CVA Gallery & Classroom Accessibility
The Center for Visual Artists gallery, classrooms, pottery studio and offices are located inside the Greensboro Cultural Center in downtown Greensboro, NC at 200 N. Davie St. The Cultural Center is a 4-story ADA accessible building with accessible bathrooms on the 1st and 4th floors. These restrooms have push buttons to open the main doors to the designated Men's/Women's rooms and each one has 1 accessible restroom stall that is wider, with handrails, higher toilets, and a changing table for a small child (this may only exist in the women's section).
- Our gallery is located on the 2nd floor of the Cultural Center next to the elevators.
- Our classrooms are on the 4th floor and may be accessed by elevator or stairs.
- The pottery studio is on the 1st floor, which also is accessible via elevator or stairs.
The Center for Visual Artists is committed to making our spaces and environments as accessible as possible to all. The CVA's gallery, classrooms, and studios all are located inside of the Greensboro Cultural Center, which is ADA accessible.
If you have questions or feedback about access, please contact us by email: info@mycvagreensboro.org or by phone at (336)333-7475
The Greensboro Cultural Center is located at 200 N. Davie Street in Downtown Greensboro, North Carolina. It's at the corner of Davie St. and Friendly Ave. The building is open: 8 am to 10 pm, Mon-Fri; 9 am to 6pm, Saturday; 1pm to 6pm Sunday See Downtown Parking information here Church St. and Davie St. parking decks are the closest to the Cultural Center, and both charge $1 per hour until 7 pm. There also are metered spots along Friendly Ave. and Davie St., both of which run next to the Cultural Center. Street parking is free after 5pm. A narrow wheelchair-accessible ramp leads into the front of the building off of Davie St. You can also access the building from the "back" by the Church St. parking deck. |
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Getting to the CVA Gallery
The CVA gallery is located on the 2nd floor of the Greensboro Cultural Center. If entering from the front (by Davie St.):There is a narrow wheelchair-accessible ramp to enter the front of the building. There is a push button outside the doors to automatically open the front door, but sometimes it is broken. For assistance, please call Cultural Center Security at 336-253-5965. The CVA gallery is to the left, past the elevators. You can ask Security or the Front Desk for assistance. If entering from the back (by the Church St. Parking Deck):If parking in the deck, there is a paved path leading to the back doors of the Cultural Center. There is one set of (heavy) push doors in the parking deck that you have to go through. There is a push button to automatically open one set of the doors to the Cultural Center, but sometimes it is broken. (Use security number above to call for assistance). To get to the CVA gallery, you can take the stairs up to the second floor OR use the elevators. The elevators are located to your right by the restrooms. Press 2 for the 2nd floor. The Gallery is to your left as you exit the elevators. If coming up the stairs, the Gallery will be diagonally to your right. Inside the Gallery Space: The CVA Gallery can be accessed by wheelchair. There is a set of double doors you go through to get into the gallery space and one of them is always propped open when the gallery is open. The gallery does not have any stairs or inclines and we make sure to leave 36" of space around art objects if they are in the middle of the space. If you are blind or low-vision you can request to touch the art and we may be able to find some pieces that would be appropriate to handle. |