IndiATA is the Indiana Art Therapy Association, Indiana’s state chapter of the American Art Therapy Association.

IndiATA supports connection, professional exchange, education, advocacy, community participation, leadership, student engagement, and public understanding of art therapy in Indiana.

No. IndiATA is a professional association. It does not provide psychotherapy or match individuals with therapists.

People seeking an art therapist can use the professional locator and credential-verification resources linked through IndiATA’s Find an Art Therapist page.

IndiATA is governed through its Executive Board and chapter bylaws, with chapter work also carried through committees, projects, volunteers, members, and other forms of participation.

IndiATA offers membership pathways for art therapy professionals, students, and others who meet the chapter’s current membership criteria. Current categories, eligibility, and dues are available on the Membership page.

No. Some opportunities are member-specific, while others may be open to students, professionals, community partners, or the public. Eligibility varies by program, event, project, or activity.

No. Committee participation is one option, not the only one.

Other opportunities may include finite projects, short-term contributions, event participation, student involvement, professional learning, creative participation, advocacy, and leadership pathways.

Feedback + Ideas provides routes to ask a question, share an idea, give feedback, raise a concern, identify an access barrier, or share an opportunity.

Choose the option that most closely fits what you want to share. IndiATA can route the submission internally when another chapter role or channel is a better fit.

A Practice of Openness centers identity, expression, connection, and belonging in how people participate in the chapter.

It is practiced through empathy, self-care, and unconditional professional regard, with accessible ways to ask, contribute, respond, participate, and understand chapter activity.

Unconditional professional regard is an IndiATA principle of maintaining respect for one another’s professional dignity and place in the community without requiring agreement, similarity, social closeness, or conformity.

Creative Connections creates opportunities for connection across members, students, educators, programs, practice settings, regions, professional roles, and interdisciplinary communities.

What We’re Working On provides a visible view of current chapter projects, their stage of development, and opportunities for participation when available.

Participation may include short-term projects, event support, creative contributions, professional expertise, student participation, advocacy activities, shared learning, and other finite opportunities.

Connection opportunities may include chapter events, Creative Connections, shared learning, student and professional exchange, community opportunities, interdisciplinary collaboration, and project participation.

The Art Therapy in Indiana page provides information about the profession, education and credentials, practice settings, and Indiana-specific professional context.

IndiATA does not match clients with therapists. The Find an Art Therapist page connects visitors with professional locator and credential-verification resources.

IndiATA’s Graduate Programs page provides information about Indiana graduate art therapy programs and links visitors to each program for current admissions, curriculum, accreditation, and program-specific details.

Yes. IndiATA engages in public education and advocacy related to art therapy, the profession, and Indiana’s policy and professional context.

Yes. Organizations, educators, employers, professional groups, programs, and community partners can connect with IndiATA around relevant partnerships, opportunities, events, education, and professional community activity.

Use the “I have an opportunity to share” route within Feedback + Ideas. IndiATA can review the submission and route it to the appropriate chapter channel when relevant.