Cover art by Bruce Moon

Signature Events

Spring Art Therapy Symposium -

"SHADOWS AND LIGHT: Art, Therapy,
and Depth"

This all-day spring symposium on art therapy was held in April 2012 and featured a keynote presentation by nationally known author and presenter, Shaun McNiff, PhD ATR, HLM. The presentation, "Creating with the Shadow: a Call for Depth," addressed the role art plays in the healing process, the limitations of artistic expression and ways art therapy has undermined its own professionalism.

There were also presentations and workshops by prominent regional art therapists and art therapy educators. The symposium concluded with an evening of performance artworks and a wine and cheese reception.

About the Keynote -
Dr. Shaun McNiff is the University Professor at Lesley University in Cambridge, MA. He is the author of Integrating the Arts in Therapy: History, Theory, and Practice; Art-Based Research; Art Heals, and nine other books and numerous scholarly articles. He is the 1997 recipient of the Honorary Life Member Award from the American Art Therapy Association.

A special thanks to Barnes and Noble Books for their participation and support of this event.

The Opening Colloquium

Early in the fall semester all students attend the Opening Colloquium, a weekend of immersion in art making and therapeutic process held in a lodge setting in the hills of Southern Wisconsin. This weekend sets the tone for the academic year and begins the work of developing the art therapy community.

Gallery Exhibits

Each year the College showcases the work of the graduate art therapy students. Check back soon for information on the next exhibit coming soon.