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  • Artists Beyond Challenge Exhibit Artwork in Boston Mayor Menino's Office

    Posted Saturday July 20 2013 at 9:09 pm in News

    Artists Beyond Challenge exhibit artwork in Boston Mayor Menino's Office

    A group of artists from Artists Beyond Challenge are exhibiting their artwork in the office of Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino.  The show is sponsored by the Mayor's Office of Arts, Tourism & Special Events and can be seen in The Mayor's Gallery on the 5th Floor of Boston City Hall Monday through Friday 9 am to 5 pm through August 9, 2013.

    Shown in the photograph above are artist Raine Newman, who curated the exhibit, Lisa Weber, the program's coordinator from the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission, and artists tSofi Inbar, Greg Rogers, Lisa Fay, and Sebough Kandilian.  The exhibit also includes artwork by Sarah Gately, Millicent Holoder, and Paula Peters.



    Live Kennedy Center Millennium Stage Webcasts

    Posted Thursday July 18 2013 at 11:14 pm in News

    Mandy Harvey

    New Jersey Intergenerational Orchestra

    July 25, 2013 6:00 pm: Mandy Harvey
    The jazz vocalist, who, despite her loss of hearing, has performed live all over the U.S., gives a concert in celebration of the 23rd anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act and National Council on Independent Living Conference.

    July 30, 2013 6:00 pm: New Jersey Intergenerational Orchestra
    The orchestra, which brings together musicians of different ages and abilities to promote mutual growth and understanding through musical performance, performs a concert.

    Watch these live performances free online.



    CATA's "I Am a Part of Art" Opening Reception

    Posted Wednesday July 17 2013 at 06:10 am in News

    Community Access to the Arts

    The Berkshire Museum is hosting Community Access to the Arts' "I Am a Part of Art" Annual Art Show & Poetry Reading in celebration of CATA's 20th Anniversary this year!

    When: July 25th – August 25 with an opening on Thursday, July 25th from 5:30-7:30
    Where: The Berkshire Museum, 39 South Street, Pittsfield, MA

    NOTE: Admission to the opening reception is FREE, however, standard museum admission is required for the duration of the exhibit.

    The exhibit features over 100 works of art created in CATA's many visual arts workshops throughout the year in settings such as Adult Day Health, Berkshire County ARC, Taconic and Lee High Schools, Blue Q, and in CATA's own studio in Great Barrington.  Also included are paintings from CATA's A.R.T. (Artistic Realization Technologies) workshops.

    The poetry reading features a number of guest readers and poems from CATA's new poetry anthology, "going for a flower".