Minerva Arts Center
Minerva Arts Center, 115 Water Street, Williamstown, MA 01267
About
Minerva Arts Center offers summer 2024 workshops that include specific programs such as the DESIGN Workshop, Ivy+Bean, The Musical, MAC Summer 2023 summer season workshops, and Little 2 Big. Programs take place through Minerva Arts Center and Minerva Stage and include workshop and performance projects. Workshop and performance program fees are determined by length of project, production costs, and community resources.
• Ages: 5–18 years old
Founded in 1996 by Kathleen O’Mara, Minerva Stage has been providing residents of Berkshire County with arts education for over 20 years. The Minerva Arts Center was established as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation in 2011. In 2016, previous Minerva student Jennifer Howard was named Executive Director, bringing 17 years of experience as a teaching artist and 20 years of financial and business background. Ms. O’Mara has a Master’s in Education and has been teaching theater since 1992.
The organization’s mission is to promote the importance of an arts-based education by providing high quality arts programming, to inspire creativity in the community, and to offer opportunities for students and adults of all ages to realize their true artistic potential. Minerva Stage programming and workshops can be structured to tailor specific community and organizational needs, including scheduling and duration of program. From 2012–2018, MAC Treasures Thrift Store operated as an ongoing fundraiser to provide scholarship support for Minerva programming, relying on community donations of goods and a volunteer group of Minerva teachers, families, and community supporters. Minerva Stage assists with fundraising, grant research and writing, and offers student scholarships. Minerva Stage describes itself as “where students’ art forms are celebrated, and hidden talents are discovered,” and Minerva Arts Center as a place “where community art forms are celebrated and hidden talents are discovered.” Available upon request are a list of performance pieces offered, a complete DVD of performance pieces, and references from administrators, teachers, and students.
Last updated January 27, 2026.
• Ages: 5–18 years old
Founded in 1996 by Kathleen O’Mara, Minerva Stage has been providing residents of Berkshire County with arts education for over 20 years. The Minerva Arts Center was established as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation in 2011. In 2016, previous Minerva student Jennifer Howard was named Executive Director, bringing 17 years of experience as a teaching artist and 20 years of financial and business background. Ms. O’Mara has a Master’s in Education and has been teaching theater since 1992.
The organization’s mission is to promote the importance of an arts-based education by providing high quality arts programming, to inspire creativity in the community, and to offer opportunities for students and adults of all ages to realize their true artistic potential. Minerva Stage programming and workshops can be structured to tailor specific community and organizational needs, including scheduling and duration of program. From 2012–2018, MAC Treasures Thrift Store operated as an ongoing fundraiser to provide scholarship support for Minerva programming, relying on community donations of goods and a volunteer group of Minerva teachers, families, and community supporters. Minerva Stage assists with fundraising, grant research and writing, and offers student scholarships. Minerva Stage describes itself as “where students’ art forms are celebrated, and hidden talents are discovered,” and Minerva Arts Center as a place “where community art forms are celebrated and hidden talents are discovered.” Available upon request are a list of performance pieces offered, a complete DVD of performance pieces, and references from administrators, teachers, and students.
Last updated January 27, 2026.
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