Welcome to the Georgia Art Therapy Association


What is GATA?
The Georgia Art Therapy Association (GATA), a statewide non-profit organization, was founded in 1978. GATA is an affiliate Chapter of the national organization, The American Art Therapy Association, Inc. (AATA). Members belong to both organizations, but GATA also includes those who support the practice of art therapy, as a Friend of GATA.  We seek to educate other professionals and the public about the benefits of art therapy.

If you have recently joined the Georgia Art Therapy Association, please contact
Cheslea Harris in order to receive instructions on the use of our listserv.

Welcome to all of our New GATA members. Hope to see you at our next quarterly meeting.

The Little Shop of Stories
in downtown Decatur has a community reading program, and encourage kids and families to read the same book at the same time. They conclude by designing a program to celebrate the book with book clubs, parties, movies and community service. This Fall, they will be collecting art supplies for children in need and distributing them through GATA.  Some of the places the supplies will be donated are:
The Elaine Clark Center, Red Cross, fire departments, We Cycle, Wellspring, various women and children shelters, and City of Refuge Shelter.

GATA is willing to have students and professional art therapists go to the nonprofit to do a brief art therapy activity and then leave materials with them. Be sure to support this effort with our gifts and tallents of service and support.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
*GATA FALL CONFERENCE will be on Saturday, October 22nd, 2017, 10:30am-4:30pm in Milledgeville, GA. 

*Various art therapy
​workshops by our GATA members.

*Next GATA meeting will our Holiday Potluck Brunch on Saturday, December at 5th at 10am at Plum Blossom Studios.


News...
Updates will be coming on our journey to seeking Art Therapy licensure in the state of Georgia! If you are interested in joining our Governmental Affairs Committee, please contact us ASAP!
Happenings 
We maintain a calendar of workshops, conferences, classes and meetings.
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Opportunities
We offer information and connections for supervision, internships, job and volunteer opportunities.
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Resources
We are happy to share links, publication resources and our information about our board and members.
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Blog
Check out our recent blog posts for updates on GATA, the community and upcoming/past events!
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Support
​Art Therapy
in Georgia!
Please donate to our gofundme page.
Your contributions will go towards the process of gaining licensure in
​the state of Georgia.
Thank you!
"Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."
– Pablo Picasso

Art Therapy

Art therapy is the clinical application of art and psychology as a vehicle for communication, healing, and growth. Self-expression through the arts engages the creative process and helps clients gain insight, and fosters a sense of well being. Sometimes feelings are too difficult to talk about and the process of art therapy can make verbal expression more accessible.

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