EUROPEAN CONSORTIUM FOR
ARTS THERAPIES EDUCATION
ARTEVELDE UNIVERSITY, GENT
SITE OF THE 2024 CONFERENCE
NEWS
Thank you!
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Thanks to all who attended and participated in this year's conference in Gent.
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It was a remarkable and inspiring few days, which tackled some important questions and demonstrated the power of creation, the arts and hope.
Voice Masterclass with Frankie Armstrong. at the ECArTE Conference in Gent, September 2024
‘Singing About the Dark Times’ Creation and Resistance in the Arts Therapies
A film by Diana Musca of the 17th ECArTE conference in Gent Belgium, September 2024
General Assembly 2025
Thanks to all members who attended the GA in Leiden, Netherlands.
Much was discussed, brought forward, and set out as actions for the year ahead. Once again, the ECArTE collegiality was evident, and thanks to Barbara vande Loo for organising so well.
The Next Conference
Our next conference will be in September 2026. Information about the conference will be published here as soon as it is available. If you haven't yet done so, please subscribe to our conference mailing list and be informed when more information becomes available.
The home of Arts Therapies Education in Europe
ECArTE is a consortium of Universities, which was founded in 1991 and currently comprises 33 member institutions from 15 European countries. It is a non profit-making organisation. Its primary purpose is to represent and encourage the development of the Arts Therapies at a European level, in particular courses offering nationally-validated and professionally-recognised education for arts therapists.
The Arts Therapies include art therapy, dance movement therapy, dramatherapy, music therapy and play therapy.
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We are working towards establishing mutual recognition and compatibility in educational and vocational training for arts therapists within the European Community.
