CATA to Host Annual Art Show on July 13

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PITTSFIELD, MA—Community Access to the Arts (CATA) will host a free celebration for I Am a Part of Art, CATA’s Annual Art Show, on Wednesday, July 13, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Lichtenstein Center for the Arts.

Attendees will see paintings, drawings, and sculptures created by local artists with disabilities and have an opportunity to meet the artists in person. Refreshments will be provided and masks are highly recommended.

“Our Annual Art Show celebration is a fun and inclusive event for art lovers of all ages,” says Margaret Keller, CATA Executive Director. “Teens and adults with disabilities from across our community have created stunning artwork for this exhibit, sharing their perspectives and artistic voices. We hope you will come to enjoy their work—and meet the artists in person! All works are available for sale, and every sale provides a commission to the individual artists. You are sure to find a piece to fall in love with!”

CATA’s Annual Art Show, I Am a Part of Art, takes place in partnership with the Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, MA, and the Lichtenstein Center for the Arts in Pittsfield, MA. Each work is professionally matted, framed, and available for sale, with proceeds benefiting CATA programs as well as individual artists.

This annual exhibition is the culmination of hundreds of visual arts workshops that CATA holds throughout the year for teens, adults, and elders with disabilities across Berkshire County, Massachusetts and Columbia County, New York. The curated exhibit features a wide range of styles, including abstract and representational paintings, drawings, collage, sculpture, and printmaking.

I Am a Part of Art is sponsored by Berkshire Life Charitable Foundation, October Mountain Financial Advisors, Berkshire Magazine, Frames on Wheels, the Massachusetts Cultural Council, and other generous supporters.

CATA’s exhibit at the Lichtenstein Center for the Arts runs from July 1-July 28, 2022. The gallery, located at 28 Renne Avenue in Pittsfield’s Upstreet Cultural District, is open Wednesday through Friday from 11-3 and by appointment. Admission is free.

are requested at CATAarts.org/IAPOA2022.

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The nurses and health-care professionals of BVNA have given back to the community every holiday season for the last three years. The first year, they adopted a large family, raised money, bought, wrapped and delivered the gifts for the family. Last year, they sold raffle tickets and the money raised went to the charitable cause of the winner. 
 
This year, with food insecurity as a rising issue, they chose to give to Berkshire Bounty in Great Barrington.
 
They sold raffle tickets for a drawing to win one of two items: A lottery ticket tree or a gift certificate tree, each worth $100. They will be giving the organization the donation this month.
 
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