Celebrate Creative Arts Therapies Week

​Creative Arts Therapy Week 2026
March 15-21, 2026

During the third full week in March each year, creative arts therapists sponsor special workshops, exhibitions, career days and other events to share their work with the public and other professionals.

Here are ways you can participate:

  • Learn: Follow NCCATA on Facebook
  • Educate: Share information about the creative arts therapies with your own network: research, news stories, case examples (with client permission) or your own experience working as a creative arts therapist
  • Advocate: Write to your legislators or schedule a meeting to discuss your profession, and make them aware of the creative arts therapies
  • Connect: Contact NCCATA’s Communications Coordinator and describe how you plan to celebrate. Send us a link to your website, blog posts, and social media posts with photos, and NCCATA will share on its Facebook page and on this webpage.

Member Association Annual Conferences

Each member association hosts an annual conference which showcases cutting edge research in their profession and provides avenues for professional development.

American Art Therapy Association

In person:
October 8 – 11, 2025
Portland, Oregon

Online:
October 25 – 26, 2025

​American Dance Therapy Association

November 6-9, 2025
Raleigh, North Carolina

American Music Therapy Association 

September 14-17, 2025
Online

North American Drama Therapy Association

October 16th – 19th, 2025
New Orleans, Louisiana

​National Association for Poetry Therapy

Wednesday, April 2 – Sunday, April 6, 2025
Portland, Oregon