The International Expressive Arts Therapy Association (IEATA) and the Winnipeg Holistic Expressive Arts Therapy Institute (WHEAT) are collaborating to co-host the IEATA 12th Bi-Annual Conference - Indigenous Roots Of Expressive Arts: Transformation, Social Justice and Social Change - Globally and Locally October 4th-8th, 2017. 

This conference will allow participants an experiential engagement in the Indigenous Roots of the Expressive Arts. Pre-Conference days will feature outings to explore local Indigenous teachings on the land, as well as relevant workshops by esteemed pioneers in the field of Expressive Arts. The conference itself will showcase locally and nationally acclaimed Indigenous leaders working to create social change and cross-cultural understanding through the lens of the arts. 

The conference will be of particular interest to therapists, teachers, artists, social workers, community agencies, politicians, social justice advocates, and anyone interested in creating a more ethical, healthy and socially conscious community.

Please join us for this groundbreaking opportunity to dialogue, create, and celebrate our Indigenous roots and move forward collaboratively to promote healing through the arts.