March Austin Den Meeting

Hello folks,

If you couldn't be at the den meeting here is a little taste of what happened:

Elizabeth Bickle is helping to tune up our social media (in association with Carolyn M. and Sylvan F.) If you Tweet you can now follow STATA on Twitter. The hash tag is: STxARTTHERAPYA. Be sure to join and like our Facebook page as well. There are more ways than ever to connect.

The STATA den also resolved to meet every other month (April, June, August) on the 2nd Sunday. April's meeting will be on Sunday the 14th from 3 to 5 at O'Henry Middle School. Bring a 12 x 12 canvas to work on for an upcoming art show in June.

A group is gathering to meet on intervening months for peer and case consultation (March would be the first meeting.) I'm not sure who the contact person for this group is yet (Bethany? Ruth? ) Let me know and we will try to hook you up.

There will be an Art Show the month of June at Austin Java. Hanging is set for June 1st with an Opening June 8th, 4 to 6 pm. there will be live music and drink and food specials. The show is a 12 x 12 format show. We will be displaying the finished glass mosaic piece the den made. Time to make some stuff!

We have an invitation to collaborate with Texas State's Common Experience Gallery. This could look like an art show, a work shop or public awareness event, or all of the above. The theme for the 2013-14 academic year is Mental Health. We might want to get a think tank together on this so we can coordinate a variety of programming.

Meanwhile, efforts continue to contact St. Ed's about potential interest in a master's level program.

Finally, there is a push to get a retreat organized for October. Jo L, Moe P and Sharon Boyd are looking into centrally located, affordable settings and will collaborate with Rhonda W. If you have programming ideas please let them know!

Lastly, Deb Murphy is the head of the Local Arrangements Committee for the 2014 AATA conference in San Antonio. The first order of business is a theme and logo. Please share your ideas and energy.

Take care and stay in touch!
Bess Green