We Are Artists Every One: the Art Center in Action, 1970-1986

Exhibition Opening

Explore the history of the Bridgeport Cultural Arts Center through an interactive exhibition!

Burroughs-Saden Library, 3rd floor

The Art Center was far more than a place to learn visual arts, literary arts and music. The Art Center was a place to improve reading skills, get a meal, and gain exposure to burgeoning cultural, artistic, social, and political ideas. By the time of its closing in 1986, the Art Center had offered thousands of hours of art, photography, music and culinary instruction to city youth, adults, and senior citizens.   Curator, Michelle Black Smith