Donate your Household items to ITA ITA supports the creative reuse of art materials and other household items. A common therapeutic theme is transformation and harnessing of any sort of life event into a positive experience or learning opportunity.  Help us share this incredible metaphor with our clients by providing us with the materials. We […]

On May 30, the Evanston Community Foundation (ECF) gathered all of their grantees from the past year at their Grant Awards Celebration.  Many local nonprofits were in attendance along with various supporters of the Foundation.  ITA has been a recipient of ECF’s Root2Fruit Grant since 2017 and has benefited greatly from the financial support, workshops, […]

ITA is excited to welcome our newest group of administrative interns! Our interns join us from all over the world and bring their experience and energy to our team. If you’re interested in learning more about ITA’s administrative or clinical internship experiences, visit www.itachicago.org/training.   We’re thrilled to have this new group with us this summer, […]

Board of Directors Creates their Own Representation of the “The Anatomy of a Nonprofit” In April, several of our Board Members gathered for the annual Executive Director presentation which provides a report on the state of the organization and how well we are achieving the goals outlined in our strategic plan. This year, Executive Director […]

Dan Gallas is a senior financial leader, a CM&AA-Certified Mergers & Acquisitions Advisor with over 25 years of experience serving as CFO/VP of Finance and Corporate Controller in the Professional Services, Architecture, Engineering and Construction industries. He has served as VP of Finance at JWI, a WBE/MBE (Woman Business Enterprise and Minority Business Enterprise), a […]

Each year, ITA is fortunate to have a variety of talented clinical and administrative interns join our team. Our interns come from all over the world to share their experience and talent with our organization. We are always looking for motivated, driven, and creative individuals who are passionate about the creative arts therapies and the […]

Critical Pedagogy in the Arts Therapies organizes educators of the creative arts therapies around critical theory. This convening aims to transform the creative arts therapies into fields that address inequality and oppression. The 2nd conference, co-chaired by Dr. Nisha Sajnani, a drama therapist, and Yasmine Awais, an art therapist, took place at the Metropolitan Museum […]

Art Therapy as a powerful tool in treating addiction   Problems with Traditional Addiction Therapy When it comes to addiction treatment, not all methods work for every person. Traditional treatment modalities focus on residential treatment, group therapy, dual diagnosis therapy, and outpatient treatment. The problem with this is that these forms of treatment are temporary […]

Each year, ITA is fortunate to work with a talented and diverse group of administrative interns. These interns come from around the world and bring their unique talents and experiences to us, working on a wide range of projects that support ITA and help us continually move our mission forward.  As we continue to grow, […]