We are pleased to announce that Community Access to the Arts (CATA) was selected to participate in the Barr-Klarman Massachusetts Arts Initiative...
(CATA artist Marshall checks out the acoustics of Brendan Stecchini's interactive sculpture Sitting / Standing / Speaking, part of SculptureNow's exhibit at The Mount) Because of your support, our CATA writers kicked off our fall Writers' Workshop series...
YOU Made CATA a Trendsetter. And all we can says is...
(photo: CATA donors Mitch and Caitlin Nash at a CATA art exhibit) CATA Donor Mitch Nash Believes in the Power of Creativity Mitch Nash has seen first-hand what CATA means for people with disabilities. For the last...
Your support reveals talents that might have remained hidden. Katrina wears a laser on her head. David wears one on his hand. Cathy uses a ruler. With these tools and the aid of a trained...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 29, 2018 Contact: Chris Watford (413) 528-5485 Images available upon request CATA’S ANNUAL ART SHOW CELEBRATES INCLUSION AT THE CLARK ART INSTITUTE AND THE LICHTENSTEIN CENTER FOR THE ARTS—Featuring Work by More than 125 Artists with...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 17, 2018 Contact: Chris Watford (413) 528-5485 Digital images available COMMUNITY ACCESS TO THE ARTS AWARDED 2018 CULTURAL FACILITIES FUND GRANT-- Joins Elite Group of Berkshire Organizations to Win CFF Grants Great Barrington, MA—Community Access to the Arts (CATA)...
CATA is partnering with Kimball Farms Life Care in Lenox, MA to present its latest Art on Tour gallery series! Join us for a public opening on Wednesday, January 24 from 3:30-5:30pm, with writer/actor Rachel Siegel reading...
What do a rock star, a mechanic, and CATA have in common? The CATA Writers Workshop! Our Writers Workshop closed out the year with an informal reading for their friends and classmates at the CATA Studio....
How many times has someone composed a ukulele ode in your honor? Last Friday, an intimate crowd of 150 friends, family members and caregivers gathered at Berkshire South for our annual Holiday Sharing—we can hardly imagine a...
Your gift could count double! A group of anonymous donors have banded together to issue a Match Challenge to our wider community. If CATA can raise $25,000 in new or increased gifts by December 31, 2017, the anonymous...
Your support has led us to a milestone anniversary! When CATA held its first Arts In / Arts Out workshops in 1993, founder Sandra Newman sought to unleash the creative talents of people with disabilities, using...
Cathy Crofut, an individual who attends day programs at BCArc, creates deeply vibrant and energetic large-scale paintings using the innovative Artistic Realization Technologies (A.R.T.) technique to place each stroke, color and gesture on the canvas. In...