Art Therapy “Down Under”

Abstract

The growth and development of art therapy in Australia and New Zealand is a tale of collaborative necessity, integrative orientation, and adaptation to local culture, as art therapists promote, expand, and apply their art therapy knowledge to local networks, systems, and cultures. Australian and New Zealand Arts Therapy Association (ANZATA) is the current professional association for the two countries, and there are strong links with Southeast Asian representation from Singapore. In art therapy development, Australia and New Zealand was always destined to be a meeting place for European and North American concepts. Over time, the sense of mutual respect is most evident in the development of art therapy in Australia. Australia and New Zealand are multi-cultural societies that embrace differences and are flexible to change. Art therapists who have been invited from overseas have stimulated thinking and helped educate other professional groups in promoting published professional expertise.

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