Our
goal is to inspire, stimulate, and support the creative and artistic
spirit.
We believe that the integrative arts, combining dance, drama, music, visual arts, writing and architecture play a vital role in both individual and community development.
IEATA encourages an evolving multimodal approach within psychology, community arts, and education.
IEATA is committed to providing a professional guild and network for its members to make connections, exchanges and collaborations.
IEATA intends to provide informative resources about the expressive arts and how they may relate to other disciplines, such as psychology, education and business.
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We seeks to create a vibrant community for those who believe in the universal power of the arts.
We seek to increase professional recognition of the expressive arts.
We support an integrative approach to psychotherapy, education, and community arts.
We seek to improve standards of practice for expressive arts professionals worldwide.
We seek to promote research and publication in the expressive arts field.
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Our members are pioneers and leaders in the expressive arts field. They consist of artists, educators, therapists, students, psychologists, counselors, philosophers, musicians, poets, authors, and designers. Mainly individuals interested in combining the arts to support well-being and growth.
Our members make up a global population from North America at large as well as International countries, including:
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Belgium
Brazil
Canada
England
France
Iceland
Israel
Japan
Korea
Mexico
Netherlands
Sweden
Switzerland
Russia
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The expressive arts emphasize an interdisciplinary or intermodal approach to creative endeavour. The field is grounded not in specific techniques or media but in how the arts' can respond to the multitude of human experience from life challenging situations to self-realization.
Expressive arts professionals, such as therapists, consultants/educators, and artists work with symbols, text, movement, sound, and other various media grounded in the body and imagination.
Expressive arts practitioners are sensitive to individuals' needs during the creative process and are committed to fostering a compassionate environment for listening, speaking and witnessing.
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