Gallery & Studio Hours
Admission
Always free and open to the public
Tuesday – Saturday: 9am – 5pm
Sunday: 12pm – 5pm
Closed Mondays and national holidays
We are a proud member of the CT Art Trail
Stop by our front desk to buy your Art Trail Passport, or get a printmaking sticker on your existing passport.
Weather-related closures:
We follow the Norwalk School District closing schedules in weather emergencies. Please call ahead if you have any questions.
Galleries: We have two fine art galleries which host four to five exhibits throughout the year. Our premier Grace Ross Shanley Gallery is directly in front of you as you enter the building, and prints from the main exhibit are also hung on the walls in the foyer. To your right is our smaller Lithography Studio and Gallery, which is both a studio and occasional exhibit space. In the stairway to the Upstairs Studio, you will find rotating selections from our permanent collection.
Studios: We are an active printmaking facility. Visitors are welcome to explore our studios and observe the activities within. Because printing presses and equipment can be dangerous, we ask that visitors do not touch anything in the studios. If artists are working in the spaces, please observe from a distance and keep a hand on young children.
The Helen Frankenthaler Printmaking Cottage is not open to the public.
Contact Information
Center for Contemporary Printmaking
Mathews Park
299 West Avenue
Norwalk, CT 06850
Phone: 203.899.7999
Email: info@contemprints.org
Location: The Center for Contemporary Printmaking is located inside Mathews Park, just off I-95 in Norwalk, CT. We are in the stone building on the left as you enter the park. It was once the carriage house for the Lockwood-Mathews Mansion.
Parking: All parking within Mathews Park is free. We have a dedicated parking lot behind our building, but if it is full, you can use any of the other parking lots within Mathews Park.
Public Transit: The South Norwalk station of the New Haven Metro North line is a 20 minute walk from our location.
Nearby: We do not have a café on site, but our visitors often enjoy the café at The Norwalk Art Space, a short walk through the park from our building. History buffs will not want to miss a tour of The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum, the 19th-century grand estate for which our building was once the carriage house.