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DALTON: “What do you notice? How does it feel? Can you roll it with your hands?” Christine smooths out a mound of clay, then uses a special rolling pin to create a spiky texture on her sculpture in a tactile arts class.

Partner Organizations

Your support helps CATA partner with 50 residences, schools, day programs, community centers, and nursing homes to reach people with disabilities across Berkshire and Columbia counties, including:

LEE: “CATA gets my creative juices flowing” Grace shines a laser pointer onto a blank canvas. As she moves it up and around, faculty artist Pat follows her movement with a paintbrush. Soon, Grace’s ideas come to life in vivid color in this adaptive painting class.

GREAT BARRINGTON: t the CATA studios, Malika and Kyle create a dance about connection in a sensory-friendly dance class. Meanwhile in the Writers’ Workshop, Eric tries out juicy words for his poem: “If my house were on fire, what I would save first is myself—because you can’t replace yourself.”

Mark takes his first juggling class in a day program for individuals with disabilities. With encouragement from faculty artist Roger, he tries juggling three balls at once and his fellow CATA artists erupt in cheers.

PITTSFIELD: A resident at a local nursing home recalls a memory from his childhood. JoAnne, a faculty artist, strums her guitar and improvises a song from his story, which they sing together.

Berkshire County Arc (BCArc)

Berkshire Family & Individual Resources (BFAIR)

Berkshire Hills Regional School District

Blue Q

Cadmus Lifesharing Association

Central Berkshire Regional School District

College Internship Program (CIP)

Columbia County Arc (Coarc)

Dalton CRA

High Spirit Community Farm

Hoosac Valley Regional School District

Integritus Healthcare

Leander House

Lee Public Schools

Lenox Public Schools

North Adams Public Schools

Oak Lodge

Oakdale Residences

Pittsfield Public Schools

Riverbrook Residence

ServiceNet

Southern Berkshire Regional School District

Stanton Home

Taconic Hills Central School District

UCP of Western Massachusetts