EUROPEAN CONSORTIUM FOR
ARTS THERAPIES EDUCATION
Istrian National Theatre, Pula, Croatia
Host city of the 2026 ECArTE Conference
Our Forthcoming Conference
Our next conference will be held in Pula, Croatia, 8-11 September 2026.
The Theme of the Conference is Ithaca – Repetition and Return in the Arts Therapies
18TH EUROPEAN ARTS THERAPIES CONFERENCE
8-11 SEPTEMBER 2026
PULA, CROATIA
The conference theme is inspired by the poem ‘Ithaca’ written in 1911 by the Greek poet Constantine P. Cavafy. It is a poem which explores the idea of journey, using Homer’s Odyssey as an allegory. It speaks to notions of home and cycles of experience. It reflects on a journey of encounter – with places, creatures and states of being. Cavafy energises a call to adventure, offering images for internal and external struggle and playing with the paradox of destination.
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The Call for Papers is now closed
Thanks to everyone who submitted a proposal for our 2026 conference.
We have had a fantastic response to the Call For Papers. All proposals are now being reviewed by the conference Scientfic Committee. All those people who submitted a proposal will be informed of the result of their submission in mid February 2026.
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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.
The home of Arts Therapies Education in Europe
ECArTE is a consortium of Universities, which was founded in 1991 and currently comprises 34 member institutions from 14 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.
