ITA is excited to welcome our newest board member, Terrie Briggs. Terrie Briggs was an elementary school teacher at Baker Demonstration School, former laboratory school of National-Louis University, for twenty-five years. She received her EdD in Reading and Language and was a tenured faculty member at National-Louis University. Terrie has started and supervised various literacy […]
Welcome 2021 Summer Interns
Maya Gold Maya Gold is a new Summer Administrative Intern at ITA. She is currently a senior at the University of Kansas majoring in Dance as a BA and minoring in Psychology. At KU, she is involved in the University Dance Company where she performs faculty and student choreography in semester shows. She is also […]
ITA Celebrates the Life of Marilyn “Toddy” Richman (1927 -2021)
“When words alone are not enough, the arts can often help.” The staff and board of directors at Institute for Therapy through the Arts remember Toddy and reflect on the rich legacy she leaves behind. A dynamic personality, and the most creative being, Toddy was beloved by generations of ITA staff, students, and clients. Her […]
2021 Lamplighter Award Presented to Berna Hubener and Team
ITA’s 2021 Lamplighter Award recognizes Berna Huebner and Hilgos’ Life Changing Team for shining a light on the benefits of Creative Arts Therapy for those living with dementia. ITA is honored to recognize Berna Huebner and Hilgos’ life changing team with the Lamplighter Award. The group illuminates the benefits of Creative Arts Therapy for those living with […]
Anti-Asian Racism Statement
The Staff and Board of Directors of Institute for Therapy through the Arts (ITA) are angered by the horrific acts of violence and racism against Asian individuals. ITA is committed to using our voice to speak out against White supremacy and White supremacist beliefs that continue to perpetuate hatred and discrimination. We urge you to join us […]
Conference Promotes Inclusion for All in Online Events
My name is Brad Drozdowski (he/him), I’m a White, cisgender male music therapist with Institute for Therapy through the Arts, and a proud member of ITA’s conference committee for our 5th Annual Creative Arts Therapy Conference. In November I was asked by our conference committee to begin researching anything and everything about accessible virtual events. […]
The National Endowment for the Arts Funds Groundbreaking Research on Music and Dementia
Institute for Therapy through the Arts and Northwestern University evaluate the impact of the Musical Bridges to Memory program ITA has been approved for a three-year $90,000 Research Grant in the Arts award from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to investigate the impact of music on people with dementia and their families. “This award coincides with the 10th anniversary of the NEA Research grants program,” […]
Did the Monster See Their Reflection?
The Impact of 2020 on Britton Williams’ Conference Keynote Address Interview with Britton Williams written by Savannah Couch — In the new world that is 2021 and through the safety of videoconferencing technology, I had the privilege of interviewing ITA’s Integrated Creative Arts Therapy Conference Keynote Speaker Britton Williams. This interview is weeks before her upcoming address at the 2021 conference entitled “Expressing […]
Allan Spear Joins the Board of Directors
Allan has spent most of his life working in the sports statistics industry. He spent 24 years at Stats, Inc., heading up the Operations Department, and currently works at Synergy Sports. He also works on the gameday stat crew for the Chicago Bulls, Chicago Bears and Northwestern football, and covers Cubs and White Sox games […]
Natalie Schleifer and the Jack P. Schleifer Foundation Build A Future for Mental Health Treatment
Generous gift brings new possibilities for Institute for Therapy through the Arts ITA announces a groundbreaking gift of $25,000 from the Jack P. Schleifer Foundation to support creative arts therapy for low-income families. This gift will be matched with $2,500 from the Evanston Community Foundation (ECF) as part of their Building the Future program. In […]
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