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Ontario Art Therapy Association
124 Oakdale Avenue
St.Catharines, ON
L2P 2L2

Core information only, is provided in french. / L’information de base est actuellement disponible en français.

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Developing & promoting the profession of art therapy in Ontario since 1978!
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Curious about our last OATA × TATI “Seeds and Spro

Curious about our last OATA × TATI “Seeds and Sprouts” Art Hive?

OATA members April Penny and Susan Beniston have put together a lovely collection of reflections and images to share with our community.

We invite you to read about it here:
https://www.aprilpenny.com/ogblog/tati-oata-
arthive-2026-seeds-and-sprouts

🎨 You don’t need a Fine Art degree to become an ar

🎨 You don’t need a Fine Art degree to become an art therapist!

In Canada, many paths can lead you here—psychology, social work, counselling, fine arts, and other related fields. What matters most is a strong foundation in both creative practice and human understanding.

✨ There’s more than one path into this work.

Reminder for members: Let’s welcome spring next Mo

Reminder for members: Let’s welcome spring next Monday March 30, 2026 - join us at our Art Hive

📍TATI
⏰ come & go between 4-7pm
🪺FREE - OATA members & TATI community

🐝Let us know if you’ll “bee” stopping in.
Register online:
TATI website > click “current students” > click “Events”

Art therapists, what are some SPRING symbols and m

Art therapists, what are some SPRING symbols and metaphors you’re using to welcome the new season?

🌱🌷🐸🐝🦆

#springtime #arttherapy #metaphors #spring #growth

It’s Creative Arts Therapies Week • March 15 - 21,

It’s Creative Arts Therapies Week • March 15 - 21, 2026 • Consider the power of creativity to support your wellbeing.

The field of creative arts therapies includes folks from
• art therapy
• play therapy
• dance & movement therapy
• eco therapy
• Indigenous healing arts
• music therapy
• poetry therapy
• drama therapy
• Expressive arts (any combination of these)

Healing experiences are not one-size-fits all. Creative arts therapists can help people to express, often adding a richness and depth that language sometimes struggles to convey.

HAPPY CATS WEEK 2026
#arttherapy #creativelife #creativearts #ontario #healing

A few Spring updates for our members ☂️

A few Spring updates for our members ☂️

Spring metaphors: Art therapists, how is the new s

Spring metaphors: Art therapists, how is the new season showing up in your work right now?

🌷🪺🐛🪴🐸🐥

What’s on your professional learning plan this yea

What’s on your professional learning plan this year?

#arttherapistlife #newmoon #ontario #march #alwayslearning

Much thanks to member April Penny for sharing this

Much thanks to member April Penny for sharing this lovely artwork with us on this International Women’s Day.

#womensday #artwork #arttherapy

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