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Thank you for being a part of this wonderful community and making this event a beautiful experience for us all!
Croatian Association of Expressive Art Therapy and Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb warmly invite you to join the 4th Expressive Arts Therapy and Coaching Conference, which will be held in Zagreb, 12 - 14 October 2018, and become a part of an open and vibrant community dedicated to discovery through art!
Download brochureLiving today for most of us means being affected by numerous scientific and technological achievements and being raised with the ideas of unlimited consumption, unending production and praise for individualism. Globalisation has made possible for these principles to spread all over the planet. However, now it seems that in this process some things were left behind.
Caring for the ones that surround us and for the environment itself is becoming more and more important each day, as the feeling of loneliness, depression and lack of meaning on personal levels follow the alienation that happens on the social and ecological level.
How can we be individuals and belong to a nourishing community?
This is what we would like to explore during this year’s Expressive Arts Therapy and Coaching Conference.
Time schedule for the conference events
FRIDAY 12 Oct 2018 |
SATURDAY 13 Oct 2018 |
SUNDAY 14 Oct 2018 |
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9.00 - 10.00 Registration |
9.00 - 9.30 Registration |
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10.00 - 11.30 Registration |
10.00 - 11.30 Session C |
10.00 - 11.30 Session G |
11.30 - 12.00 Coffee break |
11.30 - 12.00 Coffee break |
11.30 - 12.00 Coffee break |
12.00 - 14.00 Opening ceremony |
12.00 - 14.00 Session D |
12.00 - 14.00 Session H |
14.00 - 15.30 Lunch |
14.00 - 15.30 Lunch |
14.00 - 15.30 Lunch |
15.30 - 17.30 Session A |
15.30 - 17.30 Session E |
15.30 - 17.00 Closing ceremony |
17.30 - 18.00 Coffee break |
17.30 - 18.00 Coffee break |
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18.00 - 20.00 Session B |
18.00 - 20.00 Session F |
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20.00 - 22.00 Magical Zagreb tour |
20.00 - 22.00 Jeboton concerts |
* Please, note that the programme is subject to change, and will be updated continuously up to the conference on this page. If you have any comments or questions please contact us on info@communityasart.com.
SEE DETAILSTime schedule and short info about conference workshops
* Purple box marks a key presenter
Get to know our key presenters
This Conference originated as a gathering of professionals from Clinical Expressive Arts Therapy and Jungian Coaching educational programs led by Avi Goren-Bar, Ph.D. in five countries (Israel, Greece, Slovenia, Turkey and Croatia), which evolved to many different programs shaped by creativity & expression.
Acting as an intense three-day laboratory for change, it creates a space for therapists, practitioners, artists, coaches and all other individuals interested in art therapy from these five countries and beyond to meet, share ideas, exchange knowledge and grow as people and as professionals.
There is a long tradition of arts being used for purposes of healing, both in religious and cultural contexts, from cave art and ritual dances, to cathartic effect of witnessing the ancient tragedy. Art therapy, therapeutic approach that emerged in the 1940s, follows this tradition in acknowledging that art consumption and art making can help individuals and communities heal.
Read moreThe conference will be held at the Academy of Fine Arts of the University of Zagreb, the oldest institution of higher artistic education in Croatia.
Explore AcademyUsual questions, briefly answered
For more frequently asked questions and answers, go to our FAQ webpage.
Program Director
Avi Goren-Bar, Ph.D.
Certified Clinical & Educational Psychologist
Expressive Arts Therapist
Supervisor
Organizing Team Coordinator
Sandra Raković, psychologist
Members of Organizing Team
Ivan Barun, medical doctor and fine arts student
Matea Blažević, psychologist
Asja Dubravčić, speech and language pathologist, special education teacher
Gordana Knezić, psychologist
Sanja Zdunić, sociologist
Maša Žarnić, philosophy and french language and literature professor
Organizations that helped bring this conference to life
We are looking forward to seeing you this October in Zagreb!