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 Conferences
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This page lists organizations that offer conferences on art and healing.
Please use the contact information provided to learn about their current
schedule.
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Alliance of Artists Communities Annual Conference
Seattle, Washington
http://www.artistcommunities.org/news-and-events/annual-conference
This conference is put on every year by the Alliance of Artists Communities, which is a service organization for the field of artists’ communities and residencies. During this conference, professional development consultations will be available, as well as workshops, and training seminars. Connect with other artists through networking opportunities and find out more information on artists’ communities. This conference is based on the belief that collaboration and exchange should cross traditional boundaries which ensures our culture’s progress.
American Art Therapy Association, Inc. (AATA) Conference
http://www.aataconference.org/
For information, contact the American Art Therapy Association, Inc. (AATA) at (847) 566-4580.
Americans for the Arts Annual Convention
United States
http://ww3.artsusa.org/events/
Americans for the Arts offers an annual convention. For example, the 2005 convention is called "Leading the Charge" and includes pre-conferences on "Emerging Leadership: Vision, Action, Evolution" and "The Lay of the Land: Public Art, Politics, and the Environment."
Art, Nature & Ecology Conference
Falmouth, Cornwall, UK
http://rane.falmouth.ac.uk/conference_frm.html
Organized and hosted by the Research in Art, Nature & Environment (RANE) research cluster at the University College Falmouth, this conference brings together artists and researchers to consider and discuss how artists might best address current ecological concerns, focusing on questions like: is there a role for art to play in facing the world's impending ecological crisis; and what can artists do to provide solutions and address practical concerns?
Bioneers: Restoring the Earth
Northern California
http://www.bioneers.org/
Since 1990 the Bioneers Conference in Northern California has assembled a gathering of visionaries with both feet on the ground to share strategies for restoration. Past sessions have included "The Art of Restoration" -- explore cutting edge, earth-honoring creations with environmental artists/activists Lynne Hull, Patricia Johanson, Kathryn Miller, and Lana Rose -- moderated by Jo Hanson and Susan Leibovitz Steinman. This event usually takes place in October.
Consciousness Conferences
http://www.bizspirit.com/
Bizspirit.com oversees several conferences that address international consciousness including the International Conference on Business and Consciousness, and the International Conference on Shamanism. These conferences often include music, drama, dance, storytelling, humor, and using the labyrinth. For more information contact them at 505-474-0998
Healing Journeys
http://www.healingjourneys.org/
Healing Journeys is a non-profit organization whose mission is to promote and support healing by assisting people with cancer or other life-threatening illnesses to access their own healing potential and their ability to thrive. To accomplish this mission they produce educational events and conferences. Healing Journeys is best known for its annual FREE two-day conference called Cancer As A Turning Point: From Surviving to Thriving.
Institute for Noetic Sciences
http://www.noetic.org/
IONS hosts an annual conference along themes such as creating a wisdom society and the art of activism. Past presenters have included Angeles Arrien, Rachel Naomi Remen, and John O'Donohue.
International Expressive Arts Therapy Association (IEATA) Conference
http://www.ieata.org
This non-profit organization is committed to inspiring, stimulating, and supporting creativity and artistic spirit and providing an on-going, local and global information exchange within the Expressive Arts field for Artists, Educators, Therapists and Other Creative-Minded Individuals. Conferences are offered every other Spring at a variety of national and international locations.
National Association for Poetry Therapy
http://www.poetrytherapy.org/
The National Association for Poetry Therapy hosts an annual conference in the United States.
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