SVA MPS Art Therapy

09/28/2026

🎨We’re back in the studio! 🤩Today, first-year students in Methods & Materials class created pastel murals together to explore ways to engage in culturally appropriate, collaborative, and positive therapeutic encounters with clients. 🖌️

09/21/2026

🤔Thinking of applying to SVA’s MPS Art Therapy program, but not sure what to put in your portfolio? Come to Virtual Portfolio Day on Saturday, 9/26! Get feedback on your work and get your application questions answered by an MPS Art Therapy representative. Register here: https://nationalportfolioday.heydays.io/conventions/3904

🤩We can’t wait to meet you!

09/18/2026

🌟Our next Community Lecture is just two weeks away! Join us on Friday, October 2nd at 6 pm for a virtual book launch of “The Embodied Art Therapist: Theory and Practice for a New Paradigm,” featuring the book’s editors (and SVA MPS Art Therapy community members!), Mia de Béthune, Kelley Linhardt, and Valeria Koutmina. 📘

📖FREE and open to the public. Register here: https://sva.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_30DJTT8sRhqL1ad4AVesvA #/registration

09/14/2026

Our Fall 2027 application is now 🌟OPEN!🌟Take the first step towards becoming a licensed art therapist and apply for SVA’s MPS Art Therapy program here: https://sva-admissions.my.site.com/ERx_Forms__Portal_Login?lang=en_US

09/09/2026

🎨What does an Art Therapist do? What does a career as an Art Therapist look like? Explore these questions and more by registering for one of our Fall 2026 continuing ed classes! These classes do not require an application, are online, and are a great introduction to the Art Therapy field. Many of our graduate students have taken these classes before committing to pursuing a degree in Art Therapy! 💫
👉Learn more and register here: https://sva.edu/academics/continuing-education/courses?keywords=therapy

09/03/2026

🌟🎨A big welcome to our Fall 2026 incoming students! We’re looking forward to a great school year! 🤩💫

09/01/2026

🌟SVA MPS Art Therapy presents the 2026 Valery Daniels Memorial Lecture “Closing the Education Gap in Medical Settings: Interprofessional Art Therapy Research and Advocacy Strategies,” featuring keynote speakers Ian Kwok, MD, Joshua B. Brancheau, MPS, ATR-BC, LCAT, and Queenie Wong, MA, ATR-BC, LCAT.

💫Join us online on Wednesday, September 16th, at 6:30 PM EST. This event is FREE and open to the public! 2.0 CE hours available for LCATs.

⭐️REGISTER HERE: https://sva.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_HPjBYNjhTbql3XZ8euvBJw

✨Event Description: In medical settings, educational gaps and misconceptions (e.g., about the scope, indications, and process of art therapy) remain prevalent, representing major systemic barriers to effective art therapy integration. Our interprofessional team will discuss ongoing research to address these gaps, including the development of experiential workshops for medical trainees, didactic curriculum development, and strategic advocacy.

08/10/2026

✨Save the dates for our Fall 2026 lecture series! FREE, virtual, and open to the public!

💫Registration coming soon!

12/12/2025

Questions about applying to SVA's MPS Art Therapy program? Register for our Virtual Q&A Session on Wednesday, January 7th! Program staff, faculty, students, and alumni will be available to answer your questions in anticipation of our January 15th preferred application deadline!

Learn more and register here: https://sva-admissions.my.salesforce-sites.com/EventsListing/apex/ERx_Forms__PageMaker?pageId=GR%20Events&eventId=7017y00001DVLy0AAH

09/05/2025

Interested in learning more about Art Therapy? A continuing education course can be a great introduction to the field! Many of our current graduate students have taken these courses prior to committing to our Art Therapy Graduate program.
Register here:

Join others interested in art therapy to pursue studio work that is designed to heighten perception and sensory awareness. Combining an open studio and thematic approach, experientials will be used to ...