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 Center for Indian Performing Arts and The Chicago Park District to bring Lawndale youth together for six weeks of work to advocate for peace and […]
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), will join the Music Institute of Chicago’s Jazz Program for the Art of Jazz. This colorful, musical opportunity is brought to YOU through a generous […]
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 recognize the rise of interest and use of creative art forms as a helping tool. In its 41 years of operation, ITA has stood by […]
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 Rosen shares her expertise on Developmental Transformations Training-based art therapy in “Developmental Transformations Art Therapy: An Embodied, Interactional Approach.” The article, featured in Art Therapy’s […]
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 for NPN’s 6th Annual Fair. If your child is facing a unique set of challenges, come join us to learn how ITA can help her […]
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. ITA is partnering with the First Presbyterian Church to engage guests in a collective meaningful art project that will provide a sense of community, connection, […]
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 Eyes of Deaf Artists III”, highlighting the political and cultural aspects of the American Deaf Community of the 20th and 21st centuries. This exhibition is […]
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 everyone seems to benefit equally. … The results of the study were published in Art Therapy under the title “Reduction of Cortisol Levels and Participants’ […]
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 artists who develop outside the institutional structures of art schools, galleries and museums. But when Josh and Dana Kretzmann were deciding what to name their […]
ITA’s 2016 Webinar Series!
ITA Hosting 4 Creative Arts Therapy Webinars This summer and fall, ITA therapists will be presenting a series of webinars! The presentations are geared toward creative arts therapists and mental health professionals who want to incorporate elements of art, music, drama, or dance/movement therapy into their clinical practice. Each webinar focuses on a specific modality […]