Indiana’s professional association for art therapy

Indiana Art Therapy Association

IndiATA connects and represents Indiana’s art therapy community. We support professional connection, education, students entering the field, public understanding, advocacy, and the statewide relationships that strengthen the profession.

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Professional identity

State chapter of AATA

IndiATA is the Indiana state chapter of the American Art Therapy Association, connecting state-level professional community and advocacy with the national association.

Connect

Build professional relationships among practitioners, students, educators, partners, and the statewide art therapy community.

Educate

Support professional learning and accurate public understanding of art therapy, preparation, credentials, and practice.

Advocate

Advance professional recognition, public protection, workforce visibility, and informed Indiana policy.

Represent

Bring art therapy into conversation with healthcare, mental health, education, community, and public systems across Indiana.

Art therapy

A mental health profession grounded in art-making, clinical training, and relationship.

“Art therapy is a mental health profession that enriches the lives of individuals, families, and communities through active art-making, creative process…”

The American Art Therapy Association’s full definition describes active art-making and creative process together with applied psychological theory and human experience within a psychotherapeutic relationship. Art therapy is provided by trained art therapists; it is not interchangeable with art activities that may simply feel therapeutic.

Read AATA’s official definition ↗

Professional infrastructure across Indiana

A state association connects the profession itself: members, students, graduate education, professional development, public information, advocacy, events, and relationships with the systems where art therapists work.

Membership + professional community

Chapter participation, professional connection, leadership, committees, and statewide involvement.

Students + graduate education

Indiana graduate programs, entry into the profession, student connection, and emerging professional leadership.

Find an art therapist

Resources for locating art therapists and verifying professional credentials.

Art therapy in Indiana

Education, credentials, practice settings, workforce context, and how the profession functions in the state.

Advocacy + public policy

Licensure, title protection, public protection, professional recognition, and Indiana policy information.

Events + professional learning

Association meetings, continuing education, exhibitions, professional programs, and community events.

Leadership + governance

The association, its board, chapter structure, governance, and the people carrying statewide work forward.

Partnerships + contact

Connect an institution, employer, community partner, initiative, question, or professional opportunity with IndiATA.

Indiana’s art therapy profession is a statewide professional community.

IndiATA provides the state-level structure that connects people, information, professional development, public understanding, and advocacy around art therapy in Indiana.

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