Arts Commons

Arts Commons
Company typeNot-for-profit
Registered Canadian charity
Founded1985 (1985)
Headquarters,
Canada
Key people
Alex Sarian (President & CEO)
Websiteartscommons.ca

Arts Commons (Formerly EPCOR Centre for the Performing Arts[1]) is a multi-venue arts centre in downtown Calgary, Alberta, Canada, located in the Olympic Plaza Cultural District.

Occupying a full city block, Arts Commons is a multi-level complex measuring over 560,000 square feet (52,000 m2). It is one of the three largest arts centres in Canada and is home to six resident companies, including Alberta Theatre Projects, Arts Commons Presents, Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, Downstage, One Yellow Rabbit, and Theatre Calgary. Approximately 200 community groups make use of Arts Commons facilities every year. In addition to a variety of performance and gathering spaces, Arts Commons also houses rehearsal halls, theatre workshops, offices, meeting rooms, a café, and visual and media arts galleries.

  1. ^ "Arts Commons | The Canadian Encyclopedia". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Retrieved 2022-11-09.