“You use a glass mirror to see your face, You use works of art to see your soul.”
George Bernard Shaw

Grounded in the belief that art is vital to the spirit, creativity and wholeness of human beings, the mission of Silvermine Arts Center is to cultivate and encourage growth through the arts; to promote and showcase artists; and to provide arts education opportunities for the greater community.

Silvermine provides an environment and atmosphere in which art and artists can develop and flourish. Students, visitors, faculty and artist members can work on projects, share ideas, explore new areas and grow in their understanding and immersion in the arts.

School of Art

Our award-winning School of Art is the preeminent learning destination for visual arts in Fairfield County, Connecticut with more than 1,100 courses and workshops and approximately 4,000 enrollments throughout the year.

About the School
Galleries

Silvermine's five Galleries offer more than 20 exhibitions annually. Special solo shows, major invitational theme exhibitions and prestigious juried competitions are on view free to the public. Lectures, panel discussions and artist talks are ongoing.

About the Galleries
Outreach

Our Outreach Education Program, Art Partners, offers free curriculum-based art classes in targeted urban schools in Norwalk and Stamford. Twenty-seven years after its inception, over 17,000 students have benefited from Art Partners classes.

About Outreach
Guild

The Guild of Artists is an association of over 300 professional artists elected to membership by a jury of peers. Widely respected and highly collectible, their multi-disciplined work can be viewed in the Galleries at various times.

About the Guild
The Silvermine Story

View the story of our inception and development to current day, spanning over 100 years.

View the Story
Timeline

Take a journey through the decades with our interactive timeline featuring images and stories from the past 100 years.

View the Timeline

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