Community Access to the Arts (CATA) is proud to announce the hiring of Chaya Schneider as its new Development Coordinator, as well as new full time Resident Faculty Artists Adam Gudeon (Visual Arts), Caroline Calkins...
DECEMBER 14 - A free monthly event for families, caregivers, and children with special needs....
DECEMBER 10, 2024 — Join us for the opening celebration of our exhibit at Good Purpose Gallery!...
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...
OCT 10 - NOV 11, 2024 — CATA presents an exhibit of artwork at the Red Lion Inn, leading up to the "Roaring 5K" fun run in Stockbridge!...
In the CATA studio, artist Katrina Couture puts the final touches on her painting. Sunlight streams onto her canvas, illuminating beautiful layers of blue, purple, and green....
Here’s a peek at new pilots and programs you’re making possible for CATA artists through your support....
CATA supporter David Rosenthal believes that every person deserves to thrive and feel a sense of belonging. "When you make a donation to CATA, you know exactly where and how your dollars are going to...
JULY 20 - Join us for a free CATA Art & Tea party for families, caregivers, and children with special needs ages 2-10....
CATA supporters Mitch and Caitlin Nash have a passion for making their community “the best it can be.” When they first encountered CATA’s work over 20 years ago, they jumped right in to make a...
CATA through the eyes of Teresa Thomas— our longest serving CATA artist!...
MAY 24 - SEPT 22, 2024 — Come see stunning paintings, drawings, and sculptures by CATA artists in our Annual Art Show "I Am a Part of Art" at the Clark Art Institute and the...
JULY 11, 2024 — Join us Thursday, July 11 from 4-6pm at the Lichtenstein Center for the Arts for a fun and free event celebrating the artists in CATA’s Annual Art Show!...
AUGUST 20, 2024 — Join us Tuesday, August 20 at the Clark Art Institute to meet the artists in CATA's Annual Art Show. Art supplies will be available for visitors to create their own work...
October 1, 2024 — Join us Tuesday, October 1 at 5pm at The Mount for a fun and free event celebrating the work of CATA writers with disabilities....
OCTOBER 5 - A free monthly event for families, caregivers, and children with special needs. This month's activity: Design a Cupcake!...
OCTOBER 18 - NOVEMBER 19, 2024 — Join us for the opening celebration of CATA's new exhibit at Mass Audubon's Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary (on display from October 18 - November 19)...
OCTOBER 27, 2024 — Join the Red Lion Inn, Naumkeag, and Berkshire Running Center for a fun run/walk/roll to benefit CATA!...
NOVEMBER 16 - A free monthly event for families, caregivers, and children with special needs....
Community Access to the Arts (CATA) is proud to announce the hiring of Kelly Rybczyk as its new Development Director and Bailey Girvan as Associate Director of Development. CATA also welcomes new board members Will...
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...
We are thrilled to share that CATA has been selected as an awardee of MacKenzie Scott's Yield Giving Open Call!...
CATA supporters Mary Pope Osborne and Will Osborne, the duo behind the wildly popular Magic Tree House books, plays, and musicals, are driven to make the arts accessible for everyone....
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...
MARCH 1-24, 2024 — Join us for WILD FINDINGS, an exhibit of paintings, photographs, and drawings by CATA artists with disabilities at Berkshire Botanical Garden (Opening Celebration: March 1 from 3-5pm)...
MARCH 2 - Join us for a free CATA Art & Tea party for families, caregivers, and children with disabilities ages 2-10....
MAY 11 & 12, 2024 — Don’t miss CATA’s biggest night of the year! Join us for a joyous celebration of art and inclusion....
Here's how your support is fueling CATA arts programs for hundreds of students with special needs in local public schools....
Greylock Federal Credit Union has purchased over 160 paintings, drawings, and multimedia pieces by CATA artists—and you can read about it in a full page article in the Berkshire Eagle!...