EUROPEAN CONSORTIUM FOR
ARTS THERAPIES EDUCATION
18th European Arts Therapies Conference​
9-12 September 2026
PULA, CROATIA
ECArTE CONFERENCE 2026
18TH EUROPEAN ARTS THERAPIES CONFERENCE
9-12 SEPTEMBER 2026
PULA, CROATIA
Our next conference will take place in Pula, Croatia on 9-12 September 2026.
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ITHACA – REPETITION AND RETURN IN THE ARTS THERAPIES
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The conference theme is inspired by the poem Ithaca written in 1911 by the Greek poet Constantine P. Cavafy. It is a poem which explores the idea of journey, using Homer’s Odyssey as an allegory. It speaks to notions of home and cycles of experience. It reflects on a journey of encounter – with places, creatures and states of being. Cavafy energises a call to adventure, offering images for internal and external struggle and playing with the paradox of destination.
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The Location
This ECArTE conference will be held in the city of Pula, in Istria, Croatia. It is a place of rich history and is a crossroads for culture, commerce and art. Questions of repetition and return in the Balkan countries will have a particular resonance in many aspects including transgenerational trauma. We are pleased to be working with the Academy of Arts and Culture in Osijek, University of Pula and the Croatian Art Therapy Association in organising this conference.​
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Call for Papers
​The Call for Papers for the 2026 conference is open from 6 June 2025.
The deadline for Call For Papers proposal submissions is 20 October 2025.
Find out more about the Call for Papers, and instructions for submitting proposals
