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Arts Therapy Organizations
Society
for the Arts in Healthcare - SAH
http://www.thesah.org
A non-profit organization advocating on a national and international level for the integration of the arts into healthcare settings.
National Coalition of Arts Therapies Associations (NCATA)
http://www.ncata.com
The National Coalition of Arts Therapies Associations (NCATA) is an alliance of professional associations dedicated to the advancement of the arts as therapeutic modalities. NCATA represents over 8000 individual members of six creative arts therapies associations:
Other related links
Americans for the Arts
www.artsusa.org
National arts advocacy organization that creates opportunities for every
American to participate in and appreciate all forms of the arts.
Americans with Disabilities Act - ADA
http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm
Arts for Healing
http://www.artsforhealing.com
Nonprofit project that uses art to support and empower people whose lives have been touched by cancer.
Arts for Life
http://www.theartsforlife.org
Arts For Life (AFL) provides daily visual art, music, photography, and creative writing lessons, and art support groups to children, adolescents, and young adults battling cancer, life-threatening diseases, and other disabilities. Arts For Life brings its arts programming to three hospitals across North Carolina: Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Duke Children's Hospital and Health Center, and Mission Hospitals.
Artists in North Carolina
http://www.ncarts.org/lists.html
Your local arts council is your best resource for lists of individual artists working in any artform. Check your telephone directory, or online for the arts council that serves your area, and contact them for an artist directory. If you need additional information, please contact the North Carolina Arts Council for lists of Local Arts Partners and Artists in our state.
Arts Access
http://www.artsaccessinc.org
A non-profit organization dedicated to making the arts accessible to persons
with disabilities.
ARTS North Carolina
http://www.artsnc.org
A nonprofit organization that advances the state of the arts through advocacy, networking and peer education services.
Center for Health Design
http://www.artsnc.org
A nonprofit organization working to make people's lives better by demonstrating that supportive building design can enhance health and well-being.
The Community Arts Network (CAN)
http://www.communityarts.net
Promotes information exchange, research and critical dialogue within the
field of community-based arts.
International Arts Medicine Association
http://www.artsnc.org
A nonprofit organization that provides a forum for interdisciplinary,
international communication between arts and health professionals.
International Expressive Arts Therapy Association
http://www.ieata.org
The International Expressive Arts Therapy Association serves as a non-profit professional organization to inspire, stimulate and support the creative and artistic spirit of its community and provides an on-going local and global information exchange within the Expressive Arts field for Artists, Educators, Therapists and Other Creative-Minded Individuals.
National Coalition of Arts Therapies Associations (NCATA)
http://www.ncata.com
The National Coalition of Arts Therapies Associations (NCATA) is an alliance of professional associations dedicated to the advancement of the arts as therapeutic modalities. NCATA represents over 8000 individual members of six creative arts therapies associations:
National Endowment for the Arts - NEA
http://www.arts.endow.gov
National organization that nurtures the expression of human creativity, supports the cultivation of community spirit, and fosters the recognition and appreciation of the excellence and diversity of our nation's artistic
accomplishments.
NC Arts Council - NCAC
http://www.ncarts.org
Providing opportunities for every North Carolinian to experience the arts to enrich the cultural life of the state.
NC Area Health Education Centers - AHEC
http://www.med.unc.edu/wrkunits/7ahec/ahec/
Provides educational programs in partnership with academic institutions, healthcare agencies, and other organizations committed to improving the health of the people of North Carolina.
North Carolina Council on Developmental Disabilities - NCCDD
http://www.nc-ddc.org
Part of a national network of organizations that promote the "independence, productivity, integration and inclusion into the community" of people with developmental disabilities and their families.
North Carolina Counseling Association - NCCA
http://www.nccounseling.org
The North Carolina Counseling Association represents diverse interests of its membership through an Executive Council, geographically located members,
specialty organizations, and committees.
New Visions Center for Art & Healing
http://www.newvisionscenter.org
New Visions is a collaborative project of health professionals, artists, and patients whose mission is to expand the boundaries of healing through the power of art, creative play and community.
Raleigh Ensemble Players Theatre Company
- Accessible Plays
http://www.realtheatre.org
Accessible programming includes Braille programs, Large Print Programs, Sign Language Interpreted and Audio Described Performances, speaking at training sessions for theatre professionals, and the creation of classes to allow individuals with disabilities to grow as artists.
Triangle
Radio Reading Service
http://www.herald-sun.com/listen/magz/1197/radread.html
Brings news and information to blind and print handicapped people throughout the Triangle area.
VSA Arts
http://www.vsarts.org
An international nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the
creative power in people with disabilities.
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