Our Mission

Engage, Educate, & Unite through Art Therapy.

Engage: You will receive information via our Google Group emails and Constant Contact with updates on meetings, art-making gatherings, art-oriented workshops, peer supervision, job listings, and more. We will work to engage members and non-members as well as advance our field through building and maintaining a cohesive, collaborating, and sharing community of Art Therapists and friends.  

Educate: Educate the community on what Art Therapy is and its benefits through presentations, distributing brochures, and sponsoring community events.  For Art Therapists, this means access to information on professional development and educational opportunities.
 
Unite: We will create events for members to networking, gain peer support, create art in the community, and socializing with other Art Therapists and future Art Therapists.

The Colorado Art Therapy Association (COATA) is an affiliate chapter of the American Art Therapy Association (AATA). AATA is an organization of professionals dedicated to the belief that the creative process involved in art making is healing and life-enhancing. Its mission is to serve its members and the general public by providing standards of professional competence, and developing and promoting knowledge in, and of, the field of Art Therapy.

Following the direction of the American Art Therapy Association, the Colorado Art Therapy Association promotes the therapeutic use of art by:

Encouraging the highest quality of Art Therapy services to the public.

Facilitating communication among members and colleagues.

Supporting legislative efforts at the state and federal levels.

Disseminating information to the general public, Art Therapists, and related
mental health professionals.

Recognizing excellence in clinical, professional, educational, and research
activities.