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We are the UK professional membership body for art therapists. Instagram: www.instagram.com/baat_org/
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24/08/2026

Just added: new sessions at our annual conference 2026 ✨️
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This year’s conference explores how art therapy helps support healthcare professionals at risk of burnout⁠, community cohesion and wellbeing⁠ and individuals recovering from trauma⁠.
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On top of our keynote presentations, we're very excited to announce new sessions taking place throughout the day, with facilitators including:

👉️ Sharon Herriot
👉️ Dr Deirdre Simmen McConnell
👉️ Sarah Furneaux-Blick
👉️ Tamsin Welldon
👉️ Tessa Taylor
👉️ Zachary D. Van Den Berg & Jessie Holder

And previously announced: Julia Cort, Val Huet, Thahmina Begum & Megan Tjasink
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Find out more and book on our website: https://baat.org/event/annual-conference-2026-sustaining-care-in-person-ticket/
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20/08/2026

Beach Life: Bring the beach to you through watercolour painting and drawing... 🏖️

Activity from the summer section of the Cultivating Creativity Calendar, a seasonal creative guide for 11–18-year-olds.

Find out more on our website: https://baat.org/publications/cultivating-creativity-calendar/summer/

📸 Courtesy of Jess Baum, 2025

19/08/2026

"I value the in-depth conversations with clients about their artwork, seeing how the creative process helps them connect with themselves and find motivation. The tiny changes that clients make are what it is all about."⁠
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Art therapist Jack Carberry-Todd tells us about his work in an NHS community mental health rehabilitation team. ⁠
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🔗 Read the full article in our NHS special edition of InSight: https://baat.org/publications/insight/summer-2026-nhs-special/art-therapist-in-an-nhs-community-rehabilitation-team/
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18/08/2026

What happens after cancer treatment, when the appointments fade but the emotional and identity challenges remain?

A new study from our academic journal, the International Journal of Art Therapy, by Roni Israeli and Johanna Czamanski-Cohen explores this through nine months of open-studio art therapy, with 16 women living with cancer survivorship.

The study introduces:

🎨 Oncological Chaos: the nonlinear and disruptive experience of life after cancer.

👁️ The Ecology of Witnessing: how self-witnessing, being witnessed by others, and artwork itself can help people express, organise and make meaning of experiences that can be difficult to put into words.

The findings highlight the potential of long-term art therapy to support emotional regulation, identity reconstruction, connection and meaning-making beyond cancer treatment.

Read more: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17454832.2026.2714303

17/08/2026

🎓 There's still time to apply to our Art Therapy Supervision Diploma starting in March 2027, final deadline to apply 6 September.

The course is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills required to provide effective, inspiring, ethical, and art-based supervision.

We will be running this course every other year. If you don't enrol this year, the next opportunity will be in Autumn 2028.

🔗 Find out more and apply: https://baat.org/event/art-therapy-supervision-diploma-3/

14/08/2026

by Dr Peter Hughes ⁠
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'Eclipse UK' | acrylic on canvas | August 2026⁠
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"I painted this in my garden in Lancashire yesterday during the magnificent event. It was a special time to reflect on our world, to think about our journey. Producing art gives me focus, allowing to blank out negativity.⁠ It was a memorable experience which inspired me to paint..."⁠
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Anyone else feel like the eclipse sparked their creativity? We'd love to see your work. ⁠
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🔗 Find out how to submit your artwork: https://baat.org/galleries/about/

13/08/2026

✨️ Applications now open for this year's work shadowing opportunity for our 2026 annual conference, held in person at the Kings College London n on Saturday 7 November 2026 ⁠
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The opportunity includes:⁠
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• Two half-day sessions (remote or in our office)⁠
• Full-day shadowing at the conference⁠
• A follow-up reflection session with our events officer⁠
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We’re committed to accessibility and inclusion, this opportunity is open to disabled individuals who’ve faced barriers to work experience. ⁠
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📅 Apply by 20 September | Interviews week of 27 September⁠
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🔗Find out more and apply on our website: https://baat.org/insights-updates/work-shadowing-opportunity-at-our-annual-conference-2026/

12/08/2026

"Together, EMDR and art therapy can offer a holistic approach that addresses both the neurobiological and emotional aspects of trauma."⁠
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Art psychotherapist Bethan Baëz-Devine and mental health nurse Nicola Ball explain what happens what art therapy meets Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) in our latest issue of InSight. ⁠
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This picture is by a service user quoted in the article. ⁠
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🔗 Read more: https://baat.org/publications/insight/summer-2026-nhs-special/art-therapy-meets-emdr/⁠
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11/08/2026

Call for Early Career Researcher and New Practitioner Paper Prizes now open 🎉

Our academic journal, the International Journal of Art Therapy (IJAT) has launched its biennial Early Career Researcher Art Therapy Research Paper Prize and New Practitioner Art Therapy Practice Paper Prize.

These prizes celebrate the creativity, innovation and contributions of trainees, newly qualified practitioners and early career researchers, while encouraging the next generation of authors in art therapy.

🏆 Winners receive:
• £300 cash prize
• £100 worth of Routledge publications
• A writing mentorship with an IJAT Associate Editor
• Publication in IJAT

🏅 Runners-up receive:
• A 1-day BAAT CPD course
• A writing mentorship with an IJAT Associate Editor
• Opportunity for publication in IJAT

📅 Submissions open 1–31 January 2027.

Find out more: https://think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issues/early-career-researcher-new-practitioner/

10/08/2026

Looking to develop your practice over the summer? Sign up now to our mentalisation-based art therapy foundations self-study course, featuring 6+ hours of self-directed learning designed for art therapists.⁠
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This course explores how mentalisation-based art therapy can support adults living with complex emotional needs and children experiencing social, emotional and mental health difficulties by helping to:⁠
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✨ regulate emotions⁠
✨ strengthen relationships⁠
✨ reduce psychological distress⁠
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You'll gain the foundational knowledge needed to begin integrating mentalisation-based principles into your art therapy practice, all at your own pace.⁠

Find out more: https://baat.org/event/mentalisation-based-art-therapy-introduction-self-study/
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British Association Of Art Therapists 24-27 White Lion Street
London
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Monday	10am - 6pm
Tuesday	8am - 4pm
Wednesday	8am - 4pm
Thursday	8am - 4pm
Friday	8am - 4pm

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http://www.baat.org/

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