NEXAA is a not-for-profit professional and educational organization dedicated to the growth and development of the field of intermodal expressive arts in the Netherlands.
NEXAA aims to form partnerships and collaborations between professionals in the field of intermodal expressive arts and advocates for improved awareness and evidence for expressive arts as a tool for promoting growth and healing. NEXAA also has the ambition to promote platforms for education and development in this field.
Mission & Vision
The mission of NEXAA is to advocate and educate for increased visibility and status of the expressive arts in the Netherlands.
NEXAA’s vision is that expressive arts therapy is a viable and efficient tool for promoting growth and healing.
To increase the visibility and status of EXA
as a viable and efficient method and intervention for promoting mental health and wellbeing.
To promote EXA theory and practice
within the psychotherapeutic, educational, anthropological, and sociological disciplines.
To promote, accumulate and make publicly available research
pertaining to the use of expressive arts in education, psychology, community development, community building, and as a therapeutic/healing tool.
To bring together EXA experts and practitioners
for potential collaboration, research and sharing of methods and data.
To create a platform and forum for new developments
within EXA and a place for exchange within the aforementioned disciplines.
To create/negotiate terms
of accreditation and competency within the field.
To provide a platform for EXA methods and use
including training opportunities, forums, conferences, symposia, database of research and any other means of making EXA more accessible to the public.
Activities
Our comprehensive suite of professional services caters to a diverse clientele, ranging from homeowners to commercial developers.
Networking
An annual network meeting and bi-annual conference are the two primary events connecting expressive arts professionals with colleagues in the field.
Advocacy
NEXAA will aim to advocate for increased visibility and status of the expressive arts in the Netherlands through establishment of and participation in relevant committees. NEXAA will also serve a role in communicating the latest information on relevant policies and developments in the field to its members through its various platforms.
Education
Relevant courses and workshops will be promoted on the NEXAA website, with special interest in accredited CPD programs in the field of expressive arts. Furthermore, NEXAA encourages the increased incorporation of expressive arts methods in education.
Special projects
NEXAA supports refugees in the Netherlands through expressive arts workshops (NeRRP).
“Expressive arts therapy uses various arts—movement, drawing, painting, sculpting, music, writing, sound, and improvisation—in a supportive setting to facilitate growth and healing.”
Natalie Rogers
1993