Growing old doesn’t mean that life needs to get boring. Adult children may find that as their parents age, they aren’t able to do the same activities that they used […]

ITA is grateful to the Midwest Clay Guild for choosing us as the recipient of its Holiday Sale revenues, raising more than $1,100 from local artists, a silent auction, and […]

 ITA was recently featured by Karen Jordan of ABC 7 Chicago! Karen and her team sat down with two of our clients, Bella and Dan, to learn about how […]

As we reflect on 2019 and look ahead to 2020, we are grateful for the many donors who support creative arts therapy and our work at ITA. Your generosity enables […]

-by Judy Holstein The North American Drama Therapy Association celebrated its 40th anniversary at its annual conference, held in Philadelphia. The 450 attendees included pioneers who founded the association, long-time […]

-by Rianna Jamieson We like to think of the holiday season (for purposes of this blog, the time between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day) as a time of frivolity and […]

Bella, a bright young woman who has received art therapy at Institute for Therapy through the Arts (ITA) for more than five years, recently shared her story for ITA’s annual […]

ITA has been busy this fall! Staff members gave presentations centered around Music and Art Therapy to groups in Illinois and North Carolina. On October 13th, Jeffrey Wolfe, ITA Director […]