• Home
  • About
    • History
    • Mission & Vision
    • Creative Arts Therapy Week
    • Therapists & Staff
    • Board of Directors & Advisory Council
    • Press
    • Videos
    • Events
  • Programs & Services
    • Individual and Family Therapy
      • Art Therapy
      • Dance / Movement Therapy
      • Drama Therapy
      • Music Therapy
    • Groups
    • Community Programs
    • Musical Bridges to Memory
    • Frequently Asked Questions
  • Training
    • Internships
    • Professional Development
    • Webinars
    • Supervision and Consultation
    • Conference
  • Schedule an Appointment
  • Support Us
    • Give
    • Volunteer Opportunities
    • Our Donors
    • Annual Report
    • Healing Arts Celebration
    • Lamplighter Society
  • Contact
    • Careers
  • Blog
    • Crafty Corner

Evanston, IL

Chicago, IL

Highland Park, IL

Phone: 847-425-9708 | Email: info@itachicago.org
Phone: 847-425-9708
Email: info@itachicago.org

  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

ita chicago

Institute for therapy through the arts

Support ITA Contact ITA

2021 Lamplighter Award Presented to Berna Hubener and Team

April 2, 2021 by ITA Staff

Photo of Berna, Hilgos, and 4 SAIC art students standin and kneeling around Hilgos.

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 […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized

Anti-Asian Racism Statement

April 2, 2021 by ITA Staff

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 […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized

Conference Promotes Inclusion for All in Online Events

March 10, 2021 by ITA Staff

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. […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized

The National Endowment for the Arts Funds Groundbreaking Research on Music and Dementia

February 15, 2021 by ITA Staff

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,” […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized

Did the Monster See Their Reflection? 

February 10, 2021 by ITA Staff

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 […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized

Allan Spear Joins the Board of Directors 

January 14, 2021 by ITA Staff

Allan smiling in front of a white background.

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 […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized

Natalie Schleifer and the Jack P. Schleifer Foundation Build A Future for Mental Health Treatment

January 8, 2021 by ITA Staff

Art supplies scattered on a table, including water colors, paint brushes, glue sticks, crayons, beads, and a water color painting.

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 […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized

The 2020 American Music Therapy Association Virtual Conference

December 9, 2020 by ITA Staff

Like many organizations, the American Music Therapy Association held their conference in a virtual format from November 18th – 22nd. Amanda Ziemba spent an early Sunday morning recruiting music therapy interns at the Internship Fair. Jeffrey Wolfe facilitated and attended several meetings in his role as the Student Affairs Advisory Board Chair and Assembly Delegate. This […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized

The Arts and Our Family

December 9, 2020 by ITA Staff

Christian Farr and Karen Jordan share how the arts help their family on a daily basis. My wife, Karen Jordan, and I support the Institute for Therapy through the Arts (ITA) because ITA is about changing lives and preserving our well-being, especially now.   Our family experiences the impact of the arts daily. My brother is […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized

Welcome New Board Members!

October 5, 2020 by ITA Staff

Headshot of Michelle smiling

Michelle Marvin has had a two-decade career in development, mostly for arts and culture organizations.  A native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, she has served organizations such as the United Performing Arts Fund, Wisconsin Conservatory of Music, Lyric Opera of Chicago, and the Richard H. Driehaus Museum. She is also a soprano and has sung in and […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized

  • « Previous Page
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • …
  • 29
  • Next Page »

ITA Chicago

Institute for Therapy through the Arts

2130 Green Bay Rd
Evanston, IL 60201

Contact

Subscribe to our mailing list

* indicates required
I am a....
© 2015 All Rights Reserved
FEIN 47-3047364
  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
A Bright Site by Brighter Vision