Community Access to the Arts

About CATA

Located in Great Barrington, MA, Community Access to the Arts (CATA) is an innovative nonprofit that nurtures and celebrates the creativity of people with disabilities, focusing especially on people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, autism, and brain injuries. CATA has been a trailblazer in artistic inclusion for over 30 years. CATA boasts a state-of-the-art facility, robust community partnerships, dynamic programs, strong equity initiatives, a strong financial foundation, and loyal donor retention. In CATA’s powerful arts programs, children, teens, and adults with disabilities explore new interests and express themselves creatively, developing personally and artistically through dance, theater, singing, drumming, juggling, painting, yoga, creative writing, and more. Their vibrant work is showcased in CATA’s public events– performances, readings, and art exhibits, presented in collaboration with premier cultural institutions in the Berkshires including The Clark Art Institute, Shakespeare & Company, and The Mount. CATA has been recognized for its groundbreaking work by the Massachusetts Cultural Council Commonwealth Award, NEPM Arts & Humanities Award, Mass Nonprofit Network Excellence Award, 1Berkshire Trendsetter Award, the MacKenzie Scott Yield Giving national grant award, and the Barr-Klarman Massachusetts Arts Initiative. ​​Learn more at www.cataarts.org