The Center for Art in Translation promotes international literature and translation through the arts, education, and community outreach. CAT is the parent organization of TWO LINES and Poetry Inside Out.

CAT evolved out of the internationally acclaimed publication TWO LINES: A Journal of Translation, which was established in 1994. Since its founding, CAT has expanded its Literary Translation Program beyond the publication of TWO LINES to include public readings of international literature as well as symposia and lectures on the art of translation.