Place des Arts (Sudbury)

Place des Arts
Place des Arts from Elgin street
General information
Type	Multidisciplinary Arts Centre
Location	Sudbury, Ontario
Address	27 Larch St, Greater Sudbury, ON P3E 1B7
Country	Canada
Inaugurated	April 29, 2022
Cost	30 million
Technical details
Floor area	40,000 sqft
Design and construction
Architecture firm	Moriyama & Teshima Architects and Bélanger Salach Architecture

Place des Arts opened its doors as the first multidisciplinary arts centre in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, in 2022.^[1] The architecture firms Moriyama & Teshima and Bélanger Salach were tasked with designing a building to house seven prominent francophone arts and culture organizations united under the Le Regroupement des organismes culturels de Sudbury (ROCS):^[2] Carrefour Francophone, La Galerie du Nouvel-Ontario, Centre Franco-Ontarien de Folklore, Concerts La Nuit sur l'étang, Èditions Prise de parole, Théâtre du Nouvel-Ontario (TNO) and the Salon du livre du Grand-Sudbury.^[3]

Place des Arts is situated on the corner of Larch and Elgin Street in Downtown Sudbury and is in close proximity to many local businesses and community organizations such as the YMCA, Sudbury Community Arena and the McEwen School of Architecture.^[4] The 40,000 square-foot building contains a 300-seat theater, a multi-use performance space, a contemporary art gallery, a library with a national publishing house, a boutique, offices, a daycare and a bistro with a seasonal terrace.^[5] The building’s facilities can be rented by the community, thus it hosts a variety of public and private events including theater productions, jazz nights and work events.