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CATA To Exhibit At Lichtenstein Center For The Arts10:51AM / Monday, January 05, 2009
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. - Community Access to the Arts (CATA) is pleased to announce that its traveling art exhibit, "CATA Art on Tour," will open at The Lichtenstein Center for the Arts on January 14, 2009 and run through February 7. A reception will be held on Thursday, January 15 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.
CATA provides visual and performing arts workshops for over 500 people with disabilities in Berkshire County. Funded by a grant from Berkshire Life Charitable Foundation, CATA Art on Tour allows the community to view the results of hundreds of visual arts workshops that take place annually in therapeutic, educational, and cultural settings and in the CATA studio on 70 Railroad Street in Great Barrington. A number of community members joined Berkshire Life Charitable Foundation in sponsoring the traveling exhibit including: Carol & George Minkoff, Leslie & Steve Shatz, Elaine & Ben Silberstein, Marjorie and Sherwood Sumner.
CATA employs 25 faculty artists. Visual arts faculty includes Laura Christensen, Susie Hardcastle, Pat Hogan, Leslie Klein, Marlene Marshall, Maria Mazzocco, Senta Reis, Janice Shields, and Michael Wolski. All artwork is for sale and CATA participants receive 50% commission.
The Lichtenstein Center for the Arts is a city-owned arts center in downtown Pittsfield that offers year round classes and features a gallery and performance space with changing exhibitions, a ceramics studio, darkroom and nine working artist studios. The Lichtenstein Center for the Arts gallery is located at 28 Renne Avenue in downtown Pittsfield, and is free to the public and Wednesday through Saturday, 12 noon to 5pm. For more information call 413-499-9348 or visit www.culturalpittsfield.com. |
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