Why a decades-old community arts program in St. Louis has gone independent

Almost 30 years after its creation, the Community Arts Training Institute has become an independent nonprofit. The institute’s fellowship program focuses on making social and civic change through the arts. Program co-director and CAT alum Pacia Elaine Anderson and founding board secretary Roseann Weiss discuss the institute’s history and development, the move to independence, and what the next CAT cohort can expect. Applications for that cohort close Oct. 28.