OATA - Conference, Retreat and AGM. 2023.
Looking forward to connecting in-person with my OATA art therapy peers, students and creatives soon at the beautiful Art Gallery of Burlington venue and setting. OATA’s upcoming Conference Retreat and AGM is on October 20th and October 21st. More info. below (And, do check back in here for ongoing updates).
“OATA was founded in 1978, which means we’ve represented art therapists for 45 years! We are excited about gathering in person, to honour our roots, as well as plant seeds of growth and change that advance our profession, too.”
FRIDAY 7-9pm
Join us on Friday evening for our 2 hour Art Hive and Social to ‘make and mingle '
View and Connect with presenters Peer-to-Peer: Posters Displays Exhibits
Relax and Engage with Your Community in the Art Hive
Enjoy light refreshments as you mingle
View the Opening Art Display at the AGB on its opening night.
SATURDAY 10-5pm (registration @ 9:30am)
Join us for 3 Compelling Presentations shared below.
Take advantage of the beautiful setting by viewing Art at the Gallery throughout the day
Engage with presenters Peer-to-Peer: Poster Display Exhibits
Share Your Voice at the AGM and Connect with the Ethics Committee Panel
Engage with indoor Nature by visiting the Solarium, and outside with a Stroll by the Lake
Keynote Presenter Biography
Maria Riccardi M.A., M.Ed., PH.D candidate ATPQ-RCAT, ATR-BC is a registered art therapist, a career counselor, a licensed clinical psychotherapist and a board member of the Education and research committee of the Quebec Art Therapy Association. She is an adjunct professor of art therapy at Concordia University and at l’Université du Québec in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, as well as a faculty member at the Winnipeg Holistic Expressive Arts Therapy Institute. She collaborates with local non-profit organizations and mental health institutions, developing community-based art studio programs for adolescents and adults who are marginalized due to mental and physical health issues, immigration issues, and poverty. She has expertise with veterans living with combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder within the context of trauma intervention. She has founded a clinic in Montreal based on the Expressive Therapies Continuum, providing educational and emotional support to children and families. Her current research interests include media properties and their role in assessment, as well as school-based art therapy with new immigrants. She can be reached at: mriccardi@imagesetc.ca
Presenter Biography:
Kimberley Bird, RP, OATR, BCN is a Registered Psychotherapist, Registered Art Therapist and accredited Neurofeedback Clinician. She is also a Heart Math Certified Practitioner. She is the OATA Representative in the PRPA.
She has worked with children in care, with refugees in Hamilton, child and adult groups at the Art Gallery of Burlington, and is presently working in private practice from her home office in Burlington. Her area of specialization is in helping clients to come back to regulation. Her work is informed by attachment theory, trauma theory and brain - body physiology.
Presenter Biography:
Olena Darewych, PhD, RP, RCAT is a Registered Psychotherapist in Ontario, a Registered Canadian Art Therapist, and an Adjunct Faculty at Martin Luther University College-Wilfrid Laurier University. She completed her PhD in Expressive Therapies at Lesley University and has facilitated expressive arts therapy workshops and trainings nationally and internationally. As a clinician, she currently facilitates art therapy sessions for adults with autism spectrum disorders. She is a Past President of the Canadian Art Therapy Association
✿ KiKi Lisa Abbott Moore, CCC/SLP & SLP (C), Reg. Ontario and BC, -Toronto Art Therapy Institute student
✿ Susan Beniston MFA, ATR-BC, RCAT, OATR
✿ Kimberley Bird, RP, OATR, BCN
✿ Sarah Brodie, RP, M.A.
✿ Cynthia Morin, BA DTATI
✿ Derrick Nearing, Toronto Art Therapy Institute student
✿ April Penny, BFA, B.Ed, DTATI, RCAT, RP, OATR
✿ Marillyn Saffery RP, OATR, BFA, DipAT
Join Us On Oct. 20 and 21st.
Register at OATA at www.OATA.ca
Follow OATA.
Website: www.oata.ca
Follow on Instagram: @ontarioarttherapyassociation
Follow and Connect with the Art Gallery of Burlington.
Website: www.agb.life
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1333 Lakeshore Road, Burlington, ON L7S 1A9
The AGB have two art displays that are worth seeing if you are able to visit Burlington this weekend or before Oct.8. Susan and I viewed when we were meeting at the venue this week.
The Weight of Clay • Until October 8, 2023
The Era of the Moon Phases • Until September 17th, 2023
Upcoming Shows:
Chiedza Pasipanodya: Ndafunga Dande (Thoughts of Home) • Until Jan7th, 2024
Sybil Atteck • Until Jan 7th, 2024
“The Art Gallery of Burlington is Burlington’s public art gallery and community centre. We are a place of intersection where creators, cultures and communities meet and share in the wealth of human creativity.”
For Other Burlington Area Events:
City of Burlington • Arts and Culture Event Calendars here for the Gallery + Museums, Performing Arts and Royal Botanical Gardens
World of Threads Festival Local, National & International Contemporary Fibre & Textile Arts • www.worldofthreads.com
Nearby in Oakville: Oct 14th - Dec. 17, 2023 - Shows: Amorphous, Solo Shows, Installations, Cat Walk III, Forever Covid and Wings including 426 artworks by 115 artists - from 15 countries
Members who attend will receive tickets for our doorprize draws for a variety of giveaways.
Certificates of Professional Development time will also be provided post event.
See you There! 〰 OATA 2021-23 Board