KYATA's Third Annual Symposium
Dates:
May 29 & 30, 2026
Times:
9:00am - 4:30pm
*Registration opens at 8:00am.
Lunch and light snacks provided.
Location:
Shelbyville Conference and Welcome Center
219 7th St, Shelbyville, KY 40065
***COMING SOON***
Information on available CE credits, registration packages, and course content will be released in March 2026
Calling all art therapists, educators, and creative professionals!
The Kentucky Art Therapy Association is seeking presenters for our upcoming Annual Symposium.
Do you have a workshop, research project, or therapeutic approach you’re excited to share? We want to hear from you!
Join us as we come together to grow, connect, and celebrate the power of art therapy.
We are seeking to add four (4) sessions to the second day of the symposium, May 30, 2026.
Each of the presentations selected should plan to fill a 90-minute time slot, offering 1.5 CE hours each to our attendees.
- - - DEADLINE FOR PROPOSALS is 12:00pm on FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2026- - -
Selected presenters are required to submit all materials for this presentation to KYATA Executive Board - including presentation slides, handouts, and materials lists - no later than APRIL 30, 2026.
All selected Presenters will receive the following discounted registration rates:
Single Day - $35 / Full Program - $60
* CLICK HERE TO COMPLETE THE PRESENTATION PROPOSAL FORM *
REQUIREMENTS FOR PRESENTERS:
The NBCC requires presenters meet criteria from one of the 3 following presenter categories:
Category 1 - Holds a graduate degree in a mental health field from a regionally accredited educational institution and is qualified by appropriate education, experience, and/or training to present/author the particular subject matter, or author the publication concerning the subject matter.
Category 2 - Holds a graduate degree from a regionally accredited educational institution directly related to the subject matter presented and is qualified by appropriate education, experience, and/or training to present/author the particular subject matter, or author the publication concerning the subject matter.
Category 3 - Is qualified by appropriate education, experience, and/or training to present/author the particular subject matter, or author the publication concerning the subject matter.
REGISTRATION
FULL PROGRAM -- Third Annual KYATA Symposium: Building Our Creative Community (2 days)
Third Annual KYATA Symposium
"Building Our Creative Community"
A two-day training event offering a total of 12 CE hours
Third Annual KYATA Symposium: Building Our Creative Community has been approved by NBCC for NBCC credit. Sessions approved for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Kentucky Art Therapy Association (KYATA) is solely responsible for all aspects of the program. NBCC Approval No. SP-5322
Date/Time:
May 29 & 30, 2026
9:00am - 4:30pm
Location:
Shelbyville Conference Center
219 7th Street
Shelbyville, KY 40065
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Day 1 - 05/29/2026
Registration opens at 8:00am
From Image to Insight: Clinical Supervision in Art Therapy
Marybeth Orton, MA, ATR-BC, ATCS, ICST, LPAT-S; Cori Costello, PhD, ATR-BC, ATCS, LCPC, LCMHC-S
6 CE hours
9:00am - 12:15pm:
First Session
(a 15-minute break will be included from 10:30-10:45am)
12:15pm - 1:15pm:
Lunch (provided)
1:15pm - 4:30pm:
Second Session
(a 15-minute break will be included from 2:45pm-3:00pm)
*Please note: both sessions must be attended in their entirety to receive CE hours and a certificate of completion. No partial credit will be available for Day 1.
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Day 2 - 05/30/2026
Registration opens at 8:00am
9:00am - 10:30am:
Neurodivergent Affirming Art Therapy
Jess Miller, LPATA, ATR
1.5 CE hours
(15-minute break)
10:45am - 12:15pm:
Career Path Planning and Professional Identity Formation
Susan Reed, LPAT
1.5 CE hours
12:15pm - 1:15pm:
Lunch (provided)
1:15pm - 4:30pm:
Food for Thought: Using Culinary Art Therapy
Meghan Kennedy, Art Therapy Student;
Marybeth Orton, MA, ATR-BC, ATCS, ICST, LPAT-S
3 CE hours
(a 15-minute break will be included from 2:45pm-3:00pm)
DAY 1 ONLY -- Third Annual KYATA Symposium: Building Our Creative Community
*** SINGLE DAY -- DAY 1 ONLY ***
Third Annual KYATA Symposium
"Building Our Creative Community"
Date/Time:
May 29, 2026
9:00am - 4:30pm
Location:
Shelbyville Conference Center
219 7th Street
Shelbyville, KY 40065
__________________________________________________________
Third Annual KYATA Symposium: Building Our Creative Community has been approved by NBCC for NBCC credit. Sessions approved for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Kentucky Art Therapy Association (KYATA) is solely responsible for all aspects of the program. NBCC Approval No. SP-5322
Day 1 - 05/29/2026
Registration opens at 8:00am
From Image to Insight: Clinical Supervision in Art Therapy
Marybeth Orton, MA, ATR-BC, ATCS, ICST, LPAT-S; Cori Costello, PhD, ATR-BC, ATCS, LCPC, LCMHC-S
6 CE hours
9:00am - 12:15pm:
First Session
(a 15-minute break will be included from 10:30-10:45am)
12:15pm - 1:15pm:
Lunch (provided)
1:15pm - 4:30pm:
Second Session
(a 15-minute break will be included from 2:45pm-3:00pm)
*Please note: both sessions must be attended in their entirety to receive CE hours and a certificate of completion. No partial credit will be available for Day 1.
DAY 2 ONLY -- Third Annual KYATA Symposium: Building Our Creative Community
*** SINGLE DAY -- DAY 2 ONLY ***
Third Annual KYATA Symposium
"Building Our Creative Community"
Date/Time:
May 30, 2026
9:00am - 4:30pm
Location:
Shelbyville Conference Center
219 7th Street
Shelbyville, KY 40065
__________________________________________________________
Third Annual KYATA Symposium: Building Our Creative Community has been approved by NBCC for NBCC credit. Sessions approved for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Kentucky Art Therapy Association (KYATA) is solely responsible for all aspects of the program. NBCC Approval No. SP-5322
Day 2 - 05/30/2026
Registration opens at 8:00am
9:00am - 10:30am:
Neurodivergent Affirming Art Therapy
Jess Miller, LPATA, ATR
1.5 CE hours
(15-minute break)
10:45am - 12:15pm:
Career Path Planning and Professional Identity Formation
Susan Reed, LPAT
1.5 CE hours
12:15pm - 1:15pm:
Lunch (provided)
1:15pm - 4:30pm:
Food for Thought: Using Culinary Art Therapy
Meghan Kennedy, Art Therapy Student;
Marybeth Orton, MA, ATR-BC, ATCS, ICST, LPAT-S
3 CE hours
(a 15-minute break will be included from 2:45pm-3:00pm)