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Buckeye Art Therapy Association

BATA is an organization of over 200 art therapists, students, and supporters dedicated to the advanc

The Buckeye Art Therapy Association (BATA) is one of the oldest, largest, and most active state art therapy associations in the country and is an affiliate chapter of the American Art Therapy Association (AATA). The purposes of BATA are the development of the therapeutic use of art, advancement of art therapy research, improvement of standards of practice, development of training criteria for art

therapists, and the exchange of information and experiences. The objectives of BATA are to encourage the use of art therapy as an effective treatment modality, improve human welfare, improve the skills and effectiveness of those engaged in art therapy practice by the use of meetings and seminars, encourage the development of professional training opportunities in art therapy, and attract people to and inform people about the field of art therapy. To join BATA visit: http://www.buckeyearttherapy.org/Membership

06/11/2026

Congratulations to BATA President Dr. Katherine Jackson on your newly released book! We can’t wait to read about your experiences leading service-learning trips across the globe, impacting communities, spreading creative goodness & building relationships while nurturing art therapy/counseling students’ development. 🎉

05/27/2026

"Six months of art therapy and CBT — without medication — had physically reshaped adolescent brains."

Read more about scientists' efforts to understand how art education affects adolescent brains here:

https://m.koreaherald.com/article/10743819

05/21/2026

Ready to level-up your career in collaboration with a dynamic group of art therapy colleagues? Feeling isolated as the only art therapist at your job? Want to help advance the profession???
Nominations for BATA officers and committee chairs for the 2026-2028 BATA Board of Directors are now open! We hope you'll consider nominating yourself or another. Nominations close on June 15th. Eligible BATA members recently received nomination ballots via email.

For more information or questions contact: Melissa Hladek, Nominations Committee Chair, [email protected] or Heather Denning, Secretary, [email protected]

04/26/2026

Save the date for our 45th Annual Symposium, to be held November 5, 6, 7th 2026 at the Mt. Vernon Estates, Ashland, OH! This year's theme will be "Amplifying Expressive Therapies," with keynote speaker Krystal Demaine, PhD, REAT, ATR-BC, RYT! Please mark your calendars and consider proposing a paper, panel, or workshop! The call for papers will be forthcoming.

04/25/2026

THIS SUNDAY, 4/26, postponed from last weekend, our virtual Spring Membership and Board Meeting starts at 4pm, followed by our CEU event at 6! No need to register, just enter the zoom link to your browser and join us! This fascinating 1.5 CEU bearing online workshop is free for BATA members and only $10 for non-members. Build your multicultural competencies with this look at strategies for incorporating Tarot, Intuition, and Archetypes into your practice.

04/07/2026

BATA Honorary Lifetime Member and 2024 Recipient of the AATA Outstanding Applied Creative Practice Award, Diane Fleisch Hughes has new work to share in her exhibit that opens this weekend! HOpe to se lots of NEO friends there. Congratulations Diane! We can't wait to feast our eyes on your exquisite work!

03/30/2026

Hope you can join us for our virtual Spring Membership Meeting, Sunday April 19th, 4-5:30pm, followed by a CEU event that's FREE for members and only $10 for non-members! "Tarot, Your Intuition, & Following the Archetypes" will feature BATA's 1st VP Melissa Hladek, MA, LPCC-S, LPAT and BATA member Kaylynn Berrios, CT. This workshop will review the origins of tarot including spirituality, rituals, symbolism, and psychic practices as well as integrate a Jungian perspective into imagery, creativity, symbolism, metaphor, intuition and meaning making. Participants will be invited to find their birth tarot cards and create their own tarot card art piece. Join us as we gain new insights and create reflective artwork within this supportive community setting!

03/26/2026

Our community art exhibit "Art as a Path to Peace in a Turbulent World" is right on time! The show is still on view at Cuyahoga Community College's Eastern Campus Gallery, through April 9th. Opening night was inspiring as we connected with so many wise folk who know that when life gets rough, art experiences bring peace! We hope you enjoy these pictures from our opening night that included abundant art by local creatives, an inspiring Keynote "Art Speaks for Social Justice," live music, interactive displays, and a hands-on community art piece that's still evolving! We invite you to join us for our closing event, April 9th from 5:30-8:30pm. Until then, check out these pics from our opening and the workshops that followed! While there's lots of art pictured here, this is a small fraction of this amazing show!

03/04/2026

ALMOST HERE... and the timing couldn't be more perfect!
The much anticipated 25th Annual Arts in Healing Exhibition
"Art as a Path to Peace in a Turbulent World" opens this Thursday, March 5th, 6-9pm!
This FREE event features...
☮️ artwork from many regional artists, art therapists, students, and community groups
☮️ interactive installations and activities
☮️ waterdrum percussionist Hashim Harris
☮️ “Art speaks for social justice" Keynote Speech (1 free CEU) by art therapists Dr. Katherine Jackson, Melissa Perry Hladek, and Shayna Mell. Presenters will showcase artists and artwork that focuses on social justice and socio-political issues.

Need some immersive art time for yourself... and more CEUs?
SEATS ARE STILL AVAILABLE FOR FRIDAY'S 2 WORKSHOPS!
March 6th, 9-1pm at Cuyahoga Community College Eastern Campus
4 CEUs each, Fee: $45
1) "Art Speaks for Social Justice" Our keynote speakers return to lead a group discussion and hands-on art making, featuring strategies for using art to create global connections with service learning, peaceful protests, and other non-violent front line ways to take action and help.
2) "A Peaceful Space: Personal Altars & Sacred Space" Barbara Trauger-Querry shares her creative wisdom gained from many years practicing and teaching art therapy in hospice, community arts and other settings. She'll lead us in creating personal altars and other sacred spaces designed to bring peace during turbulent times!
To register for either workshop or your FREE CEU for the Keynote, call Patricia Janosko at 440-646-8139
Featured artwork below, "Solace" by Giavanna Victor

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1041 US HWY 250 N.
Ashland, OH
44805

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http://www.buckeyearttherapy.org/

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