Place des Arts (Sudbury)

Place des Arts is a multidisciplinary arts centre in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, which opened in 2022.[1] The centre was launched as a partnership of seven francophone arts and culture organizations in the city with a core mandate to serve the Franco-Ontarian community,[2] although it is planned to also be accessible to the city's anglophone residents.[3]

Member organizations are the Théâtre du Nouvel-Ontario, the La Nuit sur l'étang music festival, the Prise de parole publishing house, the Carrefour francophone de Sudbury, the Centre franco-ontarien de folklore, La Galerie du Nouvel-Ontario and the Salon du livre du Grand-Sudbury.[4] The facility will include office space for all of the member organizations, as well as a 299-seat theatre, a multidisciplinary studio, gallery space for the GNO, youth and children's art programs, a bistro and a bookstore.[5]

Construction on the facility began in 2018.[5] The design, by Yallowega Bélanger Salach Architecture and Moriyama Teshima Architects, was unveiled to the public in 2019.[6] It was originally planned for completion in 2020, but faced delays relating to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada.[1]

During the development phase, the project was led by Paulette Gagnon;[7] following her death in 2017, Leo Therrien stepped in as executive director,[8] until announcing in January 2022 that he would step down in April when the centre officially opens.[9]

The centre's official opening date was April 29, 2022.[10]

References
  1. "Sudbury's Place des Arts on track for a 2022 opening". CBC Northern Ontario, October 5, 2021.
  2. Mary Katherine Keown, "Supporters excited as Place des Arts nears completion". Sudbury Star, August 6, 2021.
  3. "Request for extra funding for Place Des Arts in Sudbury put on hold". CBC Northern Ontario, December 8, 2021.
  4. "Bustling year ahead for the GNO". Sudbury Star, January 15, 2020.
  5. "Construction of Place des Arts to begin Oct. 23". Northern Ontario Business, October 17, 2018.
  6. "Design unveiled for Sudbury Place des Arts". Canadian Architect, April 16, 2019.
  7. "Paulette Gagnon, development director of The Place des Arts, dead at 62". CBC News Northern Ontario, October 12, 2017.
  8. "Sudbury Accent: Place des Arts taking shape". Sudbury Star, January 4, 2020.
  9. "Place des Arts boss steps down". Sudbury Star, January 14, 2022.
  10. Darren MacDonald, "Place des Arts to open at the end of April in Sudbury". CTV Northern Ontario, February 24, 2022.

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