Bill Strickland Visits NECAT
Regularly scheduled class turned out to be a special occasion on Thursday afternoon when Bill Strickland stopped by to chat with NECAT students. Strickland is the Founder of Manchester Bidwell Corporation, the author of Make the Impossible Possible and the inspiration behind NECAT. His models for adult job training and youth arts engagement have been…
Read MoreHopeCAT Brings Opportunity and Hope to the Shenango Valley
HopeCAT aims to turn those statistics around through creativity, job training, and an empowering environment. The nonprofit is investing in the people of the Shenango Valley using the Manchester Bidwell education model. They believe that people are assets, a positive environment shapes lives, and creativity fuels enterprise. HopeCAT would not be possible without the partnership…
Read MoreNCAT Welcomes New ECAT Executive Director
NCAT welcomes Daria Devlin as the new Executive Director to Erie Center for Arts & Technology (ECAT). Daria brings a great blend of experience in education, nonprofit fundraising and management expertise. Daria Devlin is a life-long Erie resident and a strong advocate for social responsibility in its urban core. Daria graduated from Colgate University in…
Read MoreNECAT Fundraiser a Huge Success Thanks to Encore
The highly-anticipated five-star gaming resort, Encore Boston Harbor held its first fundraiser on last week to benefit the New England Center for Arts & Technology (NECAT). The evening of generosity and support for NECAT was a preview of what’s to come from Encore Boston Harbor. Their team of executive chefs, along with the assistance of NECAT students and…
Read MoreBAYCAT Founder Uses Storytelling to End Racism and Sexism
Forbes recently spotlighted Villy Wang, founder of BAYCAT, and her storytelling abilities as a strategy toward ending racism, sexism and other “isms” found in today’s world. Wang founded BAYCAT (San Francisco) in 2004 by leveraging her 25-year background in education, arts, programming, nonprofit business and law. Raised by an immigrant single mother in New York…
Read MoreNCAT Hosts Leaders for Strategic Planning Conference
Leaders representing various Centers of Arts and Technologies (CATs) from across the United States and Israel gathered in Pittsburgh Thursday evening and Friday for strategic planning activities and discussions centered around the network’s newly designed website — which includes a Members-Only Portal, including a resource center and interactive forums for leadership to share best practices,…
Read MoreNECAT Celebrates 5 Years of Success
October marked NECAT’s fifth anniversary. They have provided job training to over 600 students in that time, opened their first replication site and developed some valuable partnerships. They wanted to celebrate by thanking all those who helped us achieve this important milestone so we held a special Evening of Appreciation event on October 25. To learn…
Read MoreNECAT Fundraiser Hosted by Encore Boston Harbor
The highly-anticipated five-star gaming resort, Encore Boston Harbor is hosting an exciting fundraiser to benefit NECAT on November 27. Experience an extraordinary evening of specialty cuisine presented by Encore Boston Harbor’s executive chefs and NECAT students. This exclusive event will feature live entertainment, cooking demos, signature cocktails, unique Encore surprises and an opportunity to witness firsthand how NECAT…
Read MoreWalker Shapes Clay at Sharon’s HOPECAT
The long-awaited premiere for the movie “Paper Shadows”, that the NewBridge Photography Teaching Artist Robert Banks has been working on is scheduled for November 18th at The Cleveland Institute of Art Cinematheque. The film was created in part with our Youth Program. You can learn more about it here: READ MORE
Read MoreNewBridge Students Help with “Paper Shadows”
The long-awaited premiere for the movie “Paper Shadows”, that the NewBridge Photography Teaching Artist Robert Banks has been working on is scheduled for November 18th at The Cleveland Institute of Art Cinematheque. The film was created in part with our Youth Program. You can learn more about it here: LEARN MORE
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