We were delighted to award Harriet Wadeson with the first annual Marilyn Richman Legacy Award for excellence in the field of the Creative Arts Therapies last Spring at our 40th Anniversary Gala. She was recently featured in the Chicago Tribune. Check out the article here!
ITA is 40!
The Institute for Therapy through the Arts (ITA) celebrated 40 years of providing creative arts therapies to children, adults, and families by welcoming more than 130 guests to a festive celebration Tuesday, June 9 at Nichols Concert Hall in Evanston. Highlights of the evening included the presentation of awards to two advocates of creative […]
Harriet Wadeson
Harriet Wadeson, Ph.D., LCSW, ATR-BC, HLM, this year’s recipient of the Marilyn Richman Legacy Award, not only embodies the spirit, dedication, forward thinking, and tireless devotion to others that exemplify the work of Marilyn Richman, affectionately known as “Toddy,” she also shares with Toddy the distinction of being a highly esteemed pioneer in the field […]
ITA is 40! 2015 Honorees
We are celebrating our 40th Anniversary, by honoring others in the field of Creative Arts Therapy. We will honor Dancing with the Stars judge, Carrie Ann Inaba with our inaugural Lamplighter Award for Arts in Healing. Carrie Ann will be recognized for her work spreading awareness of the impact of Dance/Movement Therapy with pediatric cancer […]