Welcome to Central Print
Our Mission:
We are a non-profit arts organization with a mission to promote the art of letterpress printmaking, and related arts, by providing workshops, classes, and programs focusing on design and production using historic printing equipment.
Summer Programs for Young Artists -2026 Camps Open for Registration
Nature’s Imprint made its debut in July 2025 with a week of creativity inspired by the garden. A visit to the 13th Street Garden and an up close study of sunflowers with Antajuan from New Roots Urban Farm, gave campers materials and ideas for prints on paper and fabric paintings with sun-powered dye. We made several types of books to record ideas and stories, learned to hand-stitch on fabric, and designed seed-packets.
Thanks to your support we’ve shared the power of printmaking with thousands of guests since we opened ten years ago.
We need your help to continue our efforts
throughout the year.
Printmaking encourages social interaction, promotes self-expression, and empowers participants.
We work with neighborhood youth who visit our studio, building confidence and literacy while they work on their independent projects.
We provide workshops for aspiring printers and the community, and work with national artists and organizations, further establishing Central Print as a hub for artistic expression.
Help us continue to share the power of printmaking with students in the printmaking community and the St. Louis region.
Fourth Friday Print Lounge every month, 6-9PM.
Email carrie@centralprint.org to make a reservation.
Central Print: The Art of Letterpress
HEC TV featured Central Print in a recent Connect STL feature that aired on KPLR Channel 11. Available on YouTube, check out the program to learn more about our historic old North St. Louis community studio that is a combination art studio and museum. In letterpress printing, type is set by hand, a tactile technique that is an antidote to the digital age. Central Print provides to artists studio space and access to old school printing presses. Classes and workshops for students and young people keep the art of movable type alive.
email marie@centralprint.org for more information
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Let us host your next Anniversary, Baby Shower or Birthday Celebration!
We also provide our unique venue for corporate and community meetings, Bridal Showers, and Team Building.
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Email us or call for more details: (314) 241-1346