Groundbreaking ceremony held for Arts Commons expansion [Video]

Wednesday marked an important step forward in the multimillion-dollar makeover of Calgary’s performing arts centre.

The current Arts Commons complex, located in the 200 block of Eighth Avenue S.W., will be upgraded and a new building will be constructed nearby along Seventh Avenue S.W., next to Teatro, as part of the expansion.  

Though construction on the new building – called the Arts Commons Transformation Expansion (ACT) – won’t begin until January, a groundbreaking ceremony was held at the Jack Singer Concert Hall on Wednesday.

Premier Danielle Smith and Mayor Jyoti Gondek were among those in attendance.

The construction of ACT is a collaboration between the Calgary Municipal Land Corporation (CMLC), the City of Calgary and Arts Commons.

Designed by KPMB Architects, Hindle Architects and Tawaw Architecture Collective, the building is expected to be completed by 2028.

“A groundbreaking is an exciting moment in any project,” said CMLC president and CEO …