March 14, 2025— THE BERKSHIRE EDGE - Shaw Israel Izikson (READ on theberkshireedge.com) “I think that ‘Seeds of Connection’ as a title for this exhibit really conveys the way that art can bring our community together,”...
October 10, 2024 - W.E.B. Du Bois Middle School sixth graders visit with CATA artists with disabilities and learn about their work, what influences their art, and how art allows them to express themselves at...
April 1, 2024 - An arts organization in the Berkshires just got awarded a gift from Mackenzie Scott’s foundation, and it’s BIG! The recipient of that $2 million, Community Access to the Arts (CATA), is a local...
March 27, 2024 - Anyone familiar with CATA knows how many lives it has touched and enriched over its 30 years. We’re pleased to see this life-giving nonprofit get the big-time recognition it deserves in...
March 22, 2024 - Out of the more than 6,300 that applied, CATA was among only 250 organizations nationwide to receive the award....
March 21, 2024 - A Western Massachusetts nonprofit is among 18 across the state chosen to receive grants from billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott. CATA is getting $2 million to support their work serving people with...
We are thrilled to share that CATA has been selected as an awardee of MacKenzie Scott's Yield Giving Open Call!...
FEBRUARY 16, 2024 - In 1997, when Eric Schumann started coming to Community Access to the Arts, it was based in a single makeshift studio on Railroad Street. Now celebrating its 30th anniversary, CATA reaches nearly 350...
OCTOBER 7, 2023 - Greylock Federal Credit Union spotlights CATA artists with disabilities with purchase of over 160 works....
Read an exciting story from the Barr Foundation spotlighting CATA as a nonprofit model!...