November at International Museotherapy Initiative
Advancing Healing Through Museums and Art Therapy
As we approach the close of 2025, IMI continues to grow as a global platform connecting art therapists, museum professionals, and researchers. Next month, we’ll reflect on our journey and share exciting plans for 2026, a year focused on expanding access, collaboration, and storytelling in the field of museotherapy. We’ll also be offering two new positions for working with IMI!
Until then, a short share from a most recent visit to the Clyfford Still Museum in Denver, Colorado to see Tell Clyfford I Said ‘Hi’, curated by the children of the Colville Confederated Tribes, Bailey Placzek, and Nicole Cromartie, highlights the perspectives of Colville youth on Still’s depictions of their home, as well as the artist’s abstract works. Read more about this exhibition here.
Warm wishes for November,
Minette & The IMI Team
P.S. If you haven’t already, please take a moment to explore our newest addition: The IMI Podcast. In the season, Brooke hosts wonderful interviews with leading museum curators, educators, art therapists, and more. Paid subscribers have access to full, unedited interviews.
Some Recent Museum-Based Art Therapy Updates From Around the Web:
One thing we missed: Healing Arts Barcelona (October 20–26) was a week-long city-level initiative led by Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya and WHO, focusing on arts integration in health to improve physical, mental, and social well-being via community arts programs and research.
The Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University is holding monthly art therapy sessions focused on exploring feelings related to cancer diagnosis and survivorship, led by a licensed art therapist. These 90-minute group sessions are open to patients and caregivers and free of charge, with materials provided.
The British Association of Art Therapists (BAAT) is hosting its 2025 annual conference themed “Art therapy and collaboration” on November 8, online and in-person (sold out). The conference explores collaborative practices in art therapy, including inclusive co-production approaches and sensory-related art therapy modalities. Notable speakers include Claudy Jongstra, Helen Jury, Ali Coles, and Nicki Power.
The Taubman Museum of Art continues its “Happy HeARTs” program, offering accessible, sensory-friendly art therapy activities for individuals with diverse abilities and needs. Upcoming sessions open to the community are scheduled for November 8 and 22, addressing participants aged 10 and under and 10 and up.
The American Folk Art Museum will hold a Gallery Tour for Art Therapists on November 21, providing continuing education and professional engagement in the context of art therapy and museum accessibility.
At the Palmer Museum of Art at Penn State, art therapy community sessions are available November 1, including a session dedicated to healthcare workers.
If you are in the museum, art therapy, or museotherapy world and you are hiring, feel free to drop a line. If you’re a graduate student or someone looking for a job in the field or want to get involved with IMI, please don’t hesitate to do the same.