-Written by Rianna Jamieson Making art can be enjoyable no matter your age or ability! So why should we restrict ourselves to only making art in class or in therapy? […]
ITA Partners with Kalapriya and The Chicago Park District to Bring a Message of Non-Violence to Chicago Community
On October 28, 2018, music therapist, Brad Drozdowski, debuted the final performance of “Ahimsa: A Community Arts Initiative to End Violence” at Shedd Park in Lawndale. ITA partnered with Kalapriya […]
Out and About: ITA to Join MIC for Jazz Plus Paint!
Art Therapist Cara Fisher-WellVang to Lead ITA Team at Art of Jazz Event The Institute for Therapy through the Arts team, led by Cara Fisher-WellVang, LPC, ATR (Registered Art Therapist), […]
No Tip Toeing Around This Conversation
ITA Invites Dialogue on the Scope of Practice of the Therapeutic Arts at the 2nd Annual Creative Arts Therapy Conference In the landscape of the therapeutic arts, ITA comes to […]
Congrats to Our Own: Dr. Marni Rosen’s Recent Publication Featured in Academic Journal
Article Presents An Integrated Art and Drama Therapy Approach via Official Journal of the American Art Therapy Association ITA Practice Manager, Clinical Psychologist, and Board Certified Art Therapist Dr. Marni […]
ITA Out and About: Meet Us at the Fair!
Learn How ITA can Help Your Child Thrive at Neighborhood Parents Network’s 6th Annual Developmental Resource Fair On March 26th, ITA will be making an appearance at DePaul College Prep […]
ITA Brings Art Therapy to the Evanston Homeless Community Through the First Presbyterian Church of Evanston Souper Saturday.
Bottle Cap Collaging? How does that work? Saturday mornings, the First Presbyterian Church of Evanston holds Souper Saturday, an open meal time for individuals struggling with homelessness or financial distress. […]
Columbia College Chicago Presents “In the Eyes of Deaf Artists” Art Exhibition
Highlighting The American Deaf Community of the 20th and 21st Centuries On October 21, The Sign Language Department of Columbia College in Chicago is presenting the art exhibition “In the […]
Creating Art Reduces Stress Hormones
From MedicalXpress: Although the researchers from Drexel’s College of Nursing and Health Professions believed that past experience in creating art might amplify the activity’s stress-reducing effects, their study found that […]
Art Therapy in ‘Outsider Art’
From the Huffington Post: The phrase ‘outsider art‘ does not, at first glance, seem inclusive. It’s a broad term used in the art world to denote the work of self-taught […]