CATA News
2026 Annual General Meeting Package + Registration
We are exactly one month away from our association's Annual General Meeting to be hosted virtually on Sunday, November 29th, 2026. The virtual AGM is an opportunity for membership to be informed of all the work our team has been doing, and to give members and attendees an opportunity to ask questions.
Call for Papers: Arts, Embodiment, and Ecologies of Healing in Art Therapy
Inspired by the 2026 Canadian Art Therapy Association/L’association canadienne d’arte thérapie conference theme, this special issue explores how art therapy centers healing in the body to create connection.
Nominations at the AGM
For the upcoming AGM, there are three positions open for voting. In accordance with the revised bylaws, membership may self-nominate (apply) or nominate others for the above positions no later than 45 days before the AGM.
Mixed Media Coping Cards with the Seven Grandfather Teachings
Join us for an evening of creating Mixed Media Coping Cards with the Seven Grandfather Teachings. Together we'll make art to ground you in moments that ask for strength.
CALL FOR EDITOR
CATA-ACAT is currently seeking an art therapist or art therapy student to fill the role of Editor for Envisage, our online magazine.
Envisage: Embracing Play
This week on CATA’s online magazine, Envisage, we are sharing an article written by BC art therapist Marilyn Hahn, B.Ed., RCAT, DCiiAT.
Volunteers Needed for New Education Review Committee
We are looking for two volunteers to assist the Education Director, Katrina Grabner in reviewing applications from practitioners who trained outside of CATA-approved programs.
Canadian Journal of Art Therapy - New Issue
New Issue - Cocreating Belonging in the Healing Arts: Rivers Converging to Collectively Dream of Health and Peace.
NEW: Student Professional Liability Insurance Now Available
NEW: Student Professional Liability Insurance Now Available
Call for Presenters
Accepting proposals for our 2026 Virtual CATA-ACAT Conference until June 14th, 2026.
(Re)Centering Belonging Resuming for 2026
Drop-In Group for Racialized / BIPOC Art Therapists & Art Therapy Students in Canada will be resuming from February - November 2026.
Canadian Journal of Art Therapy New Issue
New Issue - The Art Studio as Alchemical Vessel: Convergence, Creativity, and Community in Art Therapy Research.
Canadian Journal of Art Therapy New Special Issue
Special Issue - Art Therapy as a Circle of Care: Navigating Together, Honouring, and Celebrating Inclusive Change.
Canadian Journal of Art Therapy New Special Issue
Special Issue - Anti-Oppressive Art Therapy: Re-Indigenization and Anticolonialism
Call for Content: Canadian Journal of Art Therapy
Special Issue - Coming Home: Art Therapy as a Safe Haven in Times of Uncertainty
Deadline: April 30, 2024