Community Access to the Arts (CATA)

We're THRILLED to share our new short film 🌟🎥 "CATA IS...!" 🎥🌟— the story of CATA as told by our artists! CATA "News Anchors" Cindy and Dan take you behind the scenes in this fun, fast-paced film— packed with great CATA artist interviews, performances, artwork, and more. Get ready for 15 minutes of CATA joy! 🎥 Watch the film: https://lnkd.in/eDJsn6Td 🌟 PLUS: Watch and WIN CATA artwork! Sign our guestbook after watching and you'll be entered to win a piece of CATA artwork of your choosing. ❤️ A big thank you to Ben Hillman— filmmaker and friend of CATA— for creating this film. And congrats to Dan, Cindy, and all the CATA artists in the film!

Thanks to The Berkshire Eagle for spotlighting this awesome collaboration between CATA, Clark Art Institute, and Du Bois Middle School! 🎨 For the second year in a row, CATA artists Eric and Sam are leading tours of CATA’s annual art show at The Clark for the entire Du Bois 6th grade class. The students, who are learning about “overcoming adversity,” are hearing from Eric and Sam about their experience as artists with disabilities, what it’s like to have their artwork at a major museum like the Clark— and they’re even getting to create artwork together! What an amazing community partnership ❤️ Check out the photos at the Berkshire Eagle: https://lnkd.in/eH3KsyXj

We're bursting with pride for Community Access to the Arts (CATA)'s Executive Director Margaret Keller who was honored last night at the Berkshire Magazine #Berkshire25 Awards! 🎉 Our voices may be hoarse from cheering but we're beaming with admiration for all that Margaret has done during her 10 years leading CATA— from more than doubling the number of people CATA serves, to expanding partnerships with disabilities agencies, schools, and day habilitation programs to reach people with disabilities across our community. 💕 What an amazing night celebrating an incredible group of people who are making a difference in our community. Go Margaret! 💕 Image description: Margaret Keller stands with CATA staff and holds a framed Berkshire25 plaque. Behind them is a stage with a large projector screen reading "Berkshire Magazine presents the 11th Annual Berkshire 25.

We're bursting with pride for Community Access to the Arts (CATA)'s Executive Director Margaret Keller who was honored last night at the Berkshire Magazine #Berkshire25 Awards! 🎉 Our voices may be hoarse from cheering but we're beaming with admiration for all that Margaret has done during her 10 years leading CATA— from more than doubling the number of people CATA serves, to expanding partnerships with disabilities agencies, schools, and day habilitation programs to reach people with disabilities across our community. 💕 What an amazing night celebrating an incredible group of people who are making a difference in our community. Go Margaret! 💕 Image description: Margaret Keller stands with CATA staff and holds a framed Berkshire25 plaque. Behind them is a stage with a large projector screen reading "Berkshire Magazine presents the 11th Annual Berkshire 25.

📣 Join us on Wednesday (9/25) at 5pm at Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center for the second annual Pay Equity Summit. 📣 We encourage everyone involved or interested in our local arts economy to attend this FREE event where you'll hear important findings on the current state of compensation equity for entry- and mid-level arts workers in our community. 🗳 Register for free at https://lnkd.in/e-2wzhkx Image description: Text reading "Berkshire/Columbia County Pay Equity Project Summit: Passion Doesn't Pay the Rent - Wednesday, September 25 at 5pm" on a blue background above a graphic of people in colorful silhouettes

💥 CATA is hiring a Development Coordinator! 💥 Do you want to be part of an innovative, mission-driven organization working to create positive change in our community? Learn more and apply today at https://lnkd.in/eXPaH88C Image description: An abstract blue painting with text reading "CATA is hiring: Development Coordinator (Full time). Make a difference and love where you work!"

We're overflowing with joy to share that Margaret Keller, CATA's Executive Director, is one of this year's #Berkshire25 Award Winners by Berkshire Magazine! 🎉 The award honors trailblazing people working to make a difference in our community— and we're so proud that Margaret Keller is among this year's honorees! 💕 If you've been to a CATA program or event, chances are you've experienced the passion, heart, and can-do spirit that Margaret infuses into all she does at CATA. Over the past ten years, Margaret has led our organization through a period of dramatic growth to meet the needs of people with disabilities in our community— increasing the number of people CATA serves by 70% and expanding partnerships with disability agencies, schools, day habilitation programs, and major cultural organizations. 👏 Join us in sending a big CATA congrats to Margaret— and check out this year's list of distinguished #Berkshire25 recipients: https://lnkd.in/egBwpfrm Image description: Margaret Keller and CATA artist Jeff Kane celebrate in the lobby of Shakespeare & Company after CATA's Annual Performance

CATA is proud to be part of the Berkshires/Columbia Counties Pay Equity Coalition, a cohort of local arts organizations exploring compensation equity for entry- and mid-level workers in the local nonprofit arts sector. 📣 Join us on SEPTEMBER 25 at 5pm 📣 at Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center for the public release of the second report showcasing progress made and remaining barriers, according to employers and workers themselves. Register for free at https://lnkd.in/e-2wzhkx Findings shared at the September 25th pay equity summit will include the results of two follow-up surveys to employees and employers, case studies from the coalition of their journey of successes and challenges implementing report recommendations, and new regional and national benchmarking data. All are welcome and encouraged to attend the free event. Image description: Text reading "Berkshire/Columbia County Pay Equity Project Summit: Passion Doesn't Pay the Rent - Wednesday, September 25 at 5pm" on a blue background above a graphic of people in colorful silhouettes

📣 CATA is hiring a Development Coordinator! 📣 Apply to be part of an innovative, mission-driven organization bringing creative opportunities to people with disabilities in our community. Learn more and apply at https://lnkd.in/eXPaH88C Image description: An abstract blue painting with text reading "CATA is hiring: Development Coordinator (Full time). Make a difference and love where you work!"

📣 Have you heard the news? CATA is hiring full and part time Faculty Artists! Check out our postings for three newly created teaching artist positions: Resident Music Faculty and Resident Theater Arts Faculty (full time) and Visual Arts Faculty (part time). 🎨 Be part of an innovative, mission-driven organization bringing creative opportunities to people with disabilities in our community. Learn more and apply at https://lnkd.in/eFsn3HS2 Image description: An abstract pink and yellow painting with text reading "CATA is hiring: Resident Music Faculty (Full time), Resident Theater Arts Faculty (Full time), and Visual Arts Faculty (Part time). Make a difference and love where you work!"