JCFS Partnership

July 10, 2019 by ITA Staff

ITA has partnered with JCFS since last fall to provide creative arts therapy for the students at the Joy Faith Knapp Children’s Center. Through Dance/Movement and Music Therapies, students are […]

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ITA Partners with Kalapriya and The Chicago Park District to Bring a Message of Non-Violence to Chicago Community

January 9, 2019 by ITA Staff

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 […]

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Out and About: ITA to Join MIC for Jazz Plus Paint!

August 2, 2018 by ITA Staff

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), […]

Filed Under: Events Tagged With: art, Art of Jazz, Cara Fisher-WellVang, community, Evanston, ITA, mic, music, Music Institute of Chicago, out and about

Team ITA Gathers Among Evanston Community Members to #WearOrange

July 9, 2018 by ITA Staff

Anti-Violence Event Honors Victims and Survivors of Gun Violence On June 2nd, 2018 ITA gathered together along with other members of the Evanston community to take part in the 4th […]

Filed Under: Events Tagged With: 4th annual wearorange event, Andria Duncan, anne zakaras, anti-violence, community, Evanston, gun violence, ITA, june 2018, national gun violence awareness day, survivors, victims, wearorange, Zak Van Den Berg