The October 26th meeting of the Major Projects Task Force included a presentation from Paulette Gagnon, Director of Development, and Stéphane Gauthier, Chair of the Board, Place des Arts.

Paulette and Stéphane provided the task force an update on Place des Arts, a proposal which includes a five-storey 60,000 square feet building divided into various spaces for arts and culture including a 300 seat performance hall, workshops, galleries, studios, rehearsal spaces, a bistro and a boutique along with offices for the seven founding member organizations and other tenants.

The Place des Arts representatives also noted that Council voted recently for Place des Arts to be considered as part of the 2017 municipal budget.

Read more about Place des Arts here.