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Photos: Sudburians check out new $30M Place des Arts building

Brand-new downtown francophone arts centre opened to the public this weekend

The $30 million Place des Arts building opened in downtown Sudbury April 29, and Sudburians flocked to check out the building during open houses on Friday and Saturday.

Following an inauguration ceremony and invitation-only reception Friday afternoon, the general public was invited to stroll through the building Friday night to enjoy art installations, performances and DJs.

An event geared to families took place at the new francophone art centre Saturday, with a scavenger hunt, face painting, storytelling, construction games, clowns, art exhibits and more.

The vision that has now come to fruition is that of the seven founding organizations: Carrefour francophone, Centre franco-ontarien de folklore, Galerie du Nouvel-Ontario, Éditions Prise de parole, Nuit sur l'étang, Théâtre du Nouvel-Ontario and Salon du livre du Grand Sudbury. 

Place des Arts boasts an early childhood arts centre, several creative spaces for youth, more than 10,000 square feet of office space, a black-box style multipurpose studio for 120 people, a concert hall with 299 seats, and a contemporary art gallery and gift and book shop.


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