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The 16th IEATA International Conference

IEATA 16th International Conference at Endicott College June 2025 The International Expressive Arts Therapy Association® (IEATA®) celebrates its 30th anniversary by hosting its 16th International Conference: Passport to Transformation: The Expressive Arts as Doorways to Healing! This event highlights the power of the expressive arts in fostering healing and resilience during challenging times. Taking place […]

IEATA Member Gathering: Power of the Pause

Online

Joy often surprises us, appearing in the most unexpected places. This gathering invites you to discover and celebrate the hidden joys in your life through the expressive arts, creating a shared experience of surprise and delight. We will engage in a creative process together, take time to witness in pairs, and share in the larger […]

IEATA Open Forum – Composing & Dancing Haiku: Inspired by Nature Images from Maine

The presentation opens with a participatory sacred song and dance called "Tis a Gift to be Simple," trusting in the creative process of bowing & bending to what emerges as a path to illuminating the heart ‘til by turning & turning we come round right.’ While the dance was created as an in-person, sacred circle […]

IEATA Member Gathering: Tending the Soul

Online

Tending to our soul's needs is essential for well-being and growth. Join us as we use expressive arts to delve into the depths of our souls, nurturing and caring for our inner selves through creative expression. We will engage in an expressive process together and have time for witnessing in dyads and sharing in the […]

Creative Imaginings Book Club

This workshop can be applied to REAT yearly CE Requirement. IEATA does not endorse or prequalify EXA CE’s outside of IEATA sponsored events. IEATA’s EXA CE offerings may or may not qualify for other licenses, registrations, certifications; please check with other organizations’ CE qualifications to see if they will be accepted. Join IEATA

Endicott College Expressive Therapies Symposium: Nature and Ecology

The Expressive Therapies Symposium is to bring students, artists, and arts-based clinicians together for a vibrant, one day event. This Endicott College Expressive Therapies Symposium: Nature and Ecology brings community engagement, creative expression, and conversation on the intrinsic connections between all expressive arts and nature; and to promote awareness of sustainable, ecologically minded, and equitable arts creations for […]

To Everything There Is a Season

Every emotion and experience can be its own season. Through the expressive arts, we will discover and create many seasons within our lives, sharing the beauty and depth of our experiences with the community. We will engage in a creative process together, making time for witnessing in pairs and sharing within the larger group. These […]

IEATA Member Gathering: Leaning into What We Need

Understanding and embracing our needs is a vital part of self-care. Through expressive arts, we'll explore what we need most in our lives, and how we can lean into these needs with intention and creativity. We will engage in an expressive process together and take time for witnessing in dyads and sharing in the larger […]

IEATA Member Gathering: Turning the Key to New Possibilities

Materials: Any art materials available to you, a private space, optional space to move, and any instruments you choose to explore. MEMBER GATHERINGS ARE FOR ACTIVE IEATA MEMBERS ONLY – LINKS TO JOIN THIS ONLINE EVENT IS LOCATED IN YOUR EMAIL INBOX NOT A MEMBER? JOIN TODAY! What is a Member Gathering? A Monthly Celebration […]

IEATA Member Gathering: Crossing the Bridge of Uncertainty

What to Bring: Art supplies for creating symbolic bridges Writing tools (paper, pen, journal) A space to reflect and move MEMBER GATHERINGS ARE FOR ACTIVE IEATA MEMBERS ONLY – LINKS TO JOIN THIS ONLINE EVENT IS LOCATED IN YOUR EMAIL INBOX NOT A MEMBER? JOIN TODAY! What is a Member Gathering? A Monthly Celebration of […]

IEATA Member Gathering: Rooted in Creativity, Reaching for Growth

What to Bring: Art supplies (whatever sparks your creativity) Writing tools (a journal or paper and pen) A natural object or something symbolic (optional) A comfortable space for reflection We’re looking forward to growing together this month! MEMBER GATHERINGS ARE FOR ACTIVE IEATA MEMBERS ONLY – LINKS TO JOIN THIS ONLINE EVENT IS LOCATED IN […]

In addition to our regular events, IEATA hosts our Biennial International Conference. Explore past conferences and then plan to join us at the next one!

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