapy, 31st Annual Conference

Chicago, IL

Pushing the Boundaries: Contemplating the Liminal Space in Drama Therapy

ECArTE is happy to announce the 11th European Arts Therapies Conference, 21–24 September 2011, Lucca, Italy -- “Arts Therapies and the Intelligence of Feeling”

VENUE:
Real Collegio di Lucca
Piazza del Collegio
55100 Lucca LU, Italy

The Conference Directors invite you to submit proposals for papers, workshops, posters or performances on the above conference theme. 
Please contact  conference2011@ecarte.info for more information on submitting your proposal. We will welcome your proposals until Monday, 6th September 2010. Selection will take place during the second week of September 2010.