We hope you are planning to join us in November for the American Art Therapy Association's 41st Annual Conference. This year's conference Awakening Awareness, will be held from 3 - 7 November, 2010 in Sacramento, CA. More information on the Annual Conference can be found here:http://www.aataconference.org/index.asp
The Early Registration Deadline for the Annual Conference will end on Wednesday, 28 July, so do not delay! As a member of the American Art Therapy Association, you can save over $100 off your general conference registration if you register in advance, as well as receive additional savings on workshops, master classes and advance practice courses.
Please be sure to register before 28 July, 2010 in order to receive the most significant discounts on your registration.
The American Art Therapy Conference is the premier annual professional development event for art therapists and art therapy educators, this year's conference will offer more than 150 sessions and 33 CECs are available. Detailed information on the conference program can be found here:
http://www.aataconference.org/session.asp
The conference is organized into seven subject tracks to help participants quickly find interest areas and make the most of the conference. The 2010 subject areas include: Clinical Approaches, Education & Supervision (ES), Multicultural (MC), Research/Evaluation (RE), Studio & Community (SC) and Theory & Assessment (TA).
Plenary session speakers include Seena Frost who will demonstrate a process called Soul Collage ® and the Transforming Image and the keynote address will be delivered by noted author, radio commentator, performer and Buddhist meditation teacher Wes "Scoop" Nisker.
Sacramento is a city alive with the arts and activities and we hope you will plan to come early and take advantage of the opportunity to visit local wineries, historic Gold Rush-era Old Town or nearby San Francisco or Lake Tahoe.
Our colleagues in the Northern California Art Therapy Association who serve on the conference's Local Arrangements Committee have planned a great introduction to Sacramento, the state's capital and California's 7th largest city. Famous ever since gold was discovered in the region in 1848, there is a vibrant and diverse arts community with over 30 galleries and the impressive Crocker Art Museum, which will reopen after an extensive renovation just in time for our visit this fall. Click here to find out more about the conference's special events, which include a day trip to Napa Valley, California's famous wine region:
http://www.aataconference.org/event.asp The AATA Annual Conference will be headquartered at the Hyatt Regency Sacramento. This award winning hotel sits directly across from the historic California State Capitol building and is known to be a frequent hangout California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.
The Hyatt Regency Sacramento has given us a great rate of $153 (single/double occupancy).
Hotel reservations can be made directly with the hotel at 916-443-1234 or visit this link: www.aataconference.org/travel.asp They hotel is adjacent to the Sacramento Convention Center where our conference sessions will take place.
We are sure you will enjoy the Arts & Crafts Marketplace, as well as all the wonderful products and services our sponsors and exhibitors have to offer in the Expo Hall.
Again this year, we'llbe hosting the Art Therapy Film Festival, featuring The Cats of Mirikitani: Make Art Not War, a film by Linda Hattendorf which New York Magazine called "A miracle!" The film tells the story of eighty-year-old Jimmy Mirikitani who survived the trauma of WWII internment camps, Hiroshima, homelessness and 9/11 by creating art. The film is an intimate exploration of the lingering wounds of war and the healing power of community and art and has won awards at over 20 film festivals, including the Audience Award at both the Tribeca International Film Festival and the Paris Cinema International Film Festival, as well as the Best Picture Award at the Japanese Eyes - Tokyo International Film Festival.
If you have any questions about the Annual Conference or need any additional information, please do not hesitate to contact me. I look forward to the possibility of seeing you in Sacramento, California later this year.
Sincerely,
Larry
Larry Guillemette
Director of Meetings & Events
American Art Therapy Association
Direct: +1-703-548-5869
Fax: +1-703-783-8468
