Art Therapy Associations
Australian and New Zealand Art Therapy Association
ANZATA is actively working on clinical issues and professional development through establishing standards for Art Therapy training, registration and clinical practice. ANATA also offers support to Art Therapy professionals and others interested in this field, by providing information on research, employment, standards, education and publications. A national newsletter is published four times a year. There is an Annual General Meeting, which is usually accompanied by a National Conference or series of workshops on a smaller scale.
American Art Therapy Association (AATA)
The American Art Therapy Association Inc is an organization of professionals dedicated to the belief that the creative process involved in the making of art is healing and life enhancing. Its mission is to serve its members and the general public by providing standards of professional competence, and developing and promoting knowledge in, and of, the field of art therapy.
The Canadian Art Therapy Association (CATA)
the CATA website is Canada's first Art Therapy resource page on the Internet. Those interested in Art Therapy will find Art Therapy workshops, conferences, and associations in Canada listed along with journals, books, international Art Therapy links and much more.
Australian Network for Arts and Health (anha)
'anha' provides information, and opportunites for participation and collaboration to Australian arts and health community locally, regionally and online.
International Expressive Arts Therapy Association (IEATA)
Irish Association Of Creative Arts Therapists (IACAT)
The Association is the national registration body for arts therapists. As a professional reference body, it promotes, regulates and upholds the work of arts therapists in Ireland
Psychotherapy & Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA)
The Psychotherapy & Counselling Federation of Australia, Inc. is an "umbrella" association comprising affiliated professional associations that represent various modalities within the disciplines of Psychotherapy and Counselling in the Australian community
Education
The Melbourne Institute for Experiential & Creative Arts Therapy (MIECAT)
MIECAT is an accredited tertiary education institute.
Arts Resources
Keringke Art Centre
Keringke Art Centre began with a nine week fabric-painting course back in 1987. In 1988 the women of Santa Teresa held an exhibition in at Australian Bicentennial Craft Show, the first time an Aborginal group had done so. By 1989, ATSIC funding had allowed the building of a purpose-built Art Centre. It was named after the Dreaming place of Kathleen Wallace, one of the artists at Santa Teresa. Keringke means 'Kangaroo Tracks'. It is Kangaroo Dreaming
Zart Art
"We produce support material for teachers and stock high quality visual arts resources. Our art products are Australian made where possible and imported where desirable. We take pride in offering environmentally safe products for use in the classroom." (Taken from the Zart Art Website)
