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2010 GATA Board

President: Virginia DuPre
Vice President: Teresa Harris
Treasurer: Carrie Elder
Co-Treasurer: Hertancer Lindsay Shepherd
Secretary: Jannah Goodell

Committee Chairs:
Program Chair: Tori Tinsley
Membership Chair: Megan McSwain
Ethics Chair: Susanne Fincher
Communications/Web Chair: Jenny Welty-Green

2009 GATA Members

Susan Adams (professional)
Tanya Alexander, LMFT, ATR
Elizabeth Ayers
Edna Bacon, ATR-BC
Beth Black, ATR-BC
Lita Clary
Mary Cochran
Laura L. Croft, LPC, CPS
Justin Davis
Virginia DuPre, LPC, ATR (see Referrals page)
Carrie Elder (professional)
Kate Fetterolf, ATR-BC
Susanne Fincher, LPC, ATR-BC (see Referrals page)
Jannah Goodwell (friend)
Diana Gregory, Ph.D  (professional)
Teresa Harris
Lindajo Haythorn
Maxine Hull, ATR-BC (see Referrals page)
Caroline Knott, ATR
Phyllis Kravits, ATR-BC (see Referrals page)
Vivian Macks, Retired Professional
Kelly McCarthy, MS, ATR, LAPC

Kelly McCarthy went to Springfield College in Springfield, MA and obtained her MS in art therapy. She now works for Genesis Alliance for Mental Wellness in Decatur, GA. The gency provides medicaid services to adults living with mental health conditions. As the therapist on the team, Kelly goes into the homes of the consumers and works on distorted thinking, behavior, and compliance with care and medications. The agency runs an ACT program, Assertive Community Treatment, and a different program for adolescents and children. The ACT consumers do have the option of attending the day program at the agency which is five days a week, and various professional on the team provide groups.

Megan McSwain Mann
Melanie Mills ATR-BC, LPC, CACII
Eileen Misluk, ATR-BC
Mary Mullins (student)
Pam Lowe Preston (associate)
Annette Reynolds, MPS, RN, ATR-BC (Birmingham, AL) (see Referrals page)
Elizabeth Rucker, ATR (Asheville, NC) - Honorary Life Member
Hertencer Shepherd, ATR-BC
Leigh Skowronski, ATR
Dian Stevenson, MA, LPC (friend)
Susan Sticha
Sandra Tate (student)
Susan Thompson, ATR-BC
Tori Tinsley, LAPC

Tori Tinsley grew up in Atlanta, GA where she attended The Westminster Schools. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Michigan School of Art and Design with a BFA in Painting and Drawing. After receiving her Master of Arts in Art Therapy from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, she began teaching art education and facilitating art therapy at a residential treatment center for youth with special needs. Tori works as a Clinical Specialist in the Community Intervention Program department at Hillside, Inc.. Click here to view Tori’s webpage: www.threebarksart.com/

Gayle Torres
Carolyn Brown Treadon, ATR-BC
Jenny Welty-Green, Ed.S., ATR-BC (see Referrals page)
Cyndie Westrich, M.A., LPC, ATR-BC (see Referrals page)

Publication Resources

Susanne Fincher has five books available in print, including her new mandala coloring book, Coloring Mandalas 3 . Click here for ordering information.

Art Therapy Bibliography
Courtesy of Art Therapy in Canada

Sterns Book Service
A multitude of Expressive Arts Therapies books and more

Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists by Mike Venezia
Available at Blick Art Materials

Creativity & Madness: Psychological Studies of Art and Artists
by Barry Panter, M.D.

Bodyspeaks: Finding a Voice through Art Therapy (video)
Available at www.bulimia.com

Art Therapy in the Schools
A pdf download provided by AATA

Links of Interest

GATA Members

Susanne Fincher: Creating Mandalas

Annette Reynolds: Sacred Labyrinth

Virginia DuPre: Spirit Creating

Cyndie Westrich: The Easel

Tori Tinsley: Three Barks Art

Art Therapy

Art Therapy on the Web

Arts in Therapy

Art Therapy in Canada

The Open Studio Project, Chicago 

Retreats / Training / Workshops

Cedar Hill Enrichment Center

Virginia DuPre

Creating Mandalas/Susanne Fincher

The EASEL, Inc.

Grantmakers

Georgia Council for the Arts 

Metropolitan Atlanta Arts Fund

Organizations

AATA Affiliate Chapters

AATA's Governmental Affairs Committee

AATA's LinksArts in Atlanta

ArtReach Foundation

Georgia Association for Play Therapy

Labyrinth Society

Mandala Associates

Alternate ROOTS

Jung Society of Atlanta

VSA arts of Georgia

Gateway Performance Productions

Dekalb Council for the Arts

Fulton County Arts Council

Artshow

Art ideas

Judy Decker: The Incredible Art Department

Paint by Number/Smithsonian

Portrait Illustration Maker

Art Resources / Supplies

The New Georgia Encyclopedia

Binders Art Supplies (local Atlanta shop) 

Pearl Artist & Craft Supplies (local Atlanta shop)   

Sam Flax (local Atlanta shop)     

Crystal Art Resources

Blick Art Materials  (local Kennesaw and Roswell shops)

Utrecht Art Store  (local Atlanta shop) 

Nasco Art Supplies 

Sax Arts & Crafts  

MisterArt Art & Craft Supplies  

Davis Art

Daven's Ceramic Center (local Atlanta shop) 

Kickwheel Pottery Supply, Inc. (local Atlanta shop) 

Art Centers / Galleries / Museums

Arts Centers & Arts Education

Spruill Center for the Arts 

Callanwolde Fine Arts Center 

Buckhead Galleries, Framers, Art Supplies 

Arts at Emory  

The Art Place in Marietta

The ARTS Station, Stone Mountain

Woodruff Arts Center

Eyedrum

Marietta/Cobb Museum of Art

GATAPHILE Back Issues

Gataphlle is the former newsletter of the Georgia Art Therapy Association

Summer 2006 (most recent issue) is available here...

Winter 2006 is available here...

Fall 2005 is available here...

Summer 2005 is available here...

Spring 2005 is availble here...

Winter 2005 is availble here...

Fall 2004 is available here...

Spring 2004 is available here...

Winter 2004 is available here...

Fall 2003 is available here...

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Art Therapy
Information Meeting

April, 2010
Day & Time TBA
Email Jenny Welty-Green for information

2010 Meeting Dates

Tues. April 27th,
7-9 PM
Location: Virginia DuPre's Studio

Tues. Sept. 14th,
7-9 PM
Location: Virginia DuPre's Studio

Sat. Dec. 4th,
10 AM - 12 noon
Location: TBA
(Holiday Brunch)

2010 Workshops

March 26-28
Stewart Cubley:
The Painting Experience

April 13-14,
Baltimore, MD
Art Education and Art Therapy: Drawing Parallels, Deepening Relationships  

June 19-26
Art Therapy in Provence:  Innovative Techniques for the Professional

For more information on these workshops, visit our Happenings Page

 


For information about GATA beyond what you find on this site, contact our president Virginia DuPre.

To submit content for this site, contact Jenny Welty-Green.

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